Invention

Explore the invention process through a business lens—how ideas evolve into innovations, from product concepts to strategy execution.

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    Equalizers in Creative Economy: How Four Forces Reshape Wealth, Work, and Creative Legacy

    ByElmer Hall

    How the Great Equalizers Open a World for Creators There are four great Equalizers in Creative Economy that create legacy and create wealth. Creativity has become one of the most powerful economic currencies, and the great equalizers in a creative economy are redefining who gets to innovate, who gets to own, and who gets to prosper. As articulated in Perpetual Innovation™: Patent Primer 5: Navigating the GenAI Landscape of Intellectual Property (Hall, 2025), four transformative…

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    AI Workforce Augmentation and the Macroeconomic Productivity Boom

    ByElmer Hall

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping global productivity trends, and its most profound impact may come from accelerating workforce augmentation across every major sector. This article examines how AI-driven advances in worker capability could raise long-term productivity growth from a sluggish 1% to potentially 3–5% annually—an unprecedented shift with implications for global competitiveness, innovation acceleration, and Perpetual Innovation™ systems.Related Articles in the Disruptive-Innovation Category AI Workforce Augmentation as a Macroeconomic Force AI workforce augmentation is emerging as…

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    Samsung Takes over from IBM in the US Patents issued in 2022

    ByBizMan

    Samsung Electronics received the most US patents in 2022 for the first time since 1993. IBM, which had held the top spot for 29 consecutive years, came in second place. Rank Company Patents 1 Samsung Electronics 6,248 2 IBM 4,398 3 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 3,024 4 Huawei Technologies 2,836 5 Canon 2,694 6 LG Electronics 2,641 7 Qualcomm 2,625 8 Intel 2,418 9 Apple 2,285 10 Toyota 2,214  In terms of the total “assigned” patents,…

  • Prize of $24M to 12 scientists WSJ

    ByBizMan

    Breakthrough Prize awards $24 million to 12 scientific researchers. This is in the WSJ article …  via @WSJ … By  GEORGIA WELLS  Updated Dec. 4, 2016 8:11 p.m. ETCategories from Genetics to Black holes. Big players from FB to Alphabet/GOOG were on site to promote these awards and recognition. Very cool.It is unclear if these prizes are attached to business engines or incubators. However, with that level of notoriety, and the prize money, these winners should be able…

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    The world's first super light folding electric bike | YikeBike

    ByBizMan

    The world’s first super light folding electric bike | YikeBike: Even cooler than the Segway, and multiple times as functional. Give a look at this YikeBike. When you see this bike, you will say Yikes! It is reminisce of the old High Wheeler bikes with the monster wheel in front, and no gears (1-speed). But with a twist. The question to ask is this new bike a true invention? Is it innovation? Or is it both? It…

  • Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensing System on CNN – YouTube

    ByBizMan

    Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensing System on CNN – YouTube: Bottoms up! This is an invention that changes the way you think — I mean drink! And then combine that with promotionals that can be sold with each cup (designer magnet). Great for brand building for those people who are contemplating the bottom of their cups. The fastest beer in the world. The most consistent pour. This could make the absolute perfect black-n-tan too. CHEERS!…