Posted by admin on April 29, 2010 | View Comments

 

We’re all innovators, in our own ways. We all work to make our lives better, even if it is on a much smaller scale than the greats who are listed on this site (like Steve Wozniak, a geek after my own heart). One person may pour over their budget and triumph after finding a way that they can save an extra $100 a month, or someone else making a recycling routine for their home an easy lifestyle switch. These little innovations make every one of us innovators, and they should not be overlooked.

I enjoy making some of my own costume like clothing in my spare time. Aside from Home-Ec in the 7th grade, I’ve never had any training with sewing or patterns. I am a self-taught patternmaker, and nothing pleases me more than looking at a finished design and thinking, “I didn’t just make that, I designed it.” Each part of my design process, from sketches to pattern drafting to the clothing construction brings me joy and a sense of accomplishment. I created this. I dreamed that design. I’m an innovator. I’ll never be a major fashion designer; but that doesn’t bother me—I already have a job that I love. I’m an everyday innovator, working on my ideas in my spare time. Tinkering away like Mr. Ford did.

We are all innovators, its part of what defines us as being human. The ability to think and imagine, coupled with the urge to tinker and create, is rooted in human nature. What do you innovate? What is your everyday innovation?

Photo Credit: Mebrett

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