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Open Sourcing Innovation

Posted by michael on from the dream-big dept.

Super_Z writes "Reading an old issue of The Economist, I came over this - whynot.net - a forum for ideas - effectively open sourcing innovation. Doing so, these ideas can hopefully be adapted faster and on a broad basis. Now if I can only get someone to take up and produce my radarguided laser mosquito trap."

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  1. Half Bakery by eupheric · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I prefer the Half Bakery. All the innovation, half the feasibility!

  2. What? by Doomrat · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm guessing the the "inspiration" for this project involved a random selection from a hat full of buzzwords. I'm getting fed up with people getting credit for adapting a paradigm such as open source and applying it to something you wouldn't normally associate it with. Just once I'd like to see a project such as this backed by examples of successful output.

  3. Re:Open source being used in Genetic Research by ivi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just today, Australia's ABC had a program -
    "In the National Interest" (avail via Audio
    on Demand) on Open Source methods being
    transplanted from S/W dev't to scientific
    research in genetic engr'g, etc.

    So... call it all the names you like...
    it still seems to be doing some good, eg
    giving folks in remote/isolated places of
    developed countries or developing countries
    opportunities to contribute to progress of
    State of the Art.

    It apparently works.