Scalable innovation : a guide for inventors, entrepreneurs, and IP professionals / Eugene Shteyn, Max Shtein.

Author: Shteyn, Eugene, 1961-

ImprintBoca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2013.

Descriptionlxvi, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Note:"A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."

Note:Systems. Invention : an attempt to improve the world -- Understanding inventions : a brief introduction to the system model -- Understanding patents : an application of the system model -- System interfaces : how the elements work together -- System control points : where to aim the silver bullets -- Outside the box. Outside the box : developing skills for creative thinking -- See the outlines of the box : discovering the boundaries of a system -- Inventor's luck : a system perspective -- The three magicians : tools for flexible thinking -- Imagination development : seeing the world beyond present-day constraints -- System evolution and innovation timing. The S curve : dynamics of systems thinking -- A stage of system evolution : synthesis -- A stage of system evolution : early growth -- A stage of system evolution : distribution buildup -- Growing up : a paradigm shift within the system -- Infrastructure innovations : timing is everything -- Infrastructure and growth : zooming in on the micro level -- A stage of system evolution : efficiency -- Payload evolution : from physical to virtual -- The web is dead : abandoning documents and files in favor of information streams -- Deconstructing luck : factors affecting the success of a system -- Seeing the invisible : the system behind the new internet -- The book electric : a scenario of e-book evolution -- Payload overload : managing the ever-increasing flows of information -- Anticipating control problems : the telegram before the train -- System efficiency : solving detection problems to improve control -- Stages of system evolution : deep integration -- Choosing the right problem : matching innovation targets with stages of system evolution -- Tech battles : discovering system-level competitive advantages -- TiVo versus VCR : a detailed application example of the tech battle technique.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index.

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