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INTERVIEW
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Spend a Little, Learn a Lot, Change Direction
With Bill Knowles
By Alice Bumgarner
Innovation is a repeatable process that you work into your job.
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NEW INVENTIONS
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Malaria-Proof Mosquitos
Scientists have figured out how to prevent mosquitos from infecting people with malaria.
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BOOKS
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Energise!: A Future for Energy Innovation
James Woudhuysen, Joe Kaplinsky
Why have we failed to deliver an intellegent response to climate change?
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VIDEO
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FUBI Folding Bike
Has all the features and speed of a regular bike, but folds up for easy storage.
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COMMON GOOD
Solutions

Brownfields
How can we cleanup, reuse and rejuvenate abandoned industrial sites?
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PROBLEM SOLVER
Problem Solvers

Problem Solver #16486:
I discovered a novel chiral influence that can explain the origin of homochirality.
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OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
LG Open Innovation Contest LG Open Innovation Contest produces 40+ Top Ideas
LG Electronic's third open innovation contest asked contestants to submit ideas for the next generation cell phone. LG awarded 41 ideas, with the top award going to a smartphone that could be used with one-handed.
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TECHNOLOGY FOR SALE OR LICENSE
Low-Energy On-demand Personal Cooling System
Researchers have developed a personalized cooling system that allows for high comfort levels while maintaining high energy efficiency. Conventional HVAC cooling systems are very energy intensive, and most systems do not offer individual control over cooling. Desk fans are one answer to these problems, but normal fans produce a turbulent airstream that is noisy and disruptive.
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Collaborative Problem Solving

INVENTION SUCCESS STORIES
photo of Stephen Key Stephen Key: Serial Inventor
Although he has dipped his innovative hat into several different arenas, Stephen Key's most famous invention is the Spinformation® Rotating Label which increases the amount of viewable area on a bottle by 75%.
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RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS
photo of Right Brain WorkoutFinding Your Animal Metaphor
Back when I considered myself in competition with a creativity guru who entertained his clients on his own ranch with a pool, go carts, volley ball court... you name it, I brainstormed a bit and stumbled upon an alternative: "I've got the Cincinnati Zoo!"
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UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
Logo Clean Tech Innovation & Growth Forum 2010
Aug 19-20, 2010
Fremont, California, USA
This forum will showcase technology and speakers from the Clean Tech industry. This is the first of a series of forums hosted by the Clean Tech Institute, along with the International Association of Nanotechnology & CA Institute of Nanotechnology.
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IDEACONNECTION SOLVES PROBLEMS
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INNOVATION CONTESTS
logoGMAC Ecomagination Challenge
Contest Closes: Sep-09-2010
GE’s Ecomagination Challenge is a $200 million call to action for businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators, and students to share their best ideas and come together to take on one of the world’s toughest challenges – building the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21st century. Join an IdeaConnection group working on this challenge, or submit as an individual.
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INVENTIONS FOR SALE
Multi-Screen TV Set
This TV set has electronically mirrored screens at the sides and back of the main TV set that allows people sitting sideways or at the back of the TV to have a perfect view. The TV facilitates mass viewing at community events.
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You should also find innovation in the HR department and the mailroom.
Innovation should be everywhere.
– Bill Knowles

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