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BOOKS
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The Knockoff Economy
How imitation sparks innovation.
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NEW INVENTIONS
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Plastic from Coffee?
A new biorefinery technology is able to transform coffee grounds and day-old pastries into plastics and cleaning products. 

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Hoverbike
An old design is revamped to give the rider stability control, making it easy even for first time users. 
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BROCHURE
"Open Innovation: 
The Next Step." 
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VIDEO
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Acoustic Touch Screen
Students used a single accelerometer sensor, computer sound card and specially created software to turn an ordinary chalkboard into a touchscreen.
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INNOVATION ARTICLES
Crowdsharing Innovation
Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world!
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Featured Article
Turning Customer Intelligence into Innovation
By Scott D. Anthony
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BLOG
Seven Ways to Prevent Innovation

Seven Ways to Prevent Innovation
Clinging to the past and the tried and tested is not a great recipe for success.
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PROBLEM SOLVER
Problem Solvers

Solver #33489:
I developed a patented method to generate antigenic diversity in vivo without killing the cells. 
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INNOVATIVE PEOPLE
Promote Your Innovation Skills!
Nancy Goicocheadeveloped molecular diagnostic technology using one-drop of plasma with simple instrumentation.
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OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
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Crowdfunding Community Projects
In an age of austerity, urban loving and enterprising individuals are employing a type of microfinancing model to raise funds for projects that would otherwise fall by the wayside because of empty council coffers.
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Facilitators Wanted
Experienced facilitators wanted to work in IdeaConnection's 
virtual ThinkSpace®, guiding teams of professionals 
working to solve theoretical challenges.
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PROBLEM SOLVER INTERVIEWS
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A Learning and Rewarding Experience
All the team members did their best to achieve a successful solution. The willingness to work on the project, especially when it�s in our spare time is important. 
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POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Soybean Breeding Project Lead
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. is seeking two Soybean specialists to work in Brazil. Must be proficient in Portuguese and English.
• Soybean Breeding Project Lead
• Soybean Genetic Project Lead
Who do you know who could fill these positions? Submit your lead, and if it's accepted, you will receive $2,000.
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TECH SCOUTING
Phase Change Material
More than 20% volumetric expansion with less than a 20°C temperature change. 
$2,000 for an accepted lead.
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CITATION SEARCH
Plants Resistant to Dicambia
Prior art citations wanted for plants resistant to dicamba.
$10,000 for each accepted document. [DETAILS HERE]
TECH SCOUTING
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Funds Available for Nematode Detection Research
Research proposals wanted seeking technology to enable simple, semi-quantitative, cost-effective, field-based diagnosis of nematode populations in soybean fields. 
Earn $10,000 to find some who can do this research.
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PATENT MARKETPLACE
Security System that is Activated Before Burglary
Our patent is an autonomous wireless alarm system that detects burglars and keeps them out of your doorstep, before they even attempt to break in or cause any kind of damage to your door or window and is activated by a non replicating remote control. 
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RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS
Right Brain Workout
Get Ready for Inspiration
Some ideas seem to fall out of the sky and drop in your lap. Whether you're ready for them or not. Others have to be hunted down, trapped, wrangled, beat into submission and squeezed hard to yield a drop of worth. 
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IDEA RALLY
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Idea Rally
Invite hundreds of IdeaConnection's targeted experts to participate in an Idea Rally™ focused on your topic of choice. Top thinkers and innovators with expertise in your topic area will come together in a virtual think tank for a week-long dialogue, feeding off each other's ideas and coming up with new approaches and solutions to your challenge. 
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INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS
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DaVinci Inventor Showcase
Sep 13, 2012
Delver, Colorado, USA
A rare opportunity to meet inventors, feel the intensity of their spirit, touch their creations, and experience the transformation as they step us from the here and now to a better tomorrow. 
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INNOVATION CONTESTS
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Gauteng Innovation Competition
Contest Closes: Oct-31-12
Looking for innovations that address key service delivery challenges within two themes; mobile and green technologies. Municipalities and key sector stakeholders have assisted us in identifying seven high priority opportunities within the two themes. R75,000. 
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INVENTIONS FOR SALE
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Body Filler Thickness Gauge
A magnetic gauge for determining vehicle body bondo filler thickness. Can be very useful for Auto Body Shop, automobile collector buyer, or even for a regular automobile user. Can be used on any metal surface. Very easy to use. 
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Creative people get it that mistakes are part of the creative process. They're not bad things.
– Nigel Collin