On some kind of “new ideas” board, on the internet.

Submitted by jenny on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 06:39
  1. Purpose: to catch, inspire, harness, advance the people’s ideas.  It seems that there is a lot of creativity floating around the population.  Many people have a range of good ideas to benefit society; the same is true in the field of education.  However, many people are unable to make their ideas become reality, for a variety of reasons: they don’t have the money, the time, the resources of personnel.  Therefore, wouldn’t it be a good idea if there was a website where people could “drop off” their fledgling ideas for others to make them grow, the way some people leave off their unwanted pets outside the animal hospital?  This website could catch raw ideas from the general population, inspire other people to develop these ideas, harness the nation’s creative potential, and advance the people’s ideas.  I say again: this country is awash in talent, and it is not being fully drawn upon. 
  2. How it might work: receive, sift, apply.  Someone has an idea.  They write a summary of this idea and post it on the “new ideas” website.  Every so often, the managers of the website sift through the many ideas they have received, and send it to the appropriate technicians, who then decide if each idea can be put to use—that is, applied.  If some idea is useful, then a product is developed.  Note: First: the “new ideas” website is divided into various categories (e.g., science, agriculture, electrical, household, etc.), to make the “sifting” process easier.  Second: these ideas are “given away to the nation”.  If someone wants to get a patent and make money, they go the usual route.  This system is for “free donations” only. 
  3. Who will operate the system.  The website and those who operate it can be under the control of the central government, which also pays the salaries of those involved. 
  4. On the questions of “profit” and of “patent”.  This is just an idea: I don’t know if there are already laws on this matter!  If some idea is “dropped off”, it then becomes the property of the central government, which then exploits it, or gives it to some company.