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Does Innovation Have a Place in Politics?
Innovation is the lifeblood of 21st-century business. Companies – and even whole industries – are prioritizing it and creating new tools,...


Information, the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet of Things
We’ve talked previously about the Internet of Things and how it predicts the increasing interconnectedness of our gadgets. Think: alarm...


Innovation for Innovation’s Sake
If you thought that fads were confined to music and clothing, you were dead wrong. You can find trends in every conceivable part of the...


Is Innovative Marketing Indicative of an Overall Innovation Culture?
Today, innovation is viewed as being as integral to a business’ success as good leadership and a sound business strategy. Perhaps its...


Innovator Profiles: George Washington Carver
Sometimes a man’s name gets inextricably linked to his work. Just like the Wrights are known for flight and Edison is known for light...
Fresh Eyes: The Recycling Shower
The “Fresh Eyes” concept is a simple one: look at things anew. Many times innovators can profit by trying to examine their situations...
Fresh Eyes: The Savior Ball
When you need a new insight, you don’t ask your friends. You ask a stranger. When you need help because a hurricane just ravaged your...
Innovator Profiles: The Practical Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin may be the most famous of all the Founding Fathers. Although he was never elected president, he was an established...
Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
A little history British men and women drank alcohol almost exclusively until as late as 1650 when coffee became popular. With coffee...
Fresh Eyes: The Trash Bike
As we’ve said before, it’s a common misconception that experts are the best at creating new methods of innovation. In reality, it’s often...
Innovative Profiles: A Look at Archimedes’ War Machines
The desire to create something new has not developed exclusively for the benefit of modern business. In fact, it has existed for...
Fresh Eyes: They Matter
When businesses want to develop innovative products, they tend to look towards the experts. After all, someone who has spent a long time...


The Only Reason a Product Should Be Created
There is a singular reason for creating a product. Just one. But most product creators (especially the lone wolf inventor) often miss it,...


Creating Innovation Insight With Crude Prototypes
At Alphidia, we do most of our 3D CAD modeling with a program called SpaceClaim. It is not the most popular program on the market but we...


It's About Time
Alphidia is a company that has been in my head for many years. Since founding my first manufacturing company in August of 1990, I have...
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