Author name: Jeff Lindsay

Innovation and Sustainability: Lessons from the Paper Industry at PaperCon 2010

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The international conference on the paper industry, PaperCon 2010, was held April 2-5 in Atlanta, Georgia, where nearly 1300 attendees gathered to learn the latest developments in areas such as papermaking, coating, and broader issues such as innovation, leadership, and sustainability. The “broader issues” are handled in the 1/3 of the program managed by PIMA, …

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Dr. Sangtae Kim on the Morgridge Institute

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Dr. Sangtae Kim, the visionary leader of the Morgridge Institute for Research that is the private arm of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, discusses he Morgridge Institute in the video below beginning at about 4 minutes into the program. His comments are related to my previous Pixetell video presentation on the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery …

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Altruistic Innovation in Africa

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In Conquering Innovation Fatigue, we begin with an examination of some of the reasons that people pursue innovation. Not all innovation is driven by a desire for wealth. In fact, a large number of innovators are more interested in seeing their work make a difference in the world than in becoming rich (many want both, …

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Condensed Presentation: Parallel Innovation Experiments in Singapore and Wisconsin (the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery)

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I’ve condensed my lengthy presentation on the innovation parallels between Singapore and Wisconsin, now resulting in a 17-minute Pixetel presentation freshly recorded. This can be used instead of the longer video recording of my Singapore presentation at Biopolis for Innovation and Enterprise Week 2009.

Update on Reviews of the Book, Conquering Innovation Fatigue

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While I normally use this blog space to discuss innovation, business, and technology topics that build upon our book, here’s a brief departure to share some news about recent reviews of the book itself. I’m glad to report that a Rolf Dobelli, a Top 50 Amazon reviewer and one of the founders of the terrific …

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World-Class Success in Driving Innovation: Parallels Between Singapore and the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

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In late 2009, I was invited to speak at Singapore’s Innovation and Enterprise Week 2009, an event held at Biopolis and sponsored by A*STAR, the world-class research organization of the Singaporean government, in collaboration with Exploit Technologies, the tech transfer arm of A*STAR. While I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss our book, the important thing …

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Missing the Green Light of Opportunity During the Economic Chill?

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During our last snowstorm in my part of Wisconsin, I took the photo above of a traffic light whose traffic signals were largely hidden by snow. I saw it as a metaphor for what happens when times of economic chill blind entrepreneurs and businesses to the opportunities around them. A downpour of discouraging economic data …

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Get Multivated!â„¢ The Need for Multidisciplinary Innovation

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A survey of patents and innovation trends generally shows that collaboration is increasingly important in innovation. There are still lone experts with deep expertise that can be drilled repeatedly for valuable discoveries and innovations, but the future of innovation is increasingly in areas that transcend single disciplines and involve expertise across multiple domains. The future …

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Weakened IP Rights as an Innovation Fatigue Factor

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The ability of an inventor to profit from an invention for a limited time, while also sharing the advances with the world to further knowledge, is the genius of the patent system. The availability of patent protection has done much to advance the economy of the United States and other nations that have shown respect …

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