There is a famous philosophical question called the “Trolley Problem”. There are lots of variations, but they always draw into question...

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The internet may be the most groundbreaking development since the written word. It has enhanced communication to such a fast and broad...

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The “Fresh Eyes” concept is a simple one: look at things anew. Many times innovators can profit by trying to examine their situations...

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Benjamin Franklin may be the most famous of all the Founding Fathers. Although he was never elected president, he was an established...

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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...

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...