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
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
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 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 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