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Places
of Invention:
The
First Lemelson Institute
Organized by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center
for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Lemelson Archives, Incline Village, Nevada
16-18 August 2007
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From the director
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Executive summary
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Mission
& goals
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Setting
the stage
- The legacy
of Jerome Lemelson
- Getting
the inventive juices flowing
- The role
of an inventor's style on places of invention
- The power
of place
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Framing
the task
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Overview
of research on places of invention
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Examining
places of invention
- Creative
people: the people/place nexus
- Creative
places: the people/place nexus
- Creating
places of invention: regions and new spaces
- Creating
places of invention: adapting existing spaces
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Making
ideas concrete: public dissemination
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Findings
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Participants
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Agenda
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Acknowledgments
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About
the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and
Innovation
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About the
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Institution
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- »Appendix
1: "Places of Invention" syllabus
(PDF)
- »Appendix
2: "Astronomical Places of Invention" (PDF)
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Thursday, 16 August: |
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Welcome:
Dorothy Lemelson, Art Molella
Keynote presentation: Saul
Griffith |
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Friday, 17
August: |
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Welcome:
Dorothy Lemelson, Brent Glass
Framing our task: Art Molella |
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Session
1:
Setting the stage
- Overview
of the state of research on places of invention:
Jennifer Light
- Discussion, ideas, and
issues
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Session
2: Creative people: the people/place nexus
Discussion leader: Lillian Hoddeson
- What circumstances bring
people together to work and inspire each other?
- Are there synergies of
working in groups?
- What are the roles of interdisciplinary
collaboration and individual personalities?
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Session
3: Creative places: the people/place nexus
Discussion leader: Fred Gage
- How do our homes, work,
and play environments affect the physiology of our
brains and our behavior?
- What aspects of a place
(e.g., the people, the physical plant,
the psychological environment, the administration
and organization) nurture or inhibit the intrinsic
motivation to create?
- Are there features of place
that foster productive collaboration on inventions
between amateurs and experts?
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Saturday, 18
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Session
4: Creating places of invention: regions and new spaces
Discussion leaders: Robert Kargon and Stuart W. Leslie
- Why do institutions/regions
succeed and/or fail at invention and innovation?
- Which institutions promote
invention and innovation in geographic regions,
in cities, and across geographic boundaries?
- How can we use social networks
effectively for engineering and design?
- What is the role of universities
in teaching young people how to move mentally into
a “place of invention?”
- What sorts of working environments
support controversial, breakthrough, or unorthodox
inventions?
- Can creative places be
planned?
- What advantages and drawbacks
do new spaces for invention and innovation present?
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Session
5: Creating places of invention: adapting existing
spaces
Discussion leader: Merton
Flemings
- How does the architecture
of a place and its related constraints, culture
and funding effect the invention process?
- Are there ways to maximize
the possibility of invention?
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Session
6: Making ideas concrete: public dissemination
Discussion leaders: Peter Friess and Arthur Molella
- How can museums design
successful exhibits about “places of invention?”
- What elements of the subject
are best dealt with in Web sites, publications,
and other media?
- What products should the
Lemelson Center create to disseminate the findings
of this Institute?
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