As we head into spring and start the annual process of tidying and making plans for our gardens for the coming year, it has led me to draw parallels between the growing process of a plant and that of a new business idea or invention. Both take an awful lot of work, in terms of time and energy. Furthermore, if they are not planted or sited in the right location, neither will flourish.
In design and development the engineering design stage focuses on how to grow an idea from the basic seed that someone has planted. The sowing of the seed, or taking the idea to the next level, can be likened to detailing the concept, producing appropriate cad drawings and providing associated CAD data.
But the notion of growing anything just isn’t that simple. As we all know, plants attract pests, so in order to successfully come through this stage, some troubleshooting or extra prototyping might be required to adapt or make changes to ensure survival. Before any harvesting can take place, an idea will need time to grow. For example, you may need to continually fertilise the soil, but this may negatively impact preset budgets. Finally, to protect and nurture any concept, it is essential that patents and IP have been addressed and secured.
Like with any seed planted, if successful over time, you can reap the fruits of your labour, but be prepared to manage the growing cycle again with another product, or the manufacturing cycle, etc.
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