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Company Members
The background and education of members is not limited to any specific field, and in essence, the widest possible diversity is desired. Examples of desired fields (Theology, education, biology, theatre, electrical engineering, physics, journalism, sociology, psychology, english, patent law, divorce law, law enforcement, construction contracting, construction labor, geology, hydrology, cosmology, biochemistry, chemistry, biophysics, micro-fabrication, and about any other professional (college based or not). Members should not normally work for problem solving group full time, but should bring in knowledge from their everyday career, enabling a continuous enrichment of the think tank environment.
Because of the wide diversity of involved individuals, being able to solve many types of problem in a unique way will be second nature. Involved individuals will also have a profound reason for being a part of the company because of both the monetary benefits as well as the learning experience of working with people that know everything that they don't.
Each member is an equal partner and owner of the company, each an equal member of the environment, even when they are not contactable. There is not administrative staff, because no single individual can solve or can claim to solve any problem, or administer any problem. Members are never required to travel, but must attend regular web linked sessions based either on problem assessment, solution conception, company management and assessment, etc. . ..
Company Solution
Because the company charges no initial assessment fee, and because there are an exponentially increasing number of problems, the demand for such a problem solving service will be extremely high and increasing, ALWAYS. Part of the initial solution of the company will be to determine a way to deal with this high demand. Because of the nature of the company, even with little or no demand, the ability of the company to solve lucrative problems will not decrease. Part of the reason for someone?s involvement is for a chance for them to solve their own problems, or get their own ideas developed. In essence, members will be able to bring their own dreams a little closer to the surface, making them a little more real. Everyone has problems and ideas that may be lucrative if we had the means. This is the means.
The company will make money with every solution that it creates. In essence, that MUST be part of each solution that is not a charitable solution. Even when another company refuses payment for our company solution, we will still own rights and be able to sell that solution. The legalities behind this type of full vs partial rights based on solution beneficiary involvement, our obligations toward non-disclosure and the use of intellectual property not owned solely by us, how we can use partial rights, or inherit full rights if a solution is viable but rejected, and how to make all of this very reasonable to the benefit of both the problem solver (us) and the individual/company we are solving a problem for. Purely intellectual (no physical prototype) solutions, such as business management plans, efficiency changes, methods of company restructure, algorithms, software methods, might be fully owned and controlled by us. Other types of property, that can be patented, used as a process (such as a micro-fabrication process), should either be partially owned by us or partially licensed by us, depending upon the type of solution, its value, and its possible misuse. The company should always retain full rights as to the disclosure of any given solution, regardless of information that it is based up on is owned by a single individual or company.
The means with which we deal with individual clients and solutions should change with each client as not all clients will require the same kinds of intellectual property protection, or legal issues. A definite generalized solution should be developed in order to streamline at least the initial assessment.
General Description
Problem
Generalized think tank
Solution
A company who?s members are differing in both background and education, proposing to be able to and desire to solve ?any problem.?
Initial Assessment
This is the key. Without efficient, accurate assessment of proposed problems, the company cannot hope to gain client support. A fast assessment (I estimate 1-2 weeks, unless some distress, for which we may be required to charge for) should include the reason for accepting or rejecting the problem as currently* viable, as well as a possible solution(s) for making it viable. This must be done accurately. The company will balance on a razor edge, especially as other companies form similar problem solving strategies, between underestimation and overestimation. Part of the initial think tank solution will be a method of widening this razor edge, or looking close at it, in an efficient and accurate way. This may mean that we have pre-conceived and developed methods, means with which to test most probably solutions, or to get a closer look at the problem (travel, access to research equipment and staff, continuous rotating professional staff on hand, client trust in evolving all aspects of a problem quickly, secure means of doing so, trust in every individual that is a member of the company, legal protection for flaws in justification of trust) really, an administrative system instead of administrative staff.
Problem and Solution
Problem
- Efficiency of obtaining solution
- Depth and width of focus
- Ease of use of solution
- Communicative
- Easy to follow
- Concise
- Complete
- Developmental aproach
- Error margin / allowable tolerance
Possible solution
Describe desired attributes of solution and assign values to the current conceptual value of each attribute. Re-read and re-conceptualize this format and decide if it adequately defines and exhibits the desired characteristics. Re-write, revise, re-describe the entire problem statement and solution. Add or take away attributes as necessary. Write in such a way that the self-descriptive nature of ?this? problem does not overwhelm thoughts about possible solutions.
In order to readily solve the huge quantity and diversity of problems that may be demanded, other venues of problem solving employment must be sought. One possible solution to the possibility of huge demand, is to use a tiered internet solution, where people with wide ranging qualification (from high school student to full working professional), working online to solve purely intellectual problems, from their own homes, on their own time, and paid by their involvement in a successful solution. The system is tiered so that normal internet flunkies can only access those problems that do not require the use of any classified or sensitive information. People part of the system might be able to rise to the next tier if their problem solving ability is proven in the lower tiers, providing both the problem solving power of possibly thousands of people, and an opportunity for interested, but as yet unkown problem solvers to become part of this unique company. Such a system seems an adequate solution to the huge demand of problems and is inherently worthwhile in itself.
It provides an interesting springboard for as yet impossible to collect statistics. The idea of tracking ideas as they spring up in different geographical areas has always been appealing and would allow for a better understanding of the means and ways in which human thought evolves. It will be inherently difficult and interesting to collect such statitistics, as the system of collection is affecting the way that ideas are passed, inevitable that the statistical observer is part of what is observed.
The commercial value of such statistics is invaluable. Information collected may provide data on the future demand of a specific type of of product or service in a specific area or population. If a population is coming up with 'new' ideas for a given product, that population is more likely to receive it. Timely affordable technology, provided after initial conception, when the concept has had time to mature and spread. The idea of concept seeding is also plausable and may have the desired affects of multi-million dollar advertising without the cost. "I would like to see, (technology description)." I can't count how many times I have said just this, hoping, waiting for someone to create it, or better market it. Some examples: portable mp3, portable cd w/radio, cdc insert for 35mm cameras, etc. . Detail A large database of possible problems is needed. This database should contain related information and research on every problem, perhaps the research being updated by those working on it. Different tiers will have different levels of access to a specific problem. Problems may even be able to change classification level, perhaps bringing those involved with it, but more likely only paying them for their part in the solution as unless they are qualified to rise in tier they should not be able to continue work on a given problem.
Individuals should be able to submit problems, under review of other same level tiered members unless pre-patent infringement is possible, under which a specific level tier will be able to review the problem statement, or idea statement.
The database should be searchable, indexed, easily expandable, accessable, and secure. Linked to the web, there needs to be specific safegaurds against fraud, and information theft. I suggest seperate systems for seperate tiers or groups of classification of tiers. Higher level tiers should both be encrypted from local access, be IP specific, or EIN specific for wireless access, as well as SSH or some kind of encryption during transmission, protection for the data encryption keys from theft (possibly cycling random keys, encrypted both a slower cycling random key, encrypted by etc. . .)
A major hurdle will have to be overcome in protecting the intellectual property of clients from the employees of the company working on problems. Especially for sensitive material, the high level employees must be dedicated and trustworthy. There must be a complete sense of security, so that even if sensitive information is disseminated, or stolen, recourse is simple and effective.
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There is a remarkable amount of legal protection that the company will have to possess. The ability to retain partial control or rights over solutions, as well as the right not to diseminate the solution if there is some other imperitive, moral or otherwise, that would prevent the company from disclosing a solution. The contracts made must make it clear to the client, that the company cannot sell solutions based upon classified information, even if the client in question backs out of the contract (which it must also be clear is possible at any time.) In order to pull a profit from such 'botch jobs', the solution must always include a profit creating portion to the solution, perhaps created and sealed before sensitive material was disclosed, preventing classified material from entering the solution. Specific guidelines will have to be followed to either prevent or encourage the problem solving team to guess classified information. It may be that the problem statement itself discloses more information than should be used in a freely sold solution. In this case, it may be that the company can use this information as a pointer for other problem solutions. It should be clear now that regardless of the type of classification, some portion of the problem or solution must be usefull to the company, or the problem should not be solved, as too many restrictions upon its usefullness to us would be in place.
The ThinkTank Company must always cover its costs and add to its capital gain. The only exceptions to this would be charitable solutions, long term financial gains, and perhaps internal problem solving.
General rule of thumb (perhaps): there are always three or more exceptions to any specific answer/solution (exceptions: simplistic or obvious answer, mistaken specific for general, ?)
It must remain clear to all parties, that once the contract has been fullfilled, that the company has rights to use part or all of the solution as a resource for solving other solutions, given that said solution does not infringe upon clients right to intellectual property. The solution will remain classified, even among employees of the company, and guidelines must exist for the use of this information in continued problem solving. Perhaps the company's right to the solution, monetarily will extend into intellectual rights as well.
Proof of Concept
The proof of concept of any idea is a prototype. The prototypical manifestation of this think tank business is the business plan itself. If a business plan is formed using similar means to future endeavors, within a ?think tank? environment, and if this plan is able to create a method for solving lucrative, statistically solve-able problems in such a way as to increase the capital of the company, then, in a bootstrap method, the company has just proven its own ability. Given this line of reasoning and the fact that all that is required is intellectual capital, the overall plan seems foolproof. This line of reasoning could also be thought of as the goal of every existing company or corporation in existence. I believe, however, that by selling ?problem solving? for ?any problem? through methods deterministically unique and monetarily beneficial to the company, that a unique solution to company existence can be created.
Think Tank Slogans
- Ideas for company name
- 2nd Renaissance
- possible slogan audiences
- company members
- (part-time, full-time, long distance, travelling, etc. . )
- clients
- (individuals, businesses, corporations governments, organizations, etc. . .)
- internet members
- (tiered groups of paid by solution problem solvers)
- investors
- (private, public, for profit, non-profit)
- list of slogans rating audience(s)
- Work with people who know everything that you don't.
- Dreams have never been this real.
- Work with your dreams, work with the da Vinci Concept.
- Your thought, your ability, your solution to amazing problems.
- You want something foolproof -we've got that too -the da Vinci Concept
- Bootstrap your best ideas; let us do the dirty work.
- Problem solutions are our business.
- Every problem has a 'good' solution; the trick is to find great ones.
- New insight through diversity -the da Vinci Concept
- If it looks good on paper, it will probably look even better when everyone on your block has one. -the da Vinci Concept
- You've always wanted to be an inventor. -the da Vinci Concept
- Perfect balance; insight through creative use of diversity.
- the da Vinci Concept == chaotic attractor
- We don't even need clients
- Statistics by the da Vinci Concept [conceptual information statistics]
- Idea Tracking &tm; & Concept Quest &tm;
- Are ideas like butterflies? Are they contagious? Where do they come from? Where do they go? -the da Vinci Concept
- Help us play god with intellectual property. -the da Vinci Concept
- My mind to your mind. My thought to your thought. Be Spock. -the da Vinci Concept
- Amazing possibilities & everyone is invited.
- Our potential is your potential.
- Want to really change the world?
- We have something Leonardo da Vinci never dreamed of.
- Science does not solve problems, it creates questions.
- Want to ride the upper asymptote of a supply-demand curve. Think about it: zero cost, unlimited demand.
- We want you to think for yourself.
- And people say there are no longer any new ideas.
- The real problem is sorting throught the demand.
