What We Do

Our flexible approach tailors problem solving to fit your needs, and you control costs by determining your own award amounts.

Here are some of the ways you can use these exceptional people to solve your innovation challenges:

R&D Problem Solving

By combining experts into small, focused teams, IdeaConnection can deliver in-depth solutions to your internal challenges, while providing complete confidentiality.

Technology Scouting

If you are seeking existing technologies, IdeaConnection's network of global partners can quickly scour the world to find the technologies you need.

Prior Art Citation Search

Our clients have found that we are extraordinarily successful at finding publically disclosed or described obscure citations useful for litigation.

Idea Rally

Need to kick-start innovation? An Idea Rally gathers experts into a week-long idea frenzy that sparks new thinking and research areas by building on each other's input.

Contests for Non-Profits and Foundations

Use the power of IdeaConnection's networks, problem solvers, and marketing expertise to publish, promote and manage your philanthropic prize contests.

Ideation Contests

Attract attention and reap ideas by sponsoring an Ideation Contest. Benefit from this popular way of crowdsourcing innovation inexpensively and with a lot of media flare.

Research Labs

IdeaConnection has relationships with numerous research labs throughout the world, who are willing to work on a contingency basis to solve your R&D problems.

Research

From blue sky research, to applied research, to quantitative research, IdeaConnection's gallery of researchers and contacts will apply their skills to your challenges.

Crowdsourcing Solutions

If you are a company that accepts ideas from the public, you can reduce your scrutiny burden, and protect yourself from frivilous lawsuits by having IdeaConnection filter your leads.

Reduction to Practice

When it's time to validate your concepts, IdeaConnection provides reduction to practice, proof of concept and prototyping services.


If you need a different approach to innovation, we can create a solution vehicle that meets your requirements.





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