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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. I thought of that first!! by nevek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if I can only get someone to take up and produce my radarguided laser mosquito trap.

    That was my idea, it came to me right after the Hamburger Earmuffs!!

    The only problem with a radarguided laser mosquito trap is that it will also fry whoever is being bitten by a mosquito at the time,

    well thats not always a bad thing!

  3. Why not.... by paragon_au · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Goto whynot.com
    2. Steal idea
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

  4. whynot.net? by Repugnant_Shit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because the site is down!

    Or...Because using .NET is embracing the Beast!

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  5. Ideas are cheap by heironymouscoward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    but turning them into reality is brutally hard work.

    Honestly: one lunch with some intelligent company and a little wine can produce enough ideas for five years' work. No big deal.

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  6. ShouldExist by Nomihn0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Should Exist has a very strong little commmunity centered on actually carrying out the ideas that they come up with. I seriously suggest checking them out.

  7. whynot.com is prior art by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    But once product or process ideas are published on whynot.com, this means nobody can turn around and patent the broadest form of the idea. Of course, engineers who implement the ideas can patent the specifics of their inventions, but they can't get a monopoly on what's been published.

  8. related sites by tinkerton · · Score: 5, Informative
    Here is the list of related sites from whynot.net: