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It’s not uncommon for those who are less vocal or visible to remain in the background when there are more vocal extroverts in the organization. As today’s business world becomes more data driven and teams dispersed around the world where communicating virtually is more common, the introvert is playing and will play a much larger role in a company’s success. http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/introverts-will-soon-rule-the-business-world.html As you formally or informally create an innovation team goes without saying that you need to take personalities into account. As more and more research is showing the value of introverts in terms of innovation and success, the team consistency should be adjusted toRead More →

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An injured loggerhead sea turtle has been equipped with a 3-D printed prosthetic jaw at a rehabilitation center in Turkey. Akut-3, named after the search and rescue team that found him, had been struck by a boat’s propeller and his jaw nearly destroyed.     http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/injured-sea-turtle-gets-his-bite-back-3-d-printed-n362251Read More →

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You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to crowdsource, but it doesn’t hurt.   Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.[1] NASA is using Crowdsourcing for Open Innovation Contracts.   NASA is turning to the public and crowdsourcing for outside-the-box thinking about human space exploration challenges with a series of 10 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) Contracts. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-uses-crowdsourcing-for-open-innovation-contracts/ [1] “Crowdsourcing – Definition and More”. Merriam-Webster.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-03.Read More →

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This is a post from late March from NBCNews.com… Provides good insight into future manufacturing use of robotics. Where a collection of robots can perform tasks and work together as teams. Very exciting and certainly applicable from discrete manufacturing to electronics to automotive to homebuilding to maintenance. http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/these-robo-ants-are-equipped-to-steal-jobs-420850243728  These Robo-Ants Are Equipped to Steal JobsRead More →

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Over 100,000 3-D printers sold in 2014 totaling over 3.3 billion in revenue.     Numerous types of 3-D printers have come onto the market with many being below $5000. What was once a several hundred thousand dollar machine has now come down to where small businesses and even individual consumers can afford to have one.  Pricing is trending to the point where Sunil be a 3-D printer for less than $200. Not only is 3-D printing making rapid prototyping and instant visualization a reality, but imagine the possibilities in the field of medicine? Prosthetics are already being produced via 3-D printers but imagine having anRead More →

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3D printing is here to stay, and we’ve only begun to see the positive and negative benefits of this amazing low-cost technology.  Consider the remarkable benefits of a prosthetic limb that can be generated for pennies on the dollar compared to traditional techniques, it opens up a whole new world to those who may not of had the opportunity.    A feel-good story about a newer technology that we have not heard the last of Background: What is 3-D printingRead More →

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Boeing has just been awarded a patent for a force field, yes a force field. The system seeks to disrupt shock waves before they reach soldiers. Seems like an innovative approach and certainly will be the basis for future variations that take us closer to Star Trek. The patent describes a sensor or array of sensors that reacts to an explosion and then sends an immediate reaction that can come in various modes (laser, microwave, electrical arc, etc…) which generate a hot pocket of air to disrupt the shock wave. The goal is to lessen the number of occurrences of IED related Brain damage andRead More →

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Innovation does not have to result in the next cool type of cell phone, electric car or 3-D printer… Innovation comes in many forms. Whether we are talking about a new product, a change to an existing process, an enhancement to a current system or entirely new business model, Innovation comes in many unexpected formats. What will you be grilling on this summer?Read More →