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Issue 117 December 11

Article – Preventing Polarity Politics

Article – Strategy As A System

Patent of the Month – Thermoacoustic Device

Best of The Month – Good Strategy/Bad Strategy

Conference Report – Innovations Kongress, Villach

Investments – World’s Lightest Material

Generational Cycles – C.W.Stoneking

Biology – ‘Shrilk’

Issue 116 November 11

Article – The Obvious/Non-Obvious Paradox

Article – SME Innovation: Crossing The Ditch

Patent of the Month – Multi-Phasic Nanoparticles

Best of The Month – Great By Choice

Conference Report – CIME, Kilkenny

Investments – 3D-Printed Bone

Generational Cycles – Willy Wonka

Biology – Sperm Whale

Issue 115 October 11

Article – The Oversell/Undersell Paradox

Article – Trend: Brain Time

Patent of the Month – Self-Stratifying Coatings

Best of The Month – The Great Crash Ahead

Conference Report – Leadership Forum, Mauritius

Investments – Nest Thermostat

Generational Cycles – Protected Heroes

Biology – Daphnia

Issue 114 September 11

Article – Five Levels Of Open Innovation

Article – The Gurdjieff Paradox

Patent of the Month – Therapeutic Electric Fields

Best of The Month – Building A Values-Driven Organization

Conference Report – BSA, London

Investments – Cancer Destroying Biological Computer

Generational Cycles – The Rise and Fall Of The Dilbert Empire

Biology – Hatchetfish

Issue 113 August 11

Article – Root Cause Fallacies

Article – Emotional Levers - Prior Action/Counteraction

Patent of the Month – Elastomeric Piezoelectric Ultracapacitors

Best of The Month – Talk To Me

Conference Report – UNESCO STI Conference

Investments – Phase-Matched Negative-Index Metamaterials

Generational Cycles – Jilted Generation?

Biology – Milk Snake

Issue 112 July 11

Article – The Colour Of Efficacy

Article – Case Studies: The Cross-Silo Project (Part 2: Developing The Solutions)

Patent of the Month – Carbon C60

Best of The Month – Seeing The Forest For The Trees

Conference Report – Rethink City

Investments – Germ-Free Textiles

Generational Cycles – Suffocating Artists

Biology – Hairstreak Butterfly

Issue 111 June 11

Article – Case Studies: Business Innovation for HotGloo: Online Wireframe App

Article – Proximities: Non-Linear Patterns Of Human Behaviour

Patent of the Month – Star Silicon Polymers

Best of The Month – Managing Transitions

Conference Report – 2nd ICSI Conference, Shanghai

Investments – Hydrogen-Producing Micro-Organisms

Generational Cycles – Breastapo

Biology – Mycrohylid Frog

Issue 110 May 11

Article – Customers Buy Outcomes: Outcomes Buy Meaning

Article – The Tigger/Eeyore Contradiction

Patent of the Month – Antimicrobial Combination Therapy

Best of The Month – Seven Deadly Colours

Conference Report – Innovate To Success

Investments – Heliswirl Stent

Generational Cycles – Enviga

Biology – Fire Ants

Issue 109 April 11

Article – McKinsey 7S Model and The Law Of System Completeness

Article – Case Studies: The Cross-Silo Project (Part 1: Unravelling The Complexity)

Patent of the Month – Phase-Contrast X-Ray Imaging

Best of The Month – The Decision Book

Investments – Battery-Less Chemical Detector

Generational Cycles – Heroic Heroes

Biology – Frogfish

Issue 108 March 11

Article – ‘Where To Innovate’ Deep-Dive

Article – Case Studies: Blocked Nose

Patent of the Month – Electromagnetic Flow Control

Best of The Month – The Heart Of Change

Conference Report – ‘The Science Of Innovation’, UPH, Jakarta

Investments – Wave Energy Kites

Generational Cycles – Vettriano versus DeLempicka

Biology – Bolas Spider

Issue 107 February 11

Article – Rethinking The Value Equation

Article – The Law Of (Consulting) System Completeness

Patent of the Month – Microwave Bio-Identification

Best of The Month – Buy-In

Investments – Anti-Laser

Generational Cycles – Pragmatic Nomads

Biology – Anna’s Hummingbird

Issue 106 January 11

Article – Meta4

Article – Does The Lone Inventor Have A Role Anymore? (The Real Fourth Quadrant)

Patent of the Month – Electrochemical Actuator

Best of The Month – Being Wrong

Investments – Self-Healing Gels

Generational Cycles – Ear Plugs

Biology – Pistol Shrimp

Issue 129 December 12

Article – The Steak/Sizzle Paradox

Article – Where To Innovate Plus Two

Patent of the Month – Bubble Launched Electrospinning Jets

Best of The Month – No Man’s Land

Investments – Atmospheric Photochemical Accelerator

Generational Cycles – Protective Parents In Extremis

Biology – Semaphore Frog

Issue 128 November 12

Article – Periodic Table Of Innovation

Article – The Hero’s Journey Enneagram

Patent of the Month – Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibre

Best of The Month – I Is An Other

Conference Report – Art & Anthropology

Investments – Pregnancy Scanner

Generational Cycles – Protest!

Biology – Common Kingfisher

Issue 127 October 12

Article – Hearing What Is Really Being Said: Part 1 – Thinking Styles

Article – Organisational Evolution: From Start-Up To Efficiency Engine

Patent of the Month – Optical Image Shutter

Best of The Month – Twilight Of The Elites

Investments – Room-Temperature Maser

Generational Cycles – UK Coalition Governments

Biology – E.Coli

Issue 126 September 12

Article – Start-Up Ordeals

Article – Efficiency Engine Versus Learning & Innovation Organisation Structures

Patent of the Month – Word Sense Disambiguation

Best of The Month – Lost In Translation

Investments – Wireless Cardiac Device

Generational Cycles – The Three Hanks

Biology – Red-Legged Salamander

Issue Issue 125 August 12

Article – The Choice/No-Choice Paradox

Article – Deep Metaphors & ‘Meaning’ As A System

Patent of the Month – On-Demand Ontology Creation

Best of The Month – The Other Side Of Innovation

Conference Report – SI/X Future

Investments – Flat Lens

Generational Cycles – You’re Never Alone With A Strand

Biology – Assassin Bug

Issue 124 July 12

Article – Case Studies: Finding The Root Contradiction(s)

Article – Pulse I : The Singularity Is Not Near

Patent of the Month – Ocular Imaging System

Best of The Month – Thoughts From A Grumpy Innovator

Conference Report – ICSI, Korea

Investments – Liquid Armour

Generational Cycles – K-Pop

Biology – African Reed Frog

Issue 123 June 12

Article – ‘Innovation Culture’ As A System

Article – From Trend-Map To Trend Conflict

Patent of the Month – Highly Nonlinear Pulsing

Best of The Month – Zen Guitar

Conference Report – LERC

Investments – Nano-Immunoassays

Generational Cycles – 2-Generation Parent-Child Gaps

Biology – Emperor Moth

Issue 122 May 12

Article – ICMM Level 0 – Four Axioms, Four Contradictions And A Funeral

Article – Intangible Resources #1: Belief & The Leaky Integrator Valve

Patent of the Month – Pulsed Corona Discharge

Best of The Month – The Blind Spot

Conference Report – UK TRIZ Forum #4

Investments – Anti-Reflective Plastics

Generational Cycles – Gemma Hayes

Biology – Reflectance Basking

Issue 121 April 12

Article – A Sense Of Progress

Article – Trilemmas Part 2: Yin-Yang-Yuan

Patent of the Month – Pulsed Extraction

Best of The Month – The Wide Lens

Film Report – Moneyball

Investments – Buckliball

Generational Cycles – Dystopia

Biology – Streptococcus pyogenes

Issue 120 March 12

Article – The Attack/Defence Ratio S-Curve Inflection Point

Article – The TRIZ/SI Elevator Pitch

Patent of the Month – Fluid-Based Acoustic Sensing

Best of The Month – What Matters Now

Conference Report – Hargraves 2012

Investments – DNA Decoder

Generational Cycles – Helicopters & Lawnmowers

Biology – Scorpion

Issue 119 February 12

Article – Societal Trend Hierarchies

Article – Not Pushing Rivers (‘It’s The Economy, Stupid’ Redux)

Patent of the Month – Spherical Piezoelectric Motor

Best of The Month – Culture Cycles

Investments – Polymer Solar Cells

Generational Cycles – ‘Look At Me’/’Listen To Me’

Biology – Humpback Whale – Pectoral Fin

Issue 118 January 12

Article – Where Innovation Attempts Fail – MNC v SME

Article – Gravesian Psychology & Innovation Projects

Patent of the Month – Active Contact Lens

Best of The Month – Escape Velocity

Conference Report – SSI Conference, Taiwan

Investments – Graphene Insulator

Generational Cycles – It’s A Wonderful (Nomad) Life

Biology – Golden Orb Web Spider

Issue 141 December 13

Article – Beginning @ The Beginning Versus Beginning @ The End

Article – Free, Perfect & (Not) Now

Patent of the Month – Carbon Nanotubes From Flyash

Best of The Month – Sweet Anticipation

Conference – Innovation In Music

Investments – Vanadium Dioxide Muscle

Generational Cycles – Nomad Brands

Biology – Coachwhip Snake

Issue 140 November 13

Article – Universal Intangibles

Article – Case Study: Buy-In From The Boss

Patent of the Month – Ultrasonic Imaging

Best of The Month – The Uncommon Life Of Common Objects

Conference – UK TRIZ Forum#5

Investments – Synaptic Transistor

Generational Cycles – Red Bull

Biology – Glasswinged Butterfly

Issue 139 October 13

Article – Art, Innovation & Inventive Principles

Article – Hearing What Is Really Being Said: Part 2 – Mercuryφ

Patent of the Month – Poisson Ratio Material

Best of The Month – Enough

Investments – Zoomable Holograms

Generational Cycles – Feedback

Biology – Cypovirus

Issue 138 September 13

Article – Three Valid Patent Strategies

Article – One-Hour Turbo-TRIZ

Patent of the Month – Active Sonar System

Best of The Month – The Pirate Organization

Conference – AMPERE

Investments – Portable Radar

Generational Cycles – Old Guys Rule

Biology – Planthopper

Issue 137 August 13

Article – More On Three-Legged Stools

Article – Case Study: Measuring The Real NHS

Patent of the Month – Switchable Solvents

Best of The Month – The Leadership Dance

Investments – Oxygen Sponge

Generational Cycles – Milky Way

Biology – Sycamore Seed

Issue 136 July 13

Article – Regulatory Contradictions

Article – Pillars, Processes & Car-Parks

Patent of the Month – On-Chip Antennas

Best of The Month – The Infographic History Of The World

Conference Report – Buckingham Lean Conference

Investments – Stretchy Conductors

Generational Cycles – Springsteen And I (Slight Return)

Biology – Zebra & Ostrich

Issue 135 June 13

Article – Defining ‘Step-Change’

Article – Workshop Entropy – A Different Kind Of Agenda

Patent of the Month – Resonance Enhanced Drilling

Best of The Month – Why Yesterday Tells Of Tomorrow

Investments – Solar Energy Antenna

Generational Cycles – Class A Drug Use In UK Under 18s

Biology – Pilobolus

Issue 134 May 13

Article – Function Hierarchies And The Rule Of Three

Article – Case Studies: The Real Reasons People Buy Candles

Patent of the Month – Material Property Identification System

Best of The Month – To Save Everything, Click Here

Investments – Nano-Scavengers

Generational Cycles – Half-Cycle Musicians

Biology – Pom Pom Crab

Issue 133 April 13

Article – Apple’s Perfect Storm?

Article – Seeing Trends Before They Become Trends

Patent of the Month – Shape-Shifting Surfaces

Best of The Month – The Art Of Procrastination

Conference Report – HKKMS

Investments – NanoCMOS

Generational Cycles – The Moralistic Prophet

Biology – Mother Of Pearl Moth Caterpillar

Issue 132 March 13

Article – Ten Innovation Trilemmas

Article – Holes

Patent of the Month – Temperature-Sensitive Textiles

Best of The Month – Yes To The Mess

Conference – Hargraves 2013

Investments – Biological Transistor

Generational Cycles – The Wise Prophet

Biology – Silver Ant II

Issue 131 February 13

Article – Good Instinct/Bad Instinct

Article – Patent Quality Of The World’s Biggest Patenters

Patent of the Month – Anti-Frost Coating

Best of The Month – The Two-Second Advantage

Investments – Matternet

Generational Cycles – Onesies

Biology – Giraffe

Issue 130 January 13

Article – Resilience

Article – The Rule Of Three And Do I Need To Innovate?

Patent of the Month – Multi-Domain Acoustic Wave Devices

Best of The Month – Trade-Off

Investments – Focusing Heat

Generational Cycles – Freedom & Coming Of Age

Biology – Woodpecker Beak & Skull

Issue 153 - December 2014

Article – Case Studies: ‘We Already Tried That’ #47

Article – Case Studies: Uber Part 2

Not So Funny – Irony

Patent of the Month – Enhanced Combustion

Best of The Month – Complex Adaptive Leadership

Wow In Music – Money

Investments – Multi-ferroic Materials

Generational Cycles – I Wish It Could Be A Fairytale Of New York Every Year

Biology – Directional Hearing In Birds

Issue 152 - November 2014

Article – Universal Hierarchy Of Contradictions

Article – Case Studies: Uber Part 1

Not So Funny – Chocolate Teapots & Inflatable Dartboards

Patent of the Month – High Energy Storage Capacitor

Best of The Month – Atlas Of Economic Complexity

Wow In Music – Love & Affection

Investments – Electrostatic Motor

Generational Cycles – Unmet Needs

Biology – Gannet

Issue 151 - October 2014

Article – Measuring ‘Good’

Article – Case Study: Driver Distraction

Not So Funny – Pet Shaming

Patent of the Month – Acoustic Meta-Material

Best of The Month – The Whitehall Effect

Investments – Faulty Proteins

Wow In Music – Surprise Me!

Generational Cycles – Not Selling Out & The Spice Girls

Biology – Krill

Issue 150 - September 2014

Article – PanSensics: Complexity Landscape

Article – Case Studies: In (Partial) Defence Of Parkinson’s Law

Definitely Not Funny – Bad Taxidermy

Patent of the Month – Electromotive Delivery Of Macromolecules

Best of The Month – Theory U

Conference Report – Ambient Assisted Living, Bucharest

Investments – Good Anthrax

Wow In Music - Tingles

Generational Cycles – PMRC

Biology – Oilbird

Issue 149 August 14

Article – Inevitables, Mappables & First Signs Of Madness

Article – Case Studies: Evidence Shmevidence

Funny? “The Uncomfortable”

Patent of the Month – Lithium Super-Battery

Best of The Month – The Hour Between Dog And Wolf

Wow In Music – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

Investments – Solar Steam Generation

Generational Cycles – Teenage Rebellion

Biology – Owl Wing

Issue 148 July 14

Article – Case Studies: ‘Effective Aerobic And Resistive Exercise Device’

Article – Case Studies: ‘Did Not Attend’s

Not So Funny – Generation Identification Short-Cuts

Patent of the Month – Optical Fractionation

Best of The Month – The Disruption Machine

Wow In Music – Earworms, Carly Rae Jepsen & Mariah Carey

Investments – Injectable Foam

Generational Cycles – Quarter-Life Crisis?

Biology – Fig Wasp

Issue 147 June 14 Article – Case Studies: Patient Compliance Improvement Article – Case Studies: England’s World Cup 2014 Campaign Patent of the Month – Best of The Month – The Progress Principle Investments – Wow In Music – Generational Cycles – The Lindbergh Kidnapping Biology – Cuckoo Issue 146 May 14 Article – Balance & The Icarus Paradox Revisited Article – Mapping Customer Frustration Patent of the Month – Non-Thermal Applications Of Gas Plasma Best of The Month – Strategy: A History Investments – Electroceuticals Wow In Music – Ravel’s Bolero Generational Cycles – Suffocated Artists Biology – Red Crossbill Issue 145 April 14 Article – Case Studies: Complaint Levels Are High Because… Article – PanSensics: Life-Stage Archetypes Tool Patent of the Month – Nano Vacuum Tube Energy Stores Best of The Month – Essentialism Conference Report – AGILIA, Brno Investments – Hot-Wiring Kidneys Generational Cycles – James Dean Biology – Galectins Issue 144 March 14 Article – A Real-World Market Opportunity Landscape Article – The Sick Switch Patent of the Month – Acoustic Deterrence Best of The Month – Just Start Investments – Squeezing Light Into Metals’ Generational Cycles – Exception Following The Rule: Pragmatic Mother (Not) Suffocating Biology – Mimosa Issue 143 February 14 Article – Critical Mass At The Critical Point? Article – PanSensics: Forward/Backwards Ratio Measurement Tool Patent of the Month – Plasma Modification Of Polymers Best of The Month – Wilful Blindness Investments – Catalytic Converter Generational Cycles – Unravelling In The Early 1980s Biology – Polar Bear Fur Issue 142 January 14 Article – Going Around The Loop Twice Article – Trilemmas 3 – Breaking Iron Triangles Patent of the Month – Pile-Driving & LED Best of The Month – Managing The Unknowable Conference Report – Philosophy Clinic Investments – Tera-Barrier Films Generational Cycles – Life-Stage Step Changes Biology – Wombat Scats

Issue 159 - June 2015

Article – Developing Better Problem Solving Instincts

Article – A Day In The (Trade-Off) Life

First World Problems – Slicing Pizza

Patent of the Month – Contactless Stimulation of the Central Nervous System

Best of The Month – Left Brain, Right Stuff

Wow In Music – Thru The Eyes Of Ruby

Investments – Solar Water-Splitter

Generational Cycles – “How To Raise An Adult”

Biology – Mantis Shrimp II

Short Thort

News

Issue 158 - May 2015

Article – Case Studies: Plan B and No Plan B

Article – Never Make Predictions… Especially About The Future

Art – Erwin Wurm

Patent of the Month – Lignin-Based Nanostructures

Best of The Month – No Ordinary Disruption

Wow In Music – On The Crest Of A Wave

Investments – Wood-Pulp Battery

Generational Cycles – XYZ ABC

Biology – Plant Immune Receptors

Short Thort

News

Issue 157 - April 2015

Article – Starters, Finishers & Everyone Inbetween

Article – Case Studies: I Want Redundancy And I Don’t Want Redundancy

Fairly Funny – London Underground

Patent of the Month – Ceramic Shape Memory Alloy

Best of The Month – This Idea Must Die

Wow In Music – Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Investments – Artificial Photosynthesis

Generational Cycles – Top Hat

Biology – Panic Grass

Issue 156 - March 2015

Article – Automating Innovation Capability Maturity Measurement

Article – Case Studies: Gravy

Serious – First World Contradictions #1: Toilet Roll

Patent of the Month – Superwetting Surfaces

Best of The Month – Zero To One

Wow In Music – Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Investments – Ghost Machine?

Generational Cycles – Demi Moore, 1991

Biology – Sea-Squirt Microbes

Issue 155 - February 2015

Article – Case Study: Predictive Policing

Article – Innovation Timing: When Bad Becomes Good

Not So Funny – Inventive Principle 41

Patent of the Month – Fire Extinguishing System

Best of The Month – Seventeen Contradictions & The End Of Capitalism

Wow In Music – Zadok The Priest

Investments – Circadian Clock Reset Button

Generational Cycles – Binge Drinking

Biology – Mexican Free-Tailed Bat

Issue 154 - January 2015

Article – Cool

Article – Feeling Better About Getting Worse

Worst Of 2014 Awards

Patent of the Month – Cold Plasma

Best of The Month – The Symbolism Of Habitat

Wow In Music – Summertime

Investments – 4D Printing

Generational Cycles – Hero Patients

Biology – Bornean Gliding Lizard

Issue 166 - January 2016

Article – Big Data Quintessence: Measuring Equality

Article – A Crash Course In Complexity

Worst Of 2015 Awards

Patent of the Month – Water-Driven Polymer Composite Actuator

Best of The Month – Immunity To Change

Wow In Music – Unforgettable

Investments – Hydrogen Biofuel Nano-Reactor

Generational Cycles – Wise Boomers II - The Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Biology – Chameleon Foot

Issue 167 - February 2016

Article – ABC-M Landscapes

Article – Evolving The Creativity Scan

Really Not Funny – Reasons For Visiting The Hospital

Patent of the Month – Electrokinetic Nanothruster

Best of The Month – A Beautiful Constraint

Wow In Music – Heroes: David Bowie RIP

Investments – Metallic Glue

Generational Cycles – Waiter, There’s A Y In My Soup

Biology – Limpet Teeth

Issue 168 - March 2016

Article – Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There

Article – Case Study: Hurricanes, Pop-Tarts & Optimization Versus Innovation

Humour – Tyler Vigen

Patent of the Month – Hydrocarbon Production Method

Best of The Month – The Formula

Wow In Music – Rock And Roll Doctor

Investments – Light-Activated Gold Nanoparticles

Generational Cycles – First Cars

Biology – New Caledonian Crow

Issue 169 - April 2016

Article – Case Study: Of David’s And Goliath’s

Article – Does Innovation Capability Improvement Make Sense?

Not So Funny – Slightly More, Slightly Less

Patent of the Month – Sonochemical Coating

Best of The Month – Originals

Wow In Music – Miles Around Midnight

Investments – Microwaved Biofuel

Generational Cycles – GenX Housing

Biology – Farming Amoebae

Issue 170 - May 2016

Article – The Right Leader?

Article – The Fence Paradox

Not So Funny – More Off-Kilter Design

Patent of the Month – Nanomechanical Photonic Devices

Best of The Month – Drift Into Failure

Wow In Music – Tell Me Something Good

Investments – Good Biofilms

Generational Cycles – Generations And (UK) Geography

Biology – Ampullae of Lorenzini

Issue 171 - June

Article – Managing The (4H) Unknowns

Article – Getting The Best Out Of The Contradiction Matrix

Not So Funny – A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words

Patent of the Month – Joining Dis-similar Materials

Best of The Month – The Right Kind Of Crazy

Wow In Music – Money For Nothing

Investments – Light Amplifier

Generational Cycles – BREXIT

Biology – Arctic Ground Squirrel

Issue 172 - July 2016

Article – Divergence, Iteration & Operational Excellence

Article – Case Study: The Italian Job

Not So Funny – Innovation BS Bingo

Patent of the Month – Nonlinear Spring

Best of The Month – The Inevitable

Wow In Music – Dogs

Investments – Pee Power

Generational Cycles – Five Go Gluten Free

Biology – Coconut Shell

issue 173 - August 2016

Article – Innovation Systems

Article – Case Study: Equity (Or Not)

Definitely Not Funny – TRIZ Crackpot Rigour #277

Patent of the Month – Ultrasonic Water Purification

Best of The Month – Unthink

Wow In Music – Stairway To Heaven

Investments – Carbon Dioxide As Fuel

Generational Cycles – Getting Stuck

Biology – Soaring Birds

Issue 174 - September 2016

Article – Rethinking The Robust Design Trend

Article – Perfect Tolerances?

Not so Funny – Acronautics

Patent of the Month – Self-Cleaning Solar Panels

Best of The Month – Systems Thinking For Social Change

Wow In Music – Tragedy

Investments – Anti-Friction Fluidics

Generational Cycles – Theory Of (Generational) Everything

Biology – Luna Moth

Issue 175 - October 2016

Article – Physical Contradictions & 27 Windows

Article – Evolving The Use Of Senses Trend

Not So Funny – Extreme Duct Tape

Patent of the Month – Thermo-Electric Conversion Material

Best of The Month – The Real Crash/The Crash Of 2016

Wow In Music – Jump

Investments – Self-Organising Nano-Materials

Generational Cycles – Scream I-IV

Biology – Long-Eared Bat

Issue 176 - November 2016

Article – Case Study: Cleaning School

Article – ABC-M, SCARF And Self-Esteem As A System

Not So Funny – Principle 2 Signs

Patent of the Month – Implantable Devices

Best of The Month – The Moral Molecule

Wow In Music – Supper’s Ready

Investments – Water Seer

Generational Cycles – The King

Biology – Phytochromes

Issue 177 - December 2016

Article – Command-And-Control Versus Self-Organising

Article – Not Promoter Score

Not So Funny – Emoldji’s

Patent of the Month – Sound Absorbing Material

Best of The Month – Dealing With Dilemmas

Wow In Music – Smoke On The Water

Investments – Sonic Fire Extinguisher

Generational Cycles – Pot Noodle

Biology – Flounder

Issue 178 - January 2017

Article – Design Thinking – Philosophy, Method, Tool

Article – “A Good Question Is Worth A Thousand Answers”

Worst Of 2016 Awards

Patent of the Month – Gas Separation Process

Best of The Month – Ryan Adams’ ‘Stack’ Method

Wow In Music – Kiss

Investments – Bacteria-Powered Battery

Generational Cycles – Generation K (Or P)

Biology – Mugger Crocodile

Issue 179 - February 2017

Article – I Want TRIZ To Be Easy And Difficult

Article – Case Studies: Milk-Shake

Not So Funny – See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

Patent of the Month – High Brightness White Lighting

Best of The Month – Seeing What Others Don’t

Wow In Music – What A Fool Believes

Investments – Green Cake

Generational Cycles – Nomad Tells

Biology – Buff-Tip Moth

Issue 180 - March 2017

Article – Case Study: B2B Intangibles

Article – The Morality Of Toast

Not So Funny – 2016 Darwin Awards

Patent of the Month – Microwave Dehydration

Best of The Month – Panarchy

Wow In Music – Spirit Of Eden

Investments – Isomax

Generational Cycles – 4Gs & Generations

Biology – Honeyguide

Issue 181 - April 2017

Article – Re-Thinking Physical Contradictions #1: Technical Problems

Article – Evolution Potential Hierarchies

Not So Funny – Buzzword Bingo

Patent of the Month – Light Therapy Treatment

Best of The Month – The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Wow In Music – Wichita Lineman

Investments – Self-Healing Polymer

Generational Cycles – GenY & Gender Differences

Biology – Bramble

Issue 182 - May 2017

Article – Chief Contradiction Officer

Article – Principle 3 Deep Dive

Not So Funny – Sarcasm, Highest Form Of Wit?

Patent of the Month – Delaying Ice Formation

Best of The Month – Reinventing Organizations

Wow In Music – Overture/Cotton Avenue

Investments – Battery-Less Implants

Generational Cycles – ‘Old Millennials’

Biology – Naked Mole Rat

Issue 183 - June 2017

Article – Right-versus-Right versus Right-versus-Wrong

Article – #-Shaped People

Not So Funny – Butt-Crack Fashion

Patent of the Month – Vortex Generator

Best of The Month – This Is Your Brain On Parasites

Wow In Music – Making Plans for Nigel

Investments – Solar Paint

Generational Cycles – Millennial Women – Crisis? What Crisis?

Biology – Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Issue 184 - July 2017 Article – Case Study: Nationalisation Versus Privatisation Article – First Principles First Not So Funny – Can You Have Your Cake And Eat It? Patent of the Month – Nanowire Motor Best of The Month – The New Polymath Conference Report – International Conference On Systematic Innovation Wow In Music – ‘The Hitmaker’ Investments – Roman Concrete Generational Cycles – Imagine Biology – Jewel Wasp Issue 185 - August 2017 Article – Case Study: Perverse Incentives In Academia Article – Patent Invent-Beyond Templates Not So Funny – Missing Patent of the Month – Phonon-Recycling LEDs Best of The Month – Seven Life Lessons Of Chaos Wow In Music – Black Dog Investments – Dirty-Aluminium Biofuel Catalyst Generational Cycles – Dr Who XIII Biology – Dischidia rafflesiana Issue 186 - September 2017 Article – Glass Half-Full And Half Empty Article – # Landscapes Not So Funny – Cat Rheology Patent of the Month – Target Neutralization Best of The Month – Moral Tribes Wow In Music – The Steely Dan Chord Investments – Silk Coating Generational Cycles – Mid-Life Crises Biology – Cuckoo Eggs Issue 187 - October 2017 Article – Eudaimonism: Happiness & Meaning Article – Spot The Innovation Not So Funny – Bad Punctuation Patent of the Month – Thermo-Acoustic Engine Best of The Month – Scale Wow In Music – Yesterday Investments – Ultrasound ‘Drill’ Generational Cycles – Beyond The ‘Pseudo-Science’ Biology – Fox Squirrel Issue 188 - November 2017 Article – First Principle Incentives In Academia Article – Resilience: Operational Excellence And Innovation Not So Funny – The Yin Yang Of Innovation Patent of the Month – Sol Gels Best of The Month – Extreme Ownership Wow In Music – Roxanne Investments – On-Demand De-Salination Generational Cycles – Battlestar Galactica Biology – Common Rose Article – S-Fields & System Evolution Article – Case Study: Law Of System Completeness Hierarchies Not So Funny – Feedback Loops Patent of the Month – Smartphone Detection Of Vehicle Maneuvers Best of The Month – The Patterning Instinct Wow In Music – Summertime In England Investments – Graphene Meta-Lens Generational Cycles – Deadhead Stickers On Cadillacs Biology – Lobarina scrobiculata Lichen

Issue 190 - January 2018

Article – COBRA+

Article – Start With Converge?

Worst of 2017 Awards

Patent of the Month – Monocentric Lens

Best of The Month – The Lessons Of History

Wow In Music – Marquee Moon

Investments – Bio-Ink

Generational Cycles – Solo Weddings

Biology – Electric Eel

Issue 191 - February 2018

Article – Re-Thinking Physical Contradictions #2: Business Problems

Article – Promise Point

Definitely Not Funny – A Food Contradiction

Patent of the Month – Anisotropic Metamaterials

Best of The Month – Win Bigly

Wow In Music – Burn The Witch

Investments – Rotational 3D-Printing

Generational Cycles – Distribution Curves & Contradictions

Biology – Hummingbird

Issue 192 - March 2018

Article – ValuesMatch – First Principle Mapping Of Enterprise & Individual Values

Article – Case Study: Rethinking Healthcare

Not So Funny – Another, Another Dimension

Patent of the Month – Piezoelectric-Based Solar Cells

Best of The Month – Skin In The Game

Wow In Music – Cannonball

Investments – e-Skin

Generational Cycles – No Logo

Biology – Parrot Fish

Issue 193 - April 2018

Article – Case Study: Effectuation

Article – Paradoxical Thinking & Breakthrough Oxymorons

Not So Funny – Quite (Principle 33) Literally

Patent of the Month – Microfluidic Desalination

Best of The Month – The Innovation Illusion

Wow In Music – Strawberry Fields Forever

Investments – Piezoelectric Textiles

Generational Cycles – Anthems

Biology – Sleeping Chironomid

Issue 194 - May 2018

Article – Case Study: Patient Compliance Big Picture

Article – DSRP v LoSC

Not So Funny – Principle 8, Counterbalance

Patent of the Month – Graduated Auxetic Foam

Best of The Month – Synchronicity

Wow In Music – Boogie Wonderland

Investments – 3D-Printed Skin Sensors

Generational Cycles – Spot The Year?

Biology – Sea Slug

Issue 195 - June 2018

Article – Case Studies: Magic?

Article – Case Study: Level Crossings

Not So Funny – Freudian Slippers

Patent of the Month – Reducing Ice Crystal Formation

Best of The Month – Everybody Lies

Wow In Music – Awaken

Investments – Battery-Free Smart Toys

Generational Cycles – 12 Rules For (Millennial) Life

Biology – Arctic Ground Squirrel

Issue 196 - July 2018

Article – Backward Trends?

Article – Case Study: Frequent Callers

Not So Funny – Discarding & Recovering

Patent of the Month – Metabolic Transistor In Bacteria

Best of The Month – If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One

Wow In Music – The Downtown Lights

Investments – Smart Bandage

Generational Cycles – Who’s Way?

Biology – Cordyceps

Issue 197 - August 2018

Article – Rule Of Three ICMM Dynamics

Article – Dividing 40 into 52: TRIZmeta

Not So Funny – Literally Principle 12

Patent of the Month – Tissue Preservation System

Best of The Month – 13 Ways Of Looking At The Novel

Wow In Music – I Say A Little Prayer (x2)

Investments – Recycling Lithium Batteries

Generational Cycles – Plaid

Biology – Hedgehog

Issue 198 - September 2018

Article – If Methods Don’t Work, What Does?

Article – Case Study: Patient Compliance Small Picture

Not So Funny – TRIZ Before TRIZ

Patent of the Month – Electro-Manipulation of Cells

Best of The Month – Wait

Wow In Music – Happy

Investments – Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Generational Cycles – The Over-65 Gold-Rush

Biology – Mole

Issue 199 - October 2018

Article – Making Sense Of Fake News #1 – Problem Definition

Article – Case Study: Friction And No-Friction

Not So Funny – Pet Rock Redux & Other Barely Essential Luxuries

Patent of the Month – Robotic Bouncing Ball

Best of The Month – LikeWar

Wow In Music – Lost Ones

Investments – Programmable Materials

Generational Cycles – Reservoir Dogs

Biology – Australasian

Issue 200 - November 2018

Article – Robust Design: Macro & Meta Contradictions

Article – Breakthrough Game Design

Not So Funny – (WD-) 40 Inventive Principles

Patent of the Month – Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma

Best of The Month – Excellent Sheep

Wow In Music – Here, My Dear/Let’s Get It On

Investments – Reforestation

Generational Cycles – Joy

Biology – Polka-Dot Tree Frog

Issue 201 - December 2018

Article – Kano & Intangibles

Article – The Zero-Variation-Manufacture Contradiction

Definitely Not Funny – The Iron Law Of Unintended Consequences

Patent of the Month – High Refractive Index Nanocomposite

Best of The Month – The Genius Of Desperation/Inverting The Pyramid

Wow In Music – Horses

Investments – Cheap Nanoparticles

Generational Cycles – Irony

Biology – Cat Tongue

Issue 202 - January 2019

Article – Mediocrity Rules

Article – Safety & Safetyism

The Worst of 2018

Patent of the Month – Hysteresis Bearing-less Motor

Best of The Month – AI Superpowers

Wow In Music – Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Investments – Breath Biopsy

Generational Cycles – Political Impressionability

Biology – Sailfish

Issue 203 - February 2019

Article – Managing The (Autonomous Vehicle) Unknowns

Article – Making Sense Of Fake News #2: Solution Generation

Not So Funny – (Taking Out) Letters

Patent of the Month – Fabric Supercapacitor

Best of The Month – The Private Life

Wow In Music – You Make My Dreams

Investments – Rectenna

Generational Cycles – (Generational) First Principles

Biology – Nuthatch

Issue 204 - March 2019

Article – Kano & Intangibles II – Case Study

Article – The £5 Challenge

Definitely Not Funny – Sustainable Innovation 2019 Conference

Patent of the Month – Microbial Fuel Cell

Best of The Month – Lost Connections

Wow In Music – River

Investments – Low-Cost Cancer Probe

Generational Cycles – The Death Of Comedy?

Biology – Goldfinch

Issue 205 - April 2019

Article – The Resilience Zone

Article – Systems (Three Different Kinds)

Not So Funny – 40 Inventive (Shoe) Principles

Patent of the Month – Nerve Stimulation Method

Best of The Month – The Science Of Storytelling

Wow In Music – First We Take Manhattan

Investments – Material Design AI

Generational Cycles – How The LP Saved (Baby Boomer) Lives Biology – Long-Tailed Tit

Issue 206 - May 2019

Article – The Innovation ‘Golden Triangle’

Article – Physical Contradictions: Solving Or Managing?

Not So Funny – The Coffee Panacea

Patent of the Month – Strengthening Member

Best of The Month – Zucked

Wow In Music – No Me, No You, No More

Investments – Prosthetic Voice

Generational Cycles – A Star Is (Re-) Born

Biology – Spittlebug

Issue 207 - June 2019

Article – Case Study: Boeing 737 Max

Article – Case Study: (Depression) Leverage Points

Not So Funny – Double Standards

Patent of the Month – Fusion Power (Almost)

Best of The Month – Crisis & Renewal

Wow In Music – Take It With Me

Investments – Nuclear Diamond Battery

Generational Cycles – Childhood Sweethearts

Biology – Polysphincta Wasp

Issue 208 - July 2019

Article – Case Study: EpiPens & Natasha’s Law

Article – Constructed Crisis?

Not So Funny – You Had One (Principle 17) Job

Patent of the Month – Plasmonic Structures

Best of The Month – Hooked

Conference Review – ICSI 10

Wow In Music – Driving With The Brakes On

Investments – Negative CTE Materials

Generational Cycles – Jordan Peterson – Hero To Heroes

Biology – Fogstand Beetle

Issue 209 - August 2019

Article – Measuring Innovation ROI - #1 Big Picture

Article – Deming’s Fourteen Points & Innovation

Not So Funny – Merging

Patent of the Month – Joining Dissimilar Materials

Best of The Month – Never Split The Difference

Wow In Music – Thing Called Love

Investments – Sound Projector

Generational Cycles – Judy Blume

Biology – Wraparound Spider

Issue 210 - September 2019

Article – The ABC(-M) Of Workshop Design

Article – Who Do They Think You Are? (Measuring Mental Gears)

Not So Funny – I Fought The Law…

Patent of the Month – Bioelectrochemical Bioremediation

Best of The Month – The Hidden Order Of Art

Wow In Music – Just The Way You Are

Investments – Electrocatalysis Reactor

Generational Cycles – Teen-Movie Re-Makes

Biology – Owl Neck

Issue 211 - October 2019

Article – Innovation Capability Maturity & Complexity

Article – The Operationally Excellent Sinking Of The Titanic

Not So Funny – 40 Inventive Nature Principles

Patent of the Month – Negative Refractive Index Meta-Materials

Best of The Month – Radical Help

Wow In Music – Tiny Dancer

Investments – 3D-Printed Heart

Generational Cycles – Wednesday Addams

Biology – Long-Distance Spider Travel

Issue 212 - November 2019

Article – The Titanic & Complexity

Article – Oblique StrateTRIZ

Not So Funny – Exaptation

Patent of the Month – Shoelace

Best of The Month – The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity

Wow In Music – Teardrops

Investments – CO2 Concentrator

Generational Cycles – Kids These Days

Biology – Skin

Issue 213 - December 2019

Article – Measuring Innovation ROI: #2 Small Picture

Article – Climbing The Pyramid(s) Of Innovation Dysfunction

Not So Funny – 40 Inventive (Revenge) Principles

Patent of the Month – In-Liquid Plasmas

Best of The Month – The People Vs Democracy

Wow In Music – Hildegard

Investments – Sweat-Driven Fuel Cell

Generational Cycles – Charlie’s Angels

Biology – Tick

Issue 214 - January 2020

Article – Design For ROI (D4ROI)

Article – A (40 Inventive Principle) Pattern Language

Not So Funny – Worst of 2019

Patent of the Month – Upcycling Of Agro-Food Industry Byproducts

Best of The Month – How Innovation Really Works

Wow In Music – Halleluwah

Investments – Heteroanionic Metal Insulators

Generational Cycles – The Grey Champion?

Biology – Pummelo Fruit

Issue 215 - February 2020

Article – Business Model Canvas Redux

Article – Catch 22 Redux

Not So Funny – DisasterChef

Patent of the Month – Electrostatic Clutch

Best of The Month – Innovating: A Doer’s Manifesto

Wow In Music – The Spirit Of Radio

Investments – Living Building Materials

Generational Cycles – Plague, Famine, Crime, Sword

Biology – Darwin’s Bark Spider

Issue 216 - March 2020

Article – If TRIZ Is So Good Why Isn’t Everyone Using It: 2020

Article – Case Study: David-versus-Goliath Service Providers

Not So Funny – Stairways To Heaven?

Patent of the Month – Super-Resolution Microscopy

Best of The Month – Uncharted

Wow In Music – Baby One More Time

Investments – Bioelectronic Implant

Generational Cycles – Turning Point

Biology – Beehive Redux

Issue 217 - April 2020

Article – (Really) Living In The Moment

Article – Case Study: Covid-19 And Panic-Buying

Not So Funny – The Devil’s Haircut

Patent of the Month – Hybrid Hydrogel

Best of The Month – The Soft Edge

Wow In Music – Turn It On Again

Investments – Ultrasound Surfing Attack Protection

Generational Cycles – Crossing The Crisis Threshold

Biology – Kingfisher Beak

Issue 218 - May 2020

Article – Disaster Cycles & Innovation

Article – One Jump Good, Two Jumps Great

Not So Funny – Venn Diagrongs

Patent of the Month – Sorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting

Best of The Month – Five Dimensions Of C

Wow In Music – Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)

Investments – Light-Emitting Silicon

Generational Cycles – Mad Men

Biology – Japanese Pufferfish

Issue 219 - June 2020

Article – TRIZ 4.0?

Article – Manufacture Step-Change Trend Patterns

Not So Funny – Read Instructions Carefully

Patent of the Month – Piezoelectrochemical Effect Energy Harvesting

Best of The Month – The Five Stages Of Collapse

Wow In Music – I Won’t Back Down

Investments – Graphene Corrosion Protection

Generational Cycles – The Beveridge Report

Biology – Sundews

Issue 220 - July 2020

Article – Preparing The Food & Agribusiness Industry For The New World

Article – Case Study: Barnes Wallis’ ‘Bouncing Bomb’

Not So Funny – 40 Inventive (Demonstration) Principles

Patent of the Month – Focused Ultrasound Treatment

Best of The Month – A Thousand Years Of Nonlinear History

Wow In Music – Love Is Lost

Investments – Shadow Effect Energy Generator

Generational Cycles – Slang

Biology – Butterfly Wing

Issue 221 - August 2020

Article – Defining Innovation (40 Years Too Late)

Article – Through The Coming AI Winter

Not So Funny – They Should Have A Word For That

Patent of the Month – Self-Sustaining Autonomous Machines

Best of The Month – Sitopia

Wow In Music – 7empest

Investments – All-Polymer Batteries

Generational Cycles – Peak Ages

Biology – Sea Skater

Issue 222 - September 2020

Article – Minimum Viable X (MVX)

Article – Case Study: Barnes Wallis’ ‘Swallow’

Not So Funny – More Principle 5 Mergers

Patent of the Month – Laser Resonator

Best of The Month – Humanocracy

Wow In Music – Fashion

Investments – CO2 Transfer System

Generational Cycles –

Biology – Shovel-Snouted Lizard

Issue 223 - October 2020

Article – Mapping The Unmappable: The History Of TRIZ 2020-2030

Article – Innovation Tyre-Kickers

Not So Funny – Don’t Label Me

Patent of the Month – Non-Linear Quantum Dissonance Emitter

Best of The Month – The Infinite Game

Wow In Music – Still Crazy After All These Years

Investments – Low-Cost Ultrasound Imaging

Generational Cycles – True Grit

Biology – Slingshot Spider

Issue 224 - November 2020

Article – Chief Veracity Officer

Article – First Principles Innovation

Not So Funny – Under-Promise, Over-Deliver

Patent of the Month – Carbon And Carbide Origami

Best of The Month – Be More Pirate

Wow In Music – Grace

Investments – Graphene Power

Generational Cycles – Silent Generation Presidents

Biology – Orchid Mantis

Issue 225 - December 2020

Article – Re-Rethinking Strategic Planning

Article – Law Of (Morality) System Completeness

Not So Funny – 40 Inventive (Barcode) Principles

Patent of the Month – Earth-Ionosphere Waveguide Power Transfer

Best of The Month – No Rules Rules

Wow In Music – Underground

Investments – Ink-Jet Printed Graphene

Generational Cycles – Death Wish

Biology – Fritillaria delavayi

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