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2026 October Speaker
Fred Sklenar
 
Inventors Network is pleased to announce that Fred Sklenar, CEO of Kablooe Design, will be our October speaker. Kablooe is a top industrial design firm that works with both Fortune 500 companies and startups.
 
Kablooe Design website: www.kablooe.com
Fred Sklenar on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fred-sklenar
 
Kablooe’s D3 Process® – Design Driven Development®
 
Fred will speak to Kablooe’s D3 Process®, its Design Driven Development® approach to product development, and how Kablooe incorporates it at each stage, from early-stage “needs finding” and the divergent ideation that leads to a convergence of concepts to solve the problems identified. Risk analysis and design for manufacturing are threaded throughout, leading to and including (for medical devices) compliance with FDA regulations and other commercialization readiness, along with 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.
 
📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM (networking begins at 5:45 PM)
📍 Star Bank – Eden Prairie, MN
💲 FREE for members | $20 guests
 
We hope you’ll join us for an evening of networking, inspiration, and helpful resources to continue your invention journey!
 
Upcoming Programs
 
• November 18 – Dr. Ashley Mooneyham of Momease Solutions, a medical device startup dedicated to improving the breast pumping experience for mothers
 
• December 16 – How AI Affects Patents and the Inventing Process

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Networking can be described as the gathering of individuals for the purpose of sharing ideas, concepts, experiences and advice as well as it being a mechanism to find answers to questions within the subject, in our case "Inventing."

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Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month, 6:00–8:00 PM (networking starts at 5:45 PM).

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Next meetings:

• October 21 – Fred Sklenar, Kablooe Design

• November 18 – Dr. Ashley Mooneyham, Momease Solutions

• December 16 – How AI Affects Patents and the Inventing Process

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