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There’s one more important area of research invention use, and that is as a research tool. In the practice, we can differentiate three kinds of tool activity, in addition to throwing bones into the air and heading for monoliths orbiting … Continue reading
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Have been looking at a new collection of essays edited by Leroy Searle, “The Natural History of Reading”. Searle makes a general claim: “we do not start, in reading, at the ‘beginning,’ but at a particular point in a history … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Social Science, Technology Transfer
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The Iron Man
This is good stuff. Makes my point. There is room for some iron in the discussion, just not with the waiters, and it doesn’t have to come out until after hours.
Posted in IP, Social Science, Technology Transfer
Tagged waiters packing heat
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Whose Research is It?
Really, it is *their* research, but not in the normal ownership way of thinking. I’m talking about university principal investigators. In the university way of doing things, faculty are not required to conduct research as a part of their employment … Continue reading
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Cooperative Competition
The Tour de France finished up at the end of July. The strategies of bicycle racing help to illustrate the practical nature of competition. In bicycle racing, there’s a mechanical advantage in being behind another racer. Trailing racers move into … Continue reading
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Minor Warlords Selling Krill
A friend sent me a link to this article by Steve Blank that shows how venture backed start ups have moved from IPO to acquisition as the primary exit. If the primary purpose of starting a company is selling it … Continue reading
Posted in History, Metrics, Social Science, Technology Transfer
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The Second (Technology) Amendment
I will try something out here. It will be interesting to see whether this develops or gets shot down. I recognize there are risks. But discussion has to be courageous and willing to be shown off. The Second Amendment to … Continue reading
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IP in 3D Printing
This article looks at IP in low cost 3D printing from the UK perspective. The upshot is, as long as you are not aiming to sell 3D printers and you aren’t trying to sell copyright or trademark-protected objects without permission, … Continue reading
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Empathy and Innovation
Thought this piece by Dev Patnaik is an interesting development of the idea of empathy in design. How do we build a limbic system for innovation in a university world dominated by process-bound technology administration? One way is to allocate … Continue reading
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Social Media in Tech Transfer
I don’t quite know how to write this. Piscopo version at the end. The key thing about social media is that it is social. That’s more than advertising and self-promotion, though both are of course in their own way part … Continue reading
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Tagged baal, Piscopo, poisonous, social media
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