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BOOKS
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The Mastery of Innovation
A field guide to lean product development.
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BROCHURE
"Open Innovation:
The Next Step."
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NEW INVENTIONS
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Algae Power 
The BIQ building is covered microalgae bio-reactive louvers that harvest heat energy created by the algae.

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Artificial Muscles
The creation of a molecular chain that responds to changes in pH levels could open the door to a new generation of artificial muscles.
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VIDEO
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Innovation Remix
Kirby Ferguson explores the concept of creativity as a remix of ideas.
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INNOVATION ARTICLES
Crowdsharing Innovation
Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world!
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Featured Article
Innovation and the Base Rate
By Drew Boyd
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BLOG
Crowdfunding the Future of a Sports Star

Crowdfund a Future Sports Star
Canadian athletes can now garner financial support directly from their friends and fans.
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PROBLEM SOLVER
Problem Solvers

Solver #34400:
I developed a new type of immunolatex, which used PEGylation surface modification to replace BSA adsorption.
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INNOVATIVE PEOPLE
Innovative People
Promote Your Innovation Skills!
Xavier Grehantdesigned and demonstrated an award-winning face fiducial points detection method.
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OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
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Speech Therapy Apps Benefit from an Open Innovation Approach
One of the most interesting aspects about its working with the crowd is that Smarty Ears isn't just after a bunch of ideas. It wants to work with people who have the time to devote to co-development and co-creation.
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CITATION SEARCH
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Imaging Systems for Phenotyping Plants
Prior art citations wanted relating to systems, methods or technologies for imaging a plant or plant tissue to identify a certain characteristic.
$10,000 for each accepted document. [DETAILS HERE]
TECH SCOUTING
Screening Pratylenchus Nematode in Soybeans
Seeking CRO that has a current capability of detecting pratylenchus nematode in soybeans.
$10,000 for an accepted lead.
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TECH SCOUTING
Doubled Haploid Plant Production – Seed to SeedSeeking CRO or research institutes providing double haploid (DH) plant and seed production services.
$2,000 for an accepted lead.
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Driving Innovation

TECH SCOUTING
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Funds Available for Nematode Detection Research
Research proposals wanted for nematode detection, or earn $10,000for referring a researcher.
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CITATION SEARCH
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Plants Resistant to Dicambia
Prior art citations wanted relating to field test results on dicamba tolerant crops prior to June 6, 2005.

$10,000 for each accepted document. [DETAILS HERE]
PROBLEM SOLVER INTERVIEWS
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A Scientist who Believes in the Power of Teamwork
Initially what caught my eye in an email I received from IdeaConnection was the possibility of working as part of a team. Working with colleagues on common problems has always appealed to me.
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POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Soybean Breeding Project Lead
Fortune 500 client is seeking a
• Trait Development Consultant
for 5 hrs/week for 5 weeks.
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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PATENT MARKETPLACE
Device for Organizing the Administration of Pills at Predetermined Time Intervals
A device for organizing the administration of pills at predetermined time intervals, characterized in that it has a main body used as an individual tissue ring with an opening, through which tissues can be inserted, and that the main body includes at least one compartment (4,4',4"), which can hold at least one pill, covered by at least one lid (5,5',5").
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RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS
Right Brain Workout
Inventing Itself
From fixing a faucet to building a dog house, I always find myself improvising. The history of invention is littered with examples of inventors stumbling upon creative solutions while tinkering.
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INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS
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BIF-9 Collaborative Innovation Summit 2013
Sep 18-19, 2013
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Two days. Thirty storytellers. Over 400 innovators, troublemakers, entrepreneurs, inventors, and transformation artists. BIF-9 is a national gathering of amazing people who are driven by their passion, creativity, and smarts to create value in entirely new ways.
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INNOVATION CONTESTS
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Fast Forward Competition
Contest Closes: Dec-14-12
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched its annual Fast Forward competition to encourage universities and public sector research establishments to collaborate with businesses and local communities on innovative projects that benefit UK society and can help grow the economy. €100,000.
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And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
– Erica Jong