"Concept to Prototype" - Developing your idea in the Real World

702 Southeast 5th Street,Bentonville AR 72712

07 March, 2023

Description

In today's entrepreneurial ecosystem, you have to have more than "the idea". An idea is just an idea until it's made. And many entrepreneurs haven't explored the Design Process since they were playing with clay in elementary school. Bring your idea into the Real World by unlocking your creative child-mind. Learn the steps you need to take before hiring an engineer or artist, before calling the patent lawyer, and before you contact funders. Join us for a fun and interactive workshop. Learn what you didn't know, unlearn what you thought you knew, and discover why "arts and crafts" might have been the most valuable time you spent in school. From concept to prototype to MVP, these are the steps to making your idea real. About Joel Gordon: An Arkansas native, Joel has been a technician, artist, designer, and fabricator. As an Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer, he received advanced training in electronics and computer programming. After leaving the military, he studied art, design, and mechanics and worked in film and television as a specialist in the design and fabrication of practical properties. He was Scenic Lead and Production Engineer at the world-renowned Chicago Scenic Studios and after returning to Arkansas, he co-founded and was Executive Director of Arkansas’s first Makerspace, The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. He has been invited to speak at events around the nation and has presented in Washington D.C. at the Capitol Hill Maker Faire and for the Congressional Maker Caucus concerning the new “Maker Economy” and micro and distributed manufacturing. Joel is currently the Senior Solutions Specialist for MatterHackers, the largest 3D printing solutions provider in the United States.