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Productivity improvements are limitless. There is no limit to human ingenuity. Everyday someone finds a better way of doing things - Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electic
What would life be like like without the Airplane, Internet, Telephone, and Refrigeration? These were all inventions of the 20th century. Lets bring it back a little ways. What would like be like without: the wheel, language, alphabet, and the decimal system? These were all invented at some point in time. What if the inventor kept the idea to himself? Two drives discussed in the book Driven by Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria are the drive to learn and the drive to bond. The drive to learn is what makes humans innately curious about how everything functions in there environment. An improvement in productivity always helps the inventor, but if he does not share the knowledge it will pass along with the inventor. It is when the drive to learn combines with the drive to bond that creates these great intellectual leaps for man kind.
All inventions come from an individual scratching the itch of curiosity. We all have at some point or another developed a method of doing something more efficiently. Many times, however, the thought never occurs to us that someone else could find this useful as well. The internet has made the facilitation of such information easier than it has ever been. Here are some ways that you can pass your knowledge on:
Blogging
A blog is defined as a frequent chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links. It is essentially your own personal soap box. Write about anything you want. Give your commentary on politics or the economy, discuss the goings on in your industry, give tips on a subject that you have knowledge in. I wrote about a problem that I solved last week.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an openly-editable encyclopedia written collaboratively by largely anonymous volunteers. Anyone can write or edit an entry which are constantly monitored by editors and the multitude of users. If you are an expert in a certain field or subject, check out the wiki pages for that subject and see if anything could be added, cited, or updated.
Instructables
Instructables is a very interesting site. It is an online community in which users submit step by step image and text instructions on how to make or modify something. Many of the items my seem trivial to you or something that you would not have use for, but there are a few gems here for everyone. Check out the forum as well. Users will submit an idea they have, and the community members will go to work trying to create it. This often ends up with a new Instructable.
Open Source
Open Source is like Wikipedia in software form. It is software that is developed and distributed with access to the source code. Users can then correct glitches or add any modifications they find necessary and re-release the software. For any commercially available software there is an open source equivalent that is in most cases as good if not better. Since there are legions of home developers always working and adding to the software, security loopholes are quickly shut and new features are constantly being added.
YouTube
YouTube as taught me how to repair my television, X-Box, and car. It is the video version of instructables. Are you an expert in a subject? Submit a lecture or seminar to YouTube. Making a repair around the house? Have someone follow you with the video camera documenting your steps. Preparing your specialty dish? Yes Please! Submit that too, I am always looking for new meals.
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This is partial list of the many ways in which you can inform the multitudes of your new invention or idea. what are some of the methods you use?
-Rex
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