inventionthey
Inventionthey is a term used to describe a collaborative, plural-voiced approach to invention and innovation. It denotes a framework in which ideas, designs, and artifacts are produced through distributed collaboration, with emphasis on inclusive authorship and shared credit across diverse contributors. The name combines invention with the pronoun they to signal collective ownership rather than attribution to a single inventor.
Origin and usage: The term lacks a single formal origin and appears in discussions among open-innovation, participatory
Practices and methods: Inventionthey projects commonly employ collaborative workshops, online design repositories, version-control workflows, open licenses,
Impact and challenges: Potential benefits include broader perspective, increased relevance, and faster iteration. Challenges may involve
Relation to other concepts and examples: Inventionthey intersects with participatory design, co-creation, responsible innovation, and open-source
See also: open-source hardware, participatory design, co-creation, responsible innovation.