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		<title>Resources are anything. Japanese solution to pirates</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2012/04/25/resources-are-anything-japanese-solution-to-pirates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pirates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water canon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Japanese solution for stopping pirates from boarding ships is an excellent example of using readily available resources to innovate. Pirates make money by capturing people or property then either hold it for ransom or attempt to sell it. Either way they need to get on board the ship to achieve their goal. Sinking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Class: Solve Seemingly Impossible Problems FAST!</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/12/19/new-class-solve-seemingly-impossible-problems-fast/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2011/12/19/new-class-solve-seemingly-impossible-problems-fast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[innovation class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone can learn how to quickly solve seemingly-impossible problems. This self-paced online class is a brief introduction to Predictive Innovation&#174; you can use in your life immediately. Predictive Innovation&#174; Core Skills: Inversion When I say anyone I mean it. Children or adults can understand and use the skills taught in this class. You can use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors save left foot by attaching it to right leg</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/07/doctors-save-left-foot-by-attaching-it-to-right-leg/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/07/doctors-save-left-foot-by-attaching-it-to-right-leg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilemma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://markproffitt.com/?p=909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doctors in China use many principles of Predictive Innovation&#174; to save a man&#8217;s foot when it was cut off in an accident. http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Doctors_put_left_foot_on_right_leg The man&#8217;s foot was cut off because of an accident. The damage to the leg prevented the foot from being immediately reattached. So there was a dilemma. Must re-attach the foot to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional &amp; Physical Pain Same in Brain, Suggests Cure</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/06/emotional-physical-pain-same-in-brain-suggests-cure/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2011/04/06/emotional-physical-pain-same-in-brain-suggests-cure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug free]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast cure ptsd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that physical pain and intense feelings of social rejection hurt individuals in the same way. More confirmation of NLP. Ethan Kross, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan If memories of emotional pain are felt the same way as current physical pain, that could mean the pain of PTSD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is P vs NP solved?</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2010/08/08/is-p-vs-np-solved/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2010/08/08/is-p-vs-np-solved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cryptography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[math]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[millenium prize]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinay Deolalikar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://markproffitt.com/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vinay Deolalikar from HP Labs claims he may have solved the P vs NP problem proving that P &#8800; NP. It&#8217;s literally a million dollar problem. Millennium Prize is offering $1,000,000 for the solution. This is very important for a range of problems including: cryptography, logistics, biology, mathematics, and innovation. If P &#8800; NP is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare.gov Ignores Security Problem Loses Disabled Woman&#8217;s Identity</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2010/01/05/medicare-gov-loses-disabled-womans-identity-and-doesnt-care/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2010/01/05/medicare-gov-loses-disabled-womans-identity-and-doesnt-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government health care unsafe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://markproffitt.com/?p=508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marjorie, a disabled 51 year old woman, lost her identity and she doesn’t even know it yet. Her data was mixed with another person&#8217;s data. Worse than just losing her identity, Medicare caused the loss and failed to fix it when told of the problem. My mother receives Social Security, and is on Medicare Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Believes in Man Made Global Warming?</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2009/12/19/who-believes-in-man-made-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2009/12/19/who-believes-in-man-made-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://markproffitt.com/?p=496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A leader goes first and invites others to follow. What are the leaders doing? When there is an obvious serious problem people band together to solve it. They put aside their differences and tackle the problem head on. They do the most they can to fix the problem. The exact opposite is happening regarding global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to hire the best people and why its harder to find them in a downturn</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2009/05/12/how-to-hire-the-best-people-and-why-its-harder-to-find-then-in-a-downturn/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2009/05/12/how-to-hire-the-best-people-and-why-its-harder-to-find-then-in-a-downturn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4hww]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifted]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hr]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super achievers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[world class]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markproffitt.com/?p=405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Why hiring is paradoxically harder in a downturn&#8221; it was pointed out that A players can be 10 times more productive than C players. That big a difference can&#8217;t be from just being better. A players are much more productive because they do things differently. You can&#8217;t be 10 times more productive by working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compact Fluorescent Bulb Recycling</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2009/01/03/compact-fluorescent-bulb-recycling/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2009/01/03/compact-fluorescent-bulb-recycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markproffitt.com/?p=218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I volunteer at AllExperts.com. One of the questions I received makes an interesting example. This is not a complete OutCompete analysis, just a very fast list of suggestions. Question: Retailers have implemented programs for the safe disposal of compact fluorescent bulbs. However the current process requires the involvement of an store employee. I would like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand Traffic Innovation</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/11/10/thailand-traffic-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/11/10/thailand-traffic-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bangkok]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distributed systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incremental investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motocycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last 3 weeks I&#8217;ve been in Thailand. As I always do I look for innovations or different approaches to innovation. Thailand is a very decentralized nation. This seems to contradict the extreme nationalism but things here don&#8217;t get done on a centralized basis. The bulk of activity happens at the personal and family [...]]]></description>
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