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A Facebook for Patent Clerks

Innovators don't invent all by themselves: To paraphrase Isaac Newton, great inventors see further than others because they stand on the shoulders of giants. Researchers at the Center for Technology Assessment hope to use that ...READ»

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There May Be No “I” In Team, But What About Innovation?

How you noticed that everybody likes to talk about being innovative and the importance of driving innovation, and yet few people want to change what they are doing?  This is the first paradox of innovation.  For most people, ...READ»

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Zombie Recruiter Need Input . . . . . . Zombie Recruiter Need Best Practice

Take a bite out of this scenario and chew on it for a minute: The time has come for the recruiting awards presentation and the recruiting clan is rushing from the tradeshow floor to see who won what and the coinciding presentation ...READ»

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The Reputation Green IT Doesn’t Deserve

Green IT is suffering from a disconnect. Although people say they are pro-environment and will look for this in their products, in reality their spending behavior paints a different picture.READ»

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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Future ...

But never thought to ask. Graham Molitor's "Encyclopedia of the Future" chronicles how change itself is changing.READ»

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iPad's Sales Figures Better Than iPhone's

Apple has just sent out its sales figures for the iPad's debut on Saturday, and the company is claiming *rips envelope open* 300,000 units were sold on Saturday alone. Not bad: The pre-sale feeding frenzy made one analyst revise his ...READ»

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Microsoft’s Leader in Web Apps: Meet Dr. Flakenstein

Strange things are going on in the lab of Gary Flake. Flake started Microsoft's Live Labs, a rapid-development Web team that exists outside of any specific product group in the company. His team is looking to bring innovative Web applications to the public (you can thank him for Photosynth). Can he make Microsoft come alive? READ»