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in· vent· tiv· i· ty /inˈvenˈtivədē/ nounusing creativity to thinkand act like an inventorInventivity®

To transform communities by inspiring andequipping future inventors, entrepreneurs,and visionaries.OUR MISSION OUR VISIONTo spread an inventivemindset across the world.

Dear Friends and Supporters,At the Cade, we believe that inventors are key to a thriving culture. Their extraordinaryability to solve the “impossible” creates prosperity, optimism, and opportunity formany. We believe that every person has the potential to create, to invent, and to solveproblems. We spark curiosity, unveil courage, and foster resilience in the minds of thenext generation — or as we call it, cultivate Inventivity. When people embrace amindset of Inventivity, extraordinary things become possible. Since 2010, the Cade Museum has ignited this mindset in hundreds of thousands ofpeople, proving that... Inventivity isn’t limited to a select few. It belongs to all of us.Now, as we launch the Inventivity Movement, we are excited to share this success withcommunities across the nation. We invite you to join us on this incredible journey and tobring our mission to life.Spark Wonder. Invent Possible,Bradley Gamble, CEOCade Museum for Creativity and Invention

INVENTION IS A TEAM SPORTIt was Dr. Cade’s wife, Mary, who saved the experiment from failingby suggesting he add lemon to the awful-tasting first concoction!

2010Dr. Cade leads team thatinvents Gatorade at theUniversity of FloridaCade Museum Foundation launches Cade Prize forearly-stage inventors &entrepreneurs1965Cade hires first educator,launching K-12 inventioneducation in its labs 2012Inventivity Framework developed to teach sciencethrough the lens ofinvention2014Dr. Cade & wifeMary found CadeMuseum Foundation2006Cade Museum opens to thepublic with in-house exhibit& education teams2018Cade Prize becomes anational competitionwith $100k in prizes20232025Cade launches theInventivity Movement!Phoebe Cade MilesCo-Founder and Board Chair, CADE

Rising generations are becoming increasingly disconnected from their innateabilities to create and invent. International surveys show employers are nolonger confident that college students have skills such as problem solving,creativity and critical thinking. Rather than being motivated to solveproblems, many are overwhelmed by them. The acceleration of artificial intelligence threatens to exacerbate this trend.As AI infiltrates every aspect of human life, it is urgent that we train kids withthe tools and mindset needed to thrive in the future. Otherwise, technologieslike AI may replace their innate creativity rather than enhance it. LOSING OUR EDGE

Approximately of students entering US collegesin 2022 were deemed not proficient in critical thinking skills Futurologists tell Gen Z that by 2040, of theirjobs will be replaced by robots and AIDespite a increase in funding per pupil in the last tenyears, American students are falling in almost every measure ofinternational rankings including problem-solving in every day life 12[1] Van Damme, D. and D. Zahner (eds.) (2022), Does Higher Education Teach Students to ThinkCritically?, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/cc9fa6aa-en.[2] Morrison, E. (2022, December 14). Have we overburdened gen Z with fears of the future?.Psychology Today.

The Cade builds upon the remarkable legacy ofAmerican innovation by celebrating inventors andentrepreneurs, and bringing their way of thinkinginto the classroom.By viewing life through an Inventivity lens, we helpredirect minds from being overwhelmed by problemsto being motivated to find solutions.Teaching them how to adopt an Inventivity mindsetis key to sparking their sense of wonder andpossibility. After all, inventions literally change the world. Withnew generations of kids thinking like inventors —anything is possible.INVENTIVITY SPARKS SOLUTIONS Entrepreneur Bryan Da Frota explains the four forces of flight “Beyond mastering new tools andtechnology, the most important thing ourchildren can learn is a mindset ofinventivity, because they will have to solveproblems that don’t come with instructions.”Phoebe Cade MilesCo-founder, Cade Museum

CURIOSITY COURAGERESILIENCEHUMILITYto ask questions about the unknown to embrace problems without apparent solutionsdespite setbacks, believing failure can be just asuseful as successto know that solutions often come fromunexpected sourcesOur curriculum is designed to cultivate thesefour key character traits of inventors:The Inventivity Mindset

We weave together new Inventivity communities byconnecting diverse groups and people around our commonculture of innovation. Our nation itself was a startup and since our founding,innovation has represented the very best of Americanculture. Connecting children to our rich history of inventionand inviting them into the story inspires them to help writethe next great chapter of human discovery. But it can’t happen in isolation, it requires a community. Inventivity Thrives in Community Our Inventivity Communitytraditional, political, social, and economic dividescreating a common culture of InventivityBRIDGESINVITESyouth to engage their head, heart, and hands in thephysical world that exists beyond their screens CONNECTSyounger generations with past and current inventorswho encourage them to adopt an Inventivity mindsetSPARKS HOPEfor the future, rather than anxiety and despair

Inventivity taps into one of the most vibrant sources of creativeinspiration in our country. The only right granted in the mainbody of our Constitution is to authors and inventors – thethinkers, makers and doers that made our country great. This concept was so important, that the Patent Office wasestablished before Washington D.C and two years before the Post Office! The most democratic of all institutions, it also granted this right to women, minorities and immigrants.Inventivity is for “We the People” “To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing forlimited time to authors or inventors the exclusive right to theirrespective writings and discoveries.”Article 1, Section 8: The Inventor’s Clause

INVENTIVITY IN ACTION “The Cade sparked my creativity at a time when I really needed it. Throughcamp, I learned how Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he inventedthe light bulb. Knowing that changed my mindset and made me feel like I coulddo anything I wanted to do. I’m going to fail, and I’m going to fail again — buteventually, I’ll succeed if I keep my mind into it and keep working hard.”Brandon M., camp scholarship student

“Gainesville is a more innovative, moreimaginative and more interesting citybecause of the Cade Museum.” Harvey Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville“We love to see our kids’ imagination and creativity shine as they learnabout new concepts and build confidence in the classroom! We aregrateful for our partnership with the Cade!"Dorothy Thomas, Board Member , Southwest Advocacy Group “We were shocked to see that middle school science test scoresmore than doubled in a single year after working with the Cade.”Jayne Moraski, Director of Grants and ProgramsConsortium of Florida Education Foundations

OUR PROGRAMSINVENTIVITY EDUCATIONIeThree initiatives.One objective: Cultivate Inventivity.

R&D Lab forInventivity EducationOur flagship destination in Gainesville, FL is where we gather,connect, and grow the Inventivity community. Programs,curriculum, and exhibits spark Inventivity and are tested to getreal-time feedback from guests. The most successful content isthen revised and adapted for distribution throughout the nation. 300,000+ museum visitors21,000+ students on field trips150+ hands-on activities tested98.6% guest satisfaction score

Our educational tools range from aproprietary K-12 curriculum, to teachertraining materials, to pop-upcollaboration spaces for communities. Tools to Teach &Spread InventivityINVENTIVITY EDUCATIONIeINVENTIVITY EDUCATIONIeThree initiatives.One objective: Cultivate Inventivity.Testing in 19 community centersthroughout North Central Florida3,500+ STEAM classes taught75% of curriculum completed

THE 7 PILLARS OF SCIENCEWe group inventions into categories according tocore scientific principles, revealing the commonthreads that unite diverse inventions. BUILDING BLOCKS OF INVENTION We’ve crafted hands-on experiments that bring our 32building blocks to life, to make complex concepts easy tounderstand. Students earn badges by completing activitieswhich are keyed to Next Generation Science Standards. TM TM

Since 2010, the Cade Prize hascelebrated and rewarded inventors andentrepreneurs with recognition andseed funding. Now a national prize, weare growing our network of finalists,who mentor and inspire risinggenerations to join the InventivityMovement. Support for Inventors & EntrepreneursThree initiatives.One objective: Cultivate Inventivity.INVENTIVITY EDUCATIONIe

"Winning the Cade Prizewas one of the mostprofoundly wonderfulmoments of my life. It's abeautiful feeling to havework you've striven andlabored so hard on to beuplifted and recognized insuch a way."Sam Baker, CEO, WriggleBrew1,075 total applicationsreceived from 26 states On: 2011 finalist, now amulti-billon dollarglobal company72 companies named as finalists$881,000 awarded to date

LAUNCHING THE MOVEMENT The Inventivity Movement invites you to discover who you aremeant to be: a creative, inventive problem solver. As we sparkInventivity communities across the nation, Americans of all agesare invited to become a part of a vibrant culture of innovation— just like America was invented to be. After all, we are “The Great Experiment.”* It’s time to roll upour lab coat sleeves and unleash our national Inventivity onceagain. We must reawaken the spirit of Inventivity with newgenerations of inventors and explorers, mavericks andtrailblazers. When we do this, the possibilities for our nation,and the world, are limitless.

Fully adapt Inventivity Curriculum with a library ofactivities for 32 Building Blocks of Invention Finalize Cade Certified Facilitator Training program togrow our educator team outside of the museumLaunch badge earning and tracking program for kidsFabricate 3-5 pop-up exhibit structures for near-museumtestingBuild a list of rural communities interested in joining theInventivity MovementBUILD → DEPLOY → SCALE During this two-year phase, we will complete the development of our proprietary education,develop facilitator training, build structural protoypes, and engage in community outreach. MilestonesAdditional resources needed:Curriculum trainingContent, design, and copywritingExhibit developmentCommunity engagementProgram administrationFIVE-YEAR PLAN

Train over 100 Cade Certified Facilitators Build the backend infrastructure to support the InventivityMovementLaunch in 30 communitiesRally community leaders, entrepreneurs, and inventors tosupport Inventivity in their communitiesTrack impact, outcomes, and transformative experiencesthrough pre-and-post surveys and testimonials In this two-year phase, we will expand the Inventivity Movement into rural communities acrossthe Southeastern region of the United States, grow a network of certified facilitators, and trackimpact.Milestones Additional resources needed:Program managementTravel & event managementTraining & developmentProduct designFIVE-YEAR PLANBUILD → DEPLOY → SCALE

Launch a national campaign for a coast-to-coast expansionBuild a playbook for communities on how to fundraise andbring Inventivity to their communitiesUplift communities by uniting the next generation withinventors, and entrepreneurs, and leadersFrom year five and beyond, we will expand the Inventivity Movement into communities acrossthe nation to inspire hundreds of thousands of youth to think and act like inventors. MilestonesBUILD → DEPLOY → SCALE FIVE-YEAR PLAN

Facilitator TrainingProduct DevelopmentR&D / OperationsCade PrizeNational ExpansionTHE BREAKDOWNThe funds raised in this campaignwill support the completion andtesting of our Inventivity Educationcurriculum and will bring theInventivity Movement to a nationalaudience. Donations will be allocated to theprograms as presented in this piechart unless a specific designation isrequested. The Gantt chart on the right showsour ongoing initiatives and theprojects we plan to complete overthe five-year plan. Curriculum Development18.5%14%7.9%23.9%9.3%14%12.4%Community EngagementFunds Utilization

BUILD → DEPLOY → SCALE → Curriculum DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentFacilitator TrainingR&D / OperationsCade PrizeNational ExpansionCommunity EngagementYear 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Number of DonorsAmountTotal1$2,500,000*2.5M2$1,000,000*2.0M4$500,0002.0M6$250,0001.5M10$100,0001.0M20$50,0001.0M10.0MOUR GOALTo fully launch the InventivityMovement and bring it to a nationalaudience, we need to raise 10 milliondollars over the next three years toexecute our our five-year plan.This chart shows a breakdown of thenumber of supporters we will need ateach giving level to realize ourfundraising goal. *Naming opportunities are availablefor gifts over one million.

Phoebe MilesBoard ChairJay FantVice ChairScott A. BanksGreg BradleyRhys L. Williams James Di VirgilioCarol Ann Dykes-LogueGil LevyNatalie Strappy Richard Miles Gary MillerPaul SohlBOARD OF DIRECTORSGary Miller, PhDCo-founder, Executive VP forResearch & Development(Emeritus), Exactech, Inc.

Patty LipkaDirector of Experiential EducationLili SchultzProgram ManagerGwen MorganSenior Manager ofGuest ExperienceBradley GambleChief Executive OfficerAmanada BernavilInternal Events ManagerChris DeaconSenior Manager of CreativeJenna OstasChief Operating OfficerNicole DominguezEducation Program ManagerJody FarmerSenior Manager of Donor EngagementPhil WaiteChief Financial OfficerBrian NanceGuest Services ManagerCarmen HurtadoSenior Manager ofEducationJulie DeCarmineDirector of MarketingJenna AgresGraphic Design ManagerHunter OliverSenior Manager ofOperationsOUR TEAMPatty LipkaDirector of Experiential EducationCade Museum for Creativity and Invention

(352) 371-8001hello@inventivity.org904 South Main StreetGainesville, FL 32601EIN 20-1884134