On KORN 1490 AM in Sioux Falls, George Davison talks about Inventionland and Davison\u2019s Better Way to invent. He also explains how an invention goes from an idea to a store shelf. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n Students from the Mt. Pleasant area recently took a tour of our creative-design facility, Inventionland to pull some inspiration for their own inventions. Students from Yough Intermediate Middle School will be having their very own invention convention that will take place on December 12!<\/p>\n George Davison makes his second appearance on WOCM FM in Ocean City. Comparing his vision to a cross between Willy Wonka and Thomas Edison, he talks about Inventionland, Davison\u2019s Better Way to Invent and his own personal inventing story. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n In an entertaining interview, George Davison talks about his personal invention journey, gives prospective inventors advice about patenting, showcases some Davison-designed products and discusses Davison\u2019s Better Way to invent. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n George Davison is a guest on The Dean & Don Radio Show on KMA- AM & FM in Omaha, Nebraska, where he talks about his personal invention story and gives advice, so other inventors can avoid the pitfalls he faced. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n Davison\u2019s creative design facility, Inventionland, is featured in a BuzzFeed.com post. The site, dubbed today\u2019s leading media company for the social age, compares the wonder of the invention factory to Willy Wonka\u2019s Chocolate Factory. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n George Davison gets personal with WELW radio hosts, talking about his Inventionland TV special, Davison\u2019s Better Way to invent and his own invention failure that led to success! Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n On WBNR 1260\u2019s \u201cGood Morning Hudson Valley,\u201d George Davison talks about his personal inventing story, then describes Davison\u2019s Better Way to invent that has helped place new products in over 1,000 stores. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n George Davison and KKVI-FM host, Valder Beebe, discuss the Inventionland TV special, along with a few Davison-designed products that have sold at major retailers. Listen…<\/a><\/p>\n Invention-factory guru expands to Florida<\/p>\n Inventionland’s George Davison: How failure can pave the way to success<\/p>\n RIDC park, home of Inventionland, celebrates 50th Anniversary Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Tour of Inventionland to coincide with the Valentine\u2019s Day Fund-raiser event at Inventionland for the Family Life Fund to benefit the Children\u2019s Hospital in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n George Davison, CEO and Founder of Davison, makes another appearance on the popular women’s empowerment show “The Balancing Act\u00ae” on Lifetime Television.<\/p>\n Special guest George Davison shares insider information on his Davison Inventing Method process during this “Dare to Invent” mini-series.<\/p>\n George Davison is a man who dared to give his invention a try. It became an invention factory, a dreamland where wannabe inventors could execute ideas of their own. Read More…<\/p>\n George Davison returns to “The Balancing Act” for his third visit in an episode about the Silicone Dessert Bar Pan. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n Davison’s Hydro toys were featured on Atlanta’s CBS “Better Mornings” hosted by Jennifer Valdez. Jennifer welcomed international pet expert Charlotte Reed to talk about some must-have dog toys to beat the summer heat.<\/p>\n George Davison and Inventionland were featured on Get Connected with Conn Jackson. The show is seen both in the US and UK via satellite. It airs on 36 cable community channels such as Time Warner, Comcast and Charter reaching over 9 million homes. View the Video…<\/a><\/p>\n Our My Cool Inventions Academy Guest featured George Davison, from Inventionland! His 61,000 square foot design design facility comes direct from imagination!<\/p>\n Mr. D. got the chance to speak with Shawn Tempesta of the Las Vegas Morning Blend, where he showcases the Water Rocket and Twister Caps, among other products. Mr. D. says that Davison sets itself apart in the inventing community, because most successful inventors don’t offer their services to the public – but Davison does.<\/p>\n “The Balancing Act” features one of many success stories from Davison’s “Dare to Invent” webisode series. View the Video…<\/a><\/p>\n The show takes viewers inside Inventionland with founder George Davison. Host of Milwaukee’s source for local businesses, non-profits, events and celebrity coverage Molly Fay asks viewers, “Have you ever wondered how ideas become inventions?” Mr. D obliges with a five-minute tour of Inventionland.<\/p>\n Host Wild Bill Wood asks viewers, “Have you ever had an idea to make the world a simpler, happier or maybe more convenient place to live?” Cue Mr. D. riding his signature Tree House slide inside Inventionland. George goes on to show viewers a cross section of Davison products.<\/p>\n According to payscale.com writer, Marissa Brassfield, non-monetary office perks, like Inventionland’s creative work environment, “promote productivity and engagement, foster workplace alignment and help work teams bond.”<\/p>\n The show featured a fun spot on “the world’s most creative workplace” that was shown in many major TV markets, including New York City.<\/p>\n The World’s Most Creative Workspace makes headlines (“Was fur ein COOLES BURO!” translated means “What a cool office!”) in Germany. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Wall Street Journal Awards Inventionland Workplace of the Week. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Davison produced a two-part giving project to benefit local children in need through the Toys for Tots program. Read more…<\/p>\n “CBS Early Show” contributor Taryn Winter Brill profiles Inventionland, a Pittsburgh-based company that turns original ideas into affordable, everyday products and has a workspace that is as innovative as the inventions they help to create. View the video…<\/a><\/p>\n Inventor George M. Davison tells parents why they should encourage their kids to INVENT!<\/p>\n Science and technology-minded students who will attend the Electro-Optics Summer Camp at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Northpointe Campus will visit Davison’s Inventionland as part of their experience at this year’s camp. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n The July issue of American Executive, a magazine read by business executives from the entire range of U.S. industries, includes a “corporate spotlight” on George Davison and the company.\u00a0Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n The RV Leveler we developed for CIPA was featured in the 2009 Buyer’s Guide of RV Lifestyle, Canada’s leading RV magazine. The magazine gave the innovative two-piece leveler a ringing endorsement. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Organizing expert Mikita Burton tells FOX 4 viewers how they can organize their closet and save time with Davison’s Purse Rack and Cap Rack.<\/p>\n Mr. Davison shared his thoughts on creative workspaces, inventing and business development with John Eastman of the Black and White program. Eastman published this interview on the Black and White Web site.<\/p>\n In this article, John Eastman of Black and White program examines the controversial Patent Reform Act of 2007 and asks M. Davison for his thoughts on the repercussions of this bill.<\/p>\n Work and play meld seamlessly in the first and only Inventionland, where design inspiration leads to productivity. Entrepreneur magazine recognizes Mr. Davison as the “creative genius” behind this surreal, fantastical design facility. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n Licensing a new product successfully can be tough. Do your due diligence.<\/p>\n WQED TV’s Mike Lee recently visited the first and only Inventionland and sheds a unique perspective about how InventionLand came to be and what it is like to work there. <\/p>\n George Davison Gives Invention Tips On South Dakota Radio Show On KORN 1490 AM in Sioux Falls, George Davison talks about Inventionland and Davison\u2019s Better Way to invent. He also explains how an invention goes from an idea to a store shelf. Listen… TRIB Live Reports on Local Students Visiting Inventionland Students from the Mt. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23024,"menu_order":107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTRIB Live Reports on Local Students Visiting Inventionland<\/h3>\n
George Davison Returns To Ocean City Radio Show To Talk Inventing<\/h3>\n
George Davison Gives Inventing Advice On Wxbr 1460 Am In Boston<\/h3>\n
George Davison Joins Popular Omaha Radio Show To Talk Inventing<\/h3>\n
Buzzfeed.Com Features \u201ccrazy Cool\u201d Inventionland<\/h3>\n
George Davison Talks Inventing On Welw Live in Cleveland<\/h3>\n
George Davison Shares Invention Advice Live On Wbnr Radio in New York<\/h3>\n
George Davison Talks Inventions With Kkvi-Fm Host in Dallas, TX<\/h3>\n
Business Expansion to Florida<\/h3>\n
CEO Show\/Magazine (Video)<\/h3>\n
Pittsburgh Tribune Review<\/h3>\n
KDKA \u2013 CBS Local<\/h3>\n
Davison Inventing Showcases Bug Trap on “The Balancing Act”<\/h3>\n
Davison Inventing Showcases Cool Cot House on “The Balancing Act” on Lifetime TV<\/h3>\n
Office tour – Davison: You’ve got a golden ticket to Inventionland!<\/h3>\n
Davison Inventing Showcases Silicone Dessert Bar Pan on “he Balancing Act” on Lifetime TV<\/h3>\n
Cool Pet Products to Help Them Beat the Summer Heat<\/h3>\n
Get Connected with Conn Jackson<\/h3>\n
My Cool Inventions Radio<\/h3>\n
Morning Blend, Las Vegas<\/h3>\n
Lifetime’s “Balancing Act”<\/h3>\n
Morning Blend, Milwaukee<\/h3>\n
Morning Blend, Ft. Meyers, Fla.<\/h3>\n
PayScale<\/h3>\n
NBC’s Daily Connection<\/h3>\n
Spielzeugoffice<\/h3>\n
Workplace Wonderland<\/h3>\n
11 Heartwarming Ways Real Small Businesses Are Giving Back for the Holidays<\/h3>\n
Inventionland turns dreams into retail reality<\/h3>\n
The Staten Island Family<\/h3>\n
IUP science and technology campers to visit Inventionland<\/h3>\n
George Davison Featured in American Executive Magazine!<\/h3>\n
Davison’s RV Leveler featured in RV Lifestyle Magazine<\/h3>\n
Davison’s Purse Rack and Cap Rack featured in TV news segment<\/h3>\n
BlackandWhiteProgram.com talks shop with Mr. Davison<\/h3>\n
The Patent Reform Act of 2007 – Part Two: Comments and Interviews from Stakeholders<\/h3>\n
Creative Genius<\/h3>\n
How to commercialize your invention<\/h3>\n
The truth about the world’s most sensational creative place<\/h3>\n
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\nDavison designed products featured<\/a>
\nThe Meatball Baker, Party On The Go, and the Perfect Serve were featured in Quarterly of the Industrial Designers Society of America.<\/li>\n
\nTranscriptionist Turns Inventor
\n“The call from Davison came as a surprise, but once her product was picked, Clymer was confident Party on the Go would sell to cooks and caterers alike.”<\/li>\n
\nCreative Genius<\/a>
\nThere’s nothing like a little fantasy to get imaginations–and business–moving.<\/li>\n
\nInventionland featured in Ripley’s “The Remarkable… Revealed”<\/a>
\nRipley’s Believe It or Not! describes Davison’s Inventionland as a “Tree-mendous Office.”<\/li>\n
\nThe Patent Reform Act of 2007 – Part Two: Comments and Interviews from Stakeholders
\nMr. Davison shares his view on The Patent Reform Act of 2007<\/li>\n
\nDavison’s creative work environment garners attention from I.D. Magazine<\/a>
\nI.D. Magazine recognizes Davison’s creative workspace as one of “40 Amazing-Looking Design Offices.” Although employees are surrounded by incredible, creatively-themed sets, it is not just fun and games in this workspace. As the January\/February 2008 issue of I.D. Magazine reveals, Inventionland is “teeming with productivity.”<\/li>\n
\nTEQ spotlights technology companies making news and growing in the region<\/a>
\nGeorge Davison, Founder and CEO of Davison International, has discovered a shortcut to key market information.<\/li>\n
\nWQED-TV’s Dave and Dave explore Inventionland.<\/a>
\nIn this must see video, watch as TV’s Dave and Dave take a journey with Davison’s employees through Inventionland. Watch WQED Dave and Dave<\/a>.<\/li>\n
\nWorkplace wonderment
\nCombine the mass-production practicality of Henry Ford, the creative inventiveness of Thomas Edison and the magic of Walt Disney as he tells a story, and the result is InventionLand.<\/li>\n
\nRead about the wonder of Inventionland and how this development facility inspires employees daily.<\/li>\n
\nKDKA TV’s Dave Crawley talks with Davison employees about new products
\nDave Crawley finds out how creativity blossoms in Inventionland<\/li>\n
\nImaginative office sparks creative designs
\nClay Carlino works on a pirate ship. With cannons that shoot smoke. Surrounded by a moat. Inside a warehouse in an industrial park.<\/li>\n
\nInventionland employees on CBS-KDKA
\nKDKA TV’s Dave Crawley talks with Davison employees about new products. The Bikeboard and Hover Creeper are explored in this unique video segment entitled “KD Country”.<\/li>\n
\nI.D. Honorable Mention for Jack ‘N Stand<\/a>
\nI.D. Magazine recently awarded Davison’s Jack ‘N Stand, an innovation of the automobile jack, an honorable mention in the concept design category of its annual design review competition.<\/li>\n
\nDavison ranked as one of Pittsburgh’s Top 50 Best Places to Work<\/a>
\nIn a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette employee-submitted survey, Davison ranked as one of Pittsburgh’s “Top 50 Best Places to Work.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison Auto-themed products sold online<\/a>
\nA line of automotive-themed accessories developed by Davison for the garage, office and home are now sold online.<\/li>\n
\nClient-designed Product Featured on Capri Sun Drink<\/a>
\nAn award-winning Pittsburgh-developed product was launched in a national advertising campaign with one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.<\/li>\n
\nDavison client’s product rolls out on boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese<\/a>
\nKraft Foods is serving the BikeBoard as a compliment to its “cheesiest” product. Last year, the BikeBoard was featured in packaging and advertisements for Kraft Foods’ Capri Sun fruit drinks. Now, the BikeBoard is appearing on boxes of Kraft Foods’ Macaroni & Cheese.<\/li>\n
\nMr. Davison on CBS-KDKA TV
\nMr. Davison sits down with Jon Delano on KDKA’s Sunday Business Page.<\/li>\n
\nWhiz kids: Invention firm’s workers quickly cover ground
\nMichael Spicer spins on a Segway while wearing a ponytail and a white lab coat. Another employee in a lab coat whizzes by him on a BikeBoard, a combination bicycle\/skateboard.<\/li>\n
\nTake a look inside the creative work environment
\nVideo games during work hours, all-day slot car races, a pirate ship and a tree house. Who allows these things at the office?<\/li>\n
\nPittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto
\nIn an exclusive interview with Pittsburgh INsite, Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto talks candidly with Mike Lee about withdrawing from the mayoral race, his life on City Council, why he doesn’t have an iPod, and more.<\/li>\n
\nInventionland featured in Italy’s la Repubblica newspaper<\/a>
\nInventionland attracts international attention, appearing in Italy’s largest general-interest daily paper.<\/li>\n
\nAmazing perspective of Inventionland by WQED TV’s Mike Lee
\nMike Lee interviews Mr. Davison and talks with an Inventionland employee about what it is like to work in the world’s most innovative product development workspace. Watch WQED Webcast.<\/li>\n
\nPlayhouse raffle offered to fund homebuilding for needy families<\/a>
\nFive local businesses designed and whimsically decorated five children’s playhouses that will be raffled to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley.<\/li>\n
\nBusiness Intelligence: A Tree-mendous Workspace
\n“You might commute home with leaves stuck to your work-appropriate slacks and the occasional twig in your hair, but Pittsburgh-based product design firm Davison Design and Development says working in a tree house is great for the imagination.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison design picked up by Xtraordinary, featured in HomeWorld Business
\nDavison’s Perfect Pizza pan line, licensed by Xtraordinary Home Products in the May 7th issue of HomeWorld Business, the official housewares publication.<\/li>\n
\nForget cubicles or workstations \u2014 O’Hara Office includes pirate ship<\/a>
\nWhen Eddy Abecassis, vice president of new business at Calego International Inc., sat down with his family at the dinner table, he watched as his son refused to eat night after night. As he was watched, a new idea began to form in his head \u2014 maybe his son would eat if the meal was more entertaining. He turned to Davison Design and Development…<\/li>\n
\n‘Sorry honey, I have to work late’
\nDavison Design and Development’s InventionLand was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. The article details the innovative new workspace, its perks and even a video that shows off the facility’s team of Inventionmen.<\/li>\n
\nInvention firm’s workers quickly cover ground
\nIn the hallway of Davison Design & Development, Michael Spicer spins on a Segway while wearing a ponytail and a white lab coat. Another employee in a lab coat whizzes by him on a BikeBoard, a combination bicycle\/skateboard.<\/li>\n
\nIrwin inventor wins prize for one of his latest brainstorms
\nRalph Kalkbrenner says his first memorable childhood invention, fashioned from discarded wine barrel staves, old tires and paraffin wax, was purely utilitarian: He wanted skis, so he made them.<\/li>\n
\nCreativity brings awards to O’Hara business
\nTucked off Route 28, there is an office where employees called InventionMen navigate their workplace atop elaborate skateboards. They spend their days turning innovative ideas into tangible objects. And they’re really good at their jobs.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison’s Hover Creeper gets featured in MAKE Magazine<\/a>
\n“Know those wheeled slabs in garages that you push around while on your back to fix your car? Check out this floating 40 psi version that can lift over 300lbs and glide right over all the cracks and debris.”<\/li>\n
\nThe Hover Creeper floats on thin air<\/a>
\n“It’s not often you can pinpoint the innovation point where a new product concept was formed, but for the Hover Creeper, it was at the point where 73-year-old former Westinghouse Electric engineer Ralph Kalkbrenner said, “Mechanics already have compressed air in their garage for tools, why not take advantage of it” that a better mechanics creeper was conceived \u2013 one that quite literally floats on thin air.”<\/li>\n
\nStuff: It’s a bike, it’s a skateboard …
\n“An idea is only as good as its design. Last week, the O’Hara firm of Davison Design and Development Inc. was recognized nationally in BusinessWeek magazine for turning the idea for a skateboard-bicycle hybrid into the BikeBoard.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison awarded for design work
\n“Davison Design and Development, now located in Pittsburgh, earned recognition in the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for its Hover Creeper, which took a silver award, and the BikeBoard, which earned a bronze.”<\/li>\n
\nThe BikeBoard Product Line
\n“The BikeBoard is pioneering a new category of wheeled recreational products. It functions similar to a scooter but maneuvers like a surfboard, snowboard, skateboard or BMX bike. Three models fit different aged users: the Tyke model for ages 4 and up, the Mini for ages 7 and up, and the Cruiser & Freestyle for ages 10 and up.”<\/li>\n
\nThe Hover Creeper
\n“To provide a buttressed competitive stance for this leading creeper manufacturer, the design team was asked to explore ways to reinvent the traditional mechanic’s creeper; create a fresh, innovative identity; and facilitate a regain of market share.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison client Joe Milliker hopes for a hit with his Elvis telephone. Read Greg Edwards’ article on “The King” telephone, published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.<\/li>\n
\n…On the consumer side of innovation management, George Davison, Founder and CEO of Davison International, has discovered a shortcut to key market information.<\/li>\n
\nPittsburgh’s premier social and celebrity magazine, Whirl<\/a>, featured the opening of George Davison’s InventionLand in its January issue. “Inventors and creative thinkers arrived, with mirrored tickets in hand, at the grand opening of the Davison Design and Development’s Pittsburgh’s whimsical 60,000 square-foot headquarters in RIDC Park.”<\/li>\n
\nDavison clients see their product appear in Lowe’s and Home Depot stores nationwide.<\/li>\n
\nMonsieur magazine declares “C’est un bureau,” which translates to “It’s an office!” Davison’s creative design facility may seem unbelievable, but indeed it is an office. See the article on Davison’s Inventionland that recently appeared in Monsieur, an internationally distributed style and design magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"