DESIGN-DRIVEN-DEVELOPMENT ® And how it can improve inventing success!

Wed- 21st, 2026- TIME: 6:00PM-8:00PM (Networking 5:30-6:00 and 8:00-8:30) SPEAKERS: 6:00-8:00P 1. WHERE: Star Bank – 250 Prairie Center Dr Eden Prairie, MN 55344 COST: Guests ($20.00) / IN Members FREE. (Pay at Check-In with Credit Card) LEARN ABOUT-...... DESIGN DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT ® And how it can improve inventing success! Fred Sklenar, CEO of Kablooe Design will be the October Speaker at Inventors Network. Kablooe is a top industrial design firm that works with both Fortune 500 companies and startups. Fred will speak to the D3 process of development and how Kablooe incorporates that at each stage to early stage “needs finding” and the divergent ideational exploration that leads to a convergence of concepts to solve problems identified during needs-finding. Along with risk analysis and design for manufacturing is threaded through leading to and including (for medical devices) compliance with FDA regulations and other commercialization readiness and how Human Factors Engineering plays a critical role from inception through post market surveillance. This will be a very special night for our inventors to see how the "pros" approach problem solving with the result being market viable solutions. UPCOMING PROGRAMS: October 21st\- Fred Sklenar\, CEO of Kablooe Design DESIGN DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT ® And how it can improve inventing success! November 18th\- Dr\. Ashley Mooneyham \\of Momease Solutions \(\\medical device startup dedicated to improving the breast pumping experience for mothers\) December 16th \- How AI Effects Patents and the Inventing Process