May 17, 2008

Innovation Transfusion

NASA Solicitation: Request for Information for NASA Innovation Transfusion Developmental Assignments

"The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) is hereby requesting information from organizations interested in hosting NASA employees participating in the NASA Innovation Transfusion project. The goal of the Innovation Transfusion project is to increase the flow of new ideas into NASA by increasing connections between NASA employees and outside organizations that are creative leaders in areas that could benefit NASA missions.

The Innovation Transfusion project has two elements: Innovation Ambassadors and Innovation Scouts. The Innovation Ambassadors program will provide a temporary developmental assignment for select members of NASA's technical workforce. The Innovation Scouts program will provide for small teams of NASA employees to participate in focused workshops with a host external organization to exchange information on specific technical innovations."


Posted by kcowing at May 17, 2008 11:43 PM
Comments

So, NASA wants private industry and other organizations to disclose their intellectual property to government employees and get nothing in return? Doesn't sound innovative at all. Sounds like socialism.

Posted by: WKB at May 18, 2008 3:48 PM

Giving something to your government and expecting nothing in return is not socialism, it is patriotism.

Personally I would be happy to help NASA for nothing, but they don't want my help. For me, licensing intellectual property or delivering engineering services to NASA for free would be a way to get good publicity and perhaps leverage commercial sales.

Steve Harrington

Posted by: Steve Harrington at May 18, 2008 8:59 PM

NASA, is interested in educating its woefully inept work force at private industy's expense. The technology transfers are a one way street. Industries that have been thrifty and managed their investment dollars to develop innovative concepts should be vary wary of this transfer. NASA will claim it and then distribute it to the world.

Posted by: BSR at May 19, 2008 1:46 PM

Nobody likes piling on NASA more than I do, but this could go both ways. Is there a risk that this exchange could allow companies to attempt to lock in taxpayer-supported NASA research that would otherwise be released to the public?

Posted by: Unclaimed Mysteries at May 19, 2008 5:35 PM

Sounds like this program could have a lot of potential. There are several technologies that NASA could benefit from. This also fosters collaborations in important areas. We already have several ideas that make a lot of sense for the future.

Posted by: GRS at May 20, 2008 6:53 AM
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