This slide presentation reviews some of the tenets and outcomes from the innovation that has come from NASA. In particular attention is paid to the innovations that NASA has produced in the field of health and medicine

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"Wealth in the new regime flows direct)
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wealth is not gained by perfecting the
known, but by imperfectly seizing the
unknown".
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products, processes, or organization
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asset you need, and there isn't any limit to
what you can do with your business and
your life."
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"It's easy to come up with new ideas; the
hard part is letting go of what worked for
you two years ago, but will soon
date."
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9) "Not invented here" phenomenon
8) Treat brainstorming like a 60's sit-in
7) Focus on efficiency, not innovation
(although you can use innovation to
become more efficient)
6) Hoarding problems, hoarding
resources, hoarding ideas
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4) Promote the clones
3) Diminish training and education
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Innovation in Medicine: It's Not Rocket Science

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