Schools for an Inventor

<p>I have some general goals for where I want to be in the buisness of Invention. At the heart of my interests is more the desire to conceptualize original (mostly technology based) products and have a team of experts that I would work with to develop the product. However I do see the instability of doing only the conceptual entreprenueral side, and i am still open and interested in the "product development" side. I'm sure the enviroment of "product development" would open up recources and be a general stimulus for ideas that I would enable me to explore the entreprenueral side.
I am looking at some interdisciplinary programs at NC State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Purdue, along with their mechanical engineering departments. </p>

<p>Am I better off doing something interdisciplinary, or should I stick to something like Mechanical or Industrial Design?
What other majors should I consider to go into Invention?
What schools have Mechanical Engineering (or any other major) that is that is open to this sort of field?</p>

<p>Hopefully something relatively close to NC, but i'm open to a move.</p>