by Young Inventor Challenge | 04 Sep 2025
Biographies and Interviews

Name: Analise Potsander
Location: Goshen, IN
YIC: 2018 Junior Most Creative Concept, 2019 Participant, 2020 Junior Winner, 2021 Most Sustainable Toy or Game, 2022 Participant, 2023 Senior Most Creative, 2024 Participant
Invention(s): Room Builder (2018), Cooking Collision (2020), Operation Pollination (2021), Pirates of the Spinning Sea (2023)
Where is your invention now?
None of my games have been manufactured yet!
Have you invented any other toys/games since the YIC?
I am currently working on a game to enter in the 2025 Young Inventor Challenge! I have been participating since 2018 and won four times.
Are you planning to work or study in a related field (STEM, design, entrepreneurship, toy/game industry, etc.)?
I most likely will not work in the toy and game industry, but I am interested in pursuing entrepreneurship.
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