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Welcome to IdeaConnection's Collaborative Problem Solving, Creativity and Idea Exchange website. Use this service to Solve Problems, Seek Solutions, and create ideas and products. You can also buy, sell or license technologies, inventions, innovations, products, ideas, intellectual property and patents.

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NEWS Invention News: Robo-suit lets Paralysed Walk Innovative Emergency Stretcher [MORE INVENTION NEWS] New Articles and Interviews The Fight for Competitive Advantage August 25, 2008. By Vern Burkhardt and Graham Duncan The communications revolution is fundamentally changing the nature of the global economy. Knowledge based jobs are contributing to a 21st century work revolution. Alongside this, consumer markets in the Western economies are being re-invented. In Global Remix: The Fight for Competitive Advantage, Richard Scase argues that corporations, entrepreneurs, and individuals will have to reinvent themselves in this ever-changing business environment. [READ MORE] [MORE ARTICLES] Right Brain Workouts Big Kid Innovation by Peter Lloyd Mozart was not a stodgy prodigy. His childhood travels often brought him to the tavern, where he would head for the spittoon and amuse the locals with spitting games. [READ MORE] [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] Books: New or Recommended Global Remix: The Fight for Competitive Advantage By Richard Scase Global Remix examines the challenges faced by Western businesses as a result of the rise of Asian, Eastern European, and Latin American economies and highlights the opportunities it affords. Issues addressed include the business structure of the future, the challenges of the new economic order, new global market opportunities, environmental impacts, and the changing political landscape. [MORE BOOKS] Idea News: Deadly Childhood Cancer Gene Identified New Software helps WiFi Security New Bioglass uses Chemicals to Mend Bones [MORE IDEA NEWS] Idea Conventions: UC 2008 Aug-28-08, Parkhotel Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria Intelligent Particles and Sensors International Conference Aug-28-08, Rasa Sayang Shangri-La Resort, Penang, Malaysia ICSB2008 Aug-28-08, Goteborg Convention Centre, Sweden [MORE IDEA CONVENTIONS] Idea Contests: BAQ/ 2008 Commission contest Entry Deadline: Sep-05-08 AHFA Sage Award Entry Deadline: Sep-05-08 Speak New Words Video Contest Entry Deadline: Sep-07-08 [MORE IDEA CONTESTS] Robo-suit allows Paralysed to Walk People paralysed from the waste down, can now walk with the assistance of ReWalk, an exoskeleton they control from a wrist band. [WATCH MORE VIDEOS] [SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO] Quotes "You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star." - Nietzsche

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