The Rise of the Intangible Economy: U.S. GDP Counts R&D, Artistic Creation - Businessweek

The Rise of the Intangible Economy: U.S. GDP Counts R&D, Artistic Creation - Businessweek:

WOW. GDP is going to be re-calibrated to include Intangible assets. They hadn't been included because, well, they were kinda hard to measure. ? Huh ?

So expenses on a bridge or a factory becomes part of GDP and part of the "capital" of a working economy, but investment in R&D is simply an expense, with no intrinsic value for the future of the economy and economic development.

It is about time that Intangible assets finally get some respect.! Intellectual Property has been the Rodney Dangerfield of assets. Yet they are far more important than anyone in business schools will admit. And more critical than most companies realize (except media like Disney and Big Pharma).

It looks like the book Perpetual Innovation: A(tm): Guide to Strategic Planning, Patent Commercialization, and Enduring Competitive Advantage, Version 2.0. is simply ahead of its time.

Reference

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. (Available at the LuLu Press Store for SBP at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan.)

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SustUcation: Education eZine on Innovation, Sustainability and Competitive Advantages: To Cheat or not to Cheat... The China Syndrome.

SustUcation: Education eZine on Innovation, Sustainability and Competitive Advantages: To Cheat or not to Cheat... The China Syndrome.: So there's a BIG to do about cheating in china. WOW, what's the chance. Here's a fun video... China uncensored. http://www.yo...

3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers : Shots - Health News : NPR

3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers : Shots - Health News : NPR:

This is just a little of the types of innovation that are possible with such new tech as 3-D printers and an open learning and open sharing mentality.

One guy is a puppeteer, one is great at building prosthetics. Bring them together and hands can be rapidly developed for kids without fingers. Very cool. And if they share their 3D diagrams (CAD/CAM) then everyone following behind can use and/or modify the artificial hand. For example, two kids have similar had problems but one is older (bigger). Image how easy it would be to build for the second kid, once the first had was designed and printed. Simply make the hand proportionately bigger, print and try it. :-)

Very cool.

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NetAppVoice: Crowdsourcing: Great For Your Business (A Handy Primer) - Forbes

NetAppVoice: Crowdsourcing: Great For Your Business (A Handy Primer) - Forbes:

Here's a quick overview of Crowd sourcing... and the genius of crowds.

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After DNA patent ruling, Congress must encourage genetic research - The Washington Post

After DNA patent ruling, Congress must encourage genetic research - The Washington Post:

Wow, a unanimous ruling!

This is a good thing. Firms cannot patent DNA. That's a discovery, not an invention.

It appears however, that they can patent synthetic DNA, so if they invent a new type of....
... of seed or
... new type of person,

Then they can patent it.

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Tiny movie: IBM makes nano-sized film about little boy by pushing molecules around (with video)

Tiny movie: IBM makes nano-sized film about little boy by pushing molecules around (with video):

This is too cool...

IBMers have too much time on their hands when they have time to push atoms around and make a stop-motion video of it.

Kinda makes you wonder on the possible BIG applications of something so very small! ???

A boy and his atom. 

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eBook Patent Primer 2.0, Patents, the Great Equalizer of our Time! An Overview of Intellectual Property with Patenting Cost Estimates for Inventors and Entrepreneurs (Perpetual Innovation): Elmer B. Hall, Robert M. Hinkelman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

Patent Primer 2.0, Patents, the Great Equalizer of our Time! An Overview of Intellectual Property with Patenting Cost Estimates for Inventors and Entrepreneurs (Perpetual Innovation): Elmer B. Hall, Robert M. Hinkelman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store:

Kindle eBook version of the Patent Primer 2.0 is here!!!

Of course you can still buy the hard copy of the Primer 2.0 over a LuLu Press: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/SBPlan

Patent Primer 2.0 is an overview of IP protection in the US and globally with a focus on patents and the patenting process. Intellectual property – especially patents – provides one of the greatest competitive advantages of our time. Patents are a great equalizer, putting the individual inventor on the same footing as corporate giants.  The Patent Primer is an update from the original edition that was included as Appendix B in Perpetual Innovation, Hall and Hinkelman’s 2007 patent commercialization book. (Look for edition 2.0!)

With so much depending on intellectual property, inventors and entrepreneurs must have a good understanding of IP tools to be successful. Patent Primer 2.0 is what everyone needs before launching new product development and invention commercialization. It gives a quick overview of IP and brand building. It addresses the various patent-protection alternatives. The Primer offers example of costs for a small entity to bring a patent-protected invention to market-readiness. The 2.0 version of the Primer includes major changes in U.S. patent laws and the new fees initiated in March 2013.

Hall and Hinkelman are executives of Strategic Business Planning Company (SBP), a company that helps businesses and individuals Plan for Sustainable Success™. SBP helps innovators build strong IP Business Plans. The company is active in sustainability and advocates initiatives that offer payback of investment in 1 to 5 years while delivering perpetual savings to the business, to the community and to the environment – win, win, win!

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