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INTERVIEW
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You are Unaware of How Unaware You Are
With David McRaney
By Vern Burkhardt
When we can't explain our own behavior, we don't shrug and move on, we confabulate – we lie to ourselves without realizing it is a lie.
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BOOKS
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Reverse Innovation
Create far from home, win eveverywhere.
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monetize your dormant tech assets

NEW INVENTIONS
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Citrus Spritzer
Just pop the Stem into a lemon or lime to create an instant spritzer. No muss no fuss!
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You Are Your Cash
Throw out your ATM cards. This Japanese ATM uses a palm scanner and PIN to identify you – inspired by the 2011 earthquake when so many people lost their ID.
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BROCHURE
"Open Innovation:
The Next Step."
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VIDEO
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Augmented Reality Glasses
Augmented reality glasses help you interact with your environment and your network.
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INNOVATION ARTICLES
What Do You Know About Innovation?
Share your innovation and crowdsourcing knowledge with the world!
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Enhancing Brain Power
Can drinking alcohol improve cognitive ability? Scientists think so.
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PROBLEM SOLVER
Problem Solvers

Solver #31564:
I developed a strategy to counter hijacking and sabotage of airlines.
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[FREELANCING INNOVATION]
INNOVATIVE PEOPLE
Ades Singh has developed a novel means to artificially trigger snow avalanche through the use of a ropeway with a unique disposable snow proximity sensor.
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OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
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Lufthansa Cargo Challenges the Crowd
Lufthansa's Air Cargo Innovation Challenge enticed the crowd to come up with with creative solutions to reduce its environmental impact and improve its services.
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POSITION AVAILABLE
Group Leader, Agronomic Traits
Group Leader, Agronomic Traits
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking a
Group Leader, Agronomic Traits, to work in Beijing, China. Must be fluent in English.
Who do you know who could fill this position? Submit your lead, and if it's accepted, you will receive $2,000.
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TECH SCOUTING
Metal Adhesive
Seeking pressure sensitive adhesives for metals.
$2,000 for an accepted lead.
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TECH SCOUTING
Service Provider Wanted
Flanking sequence recovery from transgenic plants.
$10,000 for an accepted lead.
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PROBLEM SOLVER INTERVIEWS
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Success with Every Challenge
What attracted me most was that you can be self-directed enough to choose your own projects that you want to work on, and how much time you want to put into them.
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TECHNOLOGY FOR SALE OR LICENSE
Synergistically-Layered Armor Systems
The armor system according to the present invention exploits synergistic multi-layering to provide different properties as a function of depth within a sandwich panel. Various embodiments of the invention include a combination of composite sandwich topology concepts with hard, strong materials to provide structures that efficiently support static and fatigue loads, and mitigate the blast pressure transmitted to a system that they protect.
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TECH SCOUTING
Looking for Technologies? Unleash our network of researchers to find your technology request.
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TECH SCOUTING
Partner Wanted
For high-throughput small RNA screening systems.
$10,000 for an accepted lead.
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POSITION AVAILABLE
R&D Technical Challenge Writer
R&D Technical Writer
IdeaConnection is seeking an R&D Technical Writer, to formulate detailed challenge descriptions that will be presented to problem solvers in the field of plant biology, microbiology and genetics.
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Unlocking Innovation

CITATION SEARCH
Hueing Dye
Seeking prior art citations in the technology area of hueing dyes for fabric.
$10,000 for an acceped lead.
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TECH SCOUTING
Phase Change Material
More than 20% volumetric expansion with less than a 20°C temperature change.
$2,000 for an accepted lead.
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RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS
Right Brain Workout
False Dichotomies
Now that I consider myself creative, I am dynamic, conscious, healthy, non-defensive, open, integrated, observant, caring, collaborative, androgynous, developing, and brave. Wait a minute! Androgynous? Hold on a second.
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R&D PROBLEM SOLVING
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Confidential R&D Problem Solving
IdeaConnection builds solution teams from a secure network of brilliant experts. Each team is managed by a world-class facilitator. By combining expertise and diverse perspectives, we provide you with solutions not normally achievable by individuals working alone.
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INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS
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Silicon Valley Innovation Summitt 2012
July 23-24, 2012
Mountain View, California, USA
The 10th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Summit is a two day gathering of top executives, entrepreneurs, and venture capital investors operating in the "Global Silicon Valley."
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INNOVATION CONTESTS
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VAi2 Industry Innovation Competition
Contest Closes: May-29-12
Wanted: the best thinking from the private sector to solve the Department's most pressing challenges. $50 Million.
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INVENTIONS FOR SALE
Solar Powered Mobile Phone Battery
Sick of your phone battery dying on you when you need it badly? Well with this solar powered battery you won't have to ever worry about that happening ever again.
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Innovation plays directly into the development aspect of education. You have to learn to do it.
– Jeff DeGraff