Perpetual Innovation

Author: BizMan

  • WSJ. Eveything that can be invented, has been.

    Economists Debate Whether Technology Will Save the World. WSJ article.
    It’s true. Everything that could be invented, has been. Right?
    Well, there’s the 11 inventions posted last week. And there is 3d printing, all the applications of nanotechnology…
    I’m anxious to see what happens with the death of the computer chip, as we hit the limits of silicon… The next generation of computing should be very interesting. With that type of power at your fingertips, the nature of computing as we know it will change?

    Robots?

    There are all the applications of sustainability, moving most of us, if not all of us, to a zero footprint world.

    One thing that is interesting is the ability to actually apply the masses of knowledge that has been accumulated, but not integrated and applied over time. The best application of the best technology, as and when needed…

    Possibilities are endless, literally.

  • BioLite BaseCamp Stove | Turn Fire into Electricity by BioLite — Kickstarter

    BioLite BaseCamp Stove | Turn Fire into Electricity by BioLite — Kickstarter:

    I love it. But only 62 hours to get in on the KickStarter offer. They are at twice goal with $800k+ and 3,000 backers.

    Yes, it was DARK in Miami, when Hurricane Andrew came through South Miami/Homestead on August 24, 1992. Well, afterwards really. It would be weeks before most of us would get power. So bar-b-q grilling was the norm. That was not quite as much fun after a week or two without baths and without air conditioning. Little or no ice and warm drinks. Muggy and humid.

    You did want to cook, obviously, but all the heat from the grill was the last thing we needed.

    But a really cool cooking stove popped up in New York. A tiny stove the burned wood (or charcoal) and produced focused head for cooking. No need to cook the cook too.

    This technology works wonders in countries where there is little or no electricity, and wood is often scarce, and the smoke from open cooking causes some of the world’s worst health issues (probably only exceeded by water/sanitation).

    You gotta see how far the technology has come. This is a BIG stove, relatively, that generates electricity (USB power) and has battery. It has an internal fan, to fan the fire so it can produce some serious heat possibilities — especially given the ability to focus the flame.

    This version comes with an LED light so you can see what’s cooking at night.

    As they say, this is the first version of the BaseCamp that is crowd designed. When you jump in on the crowd funding at KickStarter (BaseCamp) you will get a free carrying case.

    You also get the warm-fuzzy feeling of knowing that this technology will save millions and millions of lives in energy starved countries.

    All very very cool.

    Keywords: Crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, genius of crowds, kickstarter, invention, sustainability, renewable energy, health,
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  • 11 Inventions that wil, change the future….

    11 disruptive technologies that could/should change the future.
    http://www.cnbc.com/id/101707755/page/1

  • Strong Copyright Law supports journalism and more

    This is a great editorial by Caroline Little (June 8, 2014) on the value of good journalism and the part that IP law plays in supporting good journalism:
    TBO: news-opinion-commentary/strong-copyright-law-supports-journalism-and-informs-communities
    We totally agree.
    The parallel problem is with pirating, knock off, and just plain duplication. It Is hard to make money on something, when most of the copies sold are illegal sourced or counterfeit.
    The additional problem, now, is that everyone has a license to write, the solo publisher and the blog journalist.
    There needs to be protection for the people who do the real work and the real research.
    There also needs to be accountability for everybody, those who generate content and those who perpetuate it.
    Ideally, there needs to be ways to “call out” those who would borrow and steal the works of others.

  • The belief that our patent system is broken is patently false | freep.com … Broken as designed?

    The belief that our patent system is broken is patently false (guest column) | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:

    This is a very interesting article by David Kappos (IP attorney and director of the USPTO). Intellectual Property, especially patents, is a critical foundation of the US economy and of our entrepreneurial proficiency.

    But we shouldn’t take it for granted.

    That’s why some of the IP, Hi-Tech companies have joined together into an American alliance of innovation: Partnership for American Innovation  http://partnershipforamericaninnovation.org/.

    Companies need to take advantage of IP and use it aggressively both domestically and abroad. Especially if we are in the US where we do have strong rule of (IP) law. We must avoid allowing countries with lax IP laws to overrun us on our own strengths, our strengths to innovate.

    We need to aim for Perpetual Innovation(tm). Hall & Hinkelman talk about Perpetual Innovation(tm) in their 2013 book on Patent Commercialization argue that many companies are broken-as-designed. They are not designed around managing their intellectual assets; they still operate as if most of their assets and most of their value comes from physical assets.

    The US Patent system may not be broken, but many companies are. And IP is a critical part of all innovation and the pipeline of new products.

    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2013). Perpetual Innovation™: A guide to strategic planning,
    patent commercialization and enduring competitive advantage, Version 2.0    .
    Morrisville, NC: LuLu Press. Retrieved from: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan
    Hall, E. B. & Hinkelman, R. M. (2013). Perpetual Innovation™: Patent primer 2.0:
    Patents, the great equalizer of our time! An overview of intellectual property
    with patenting cost estimates for inventors and entrepreneurs.      Morrisville, NC: LuLu Press. Retrieved from: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan
    (or Kindle at http://tinyURL.com/IPPrimer2) 

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