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U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, & ENGINEERING CENTER (ARDEC) ARDEC Innovation - The IDEA Program Presented By: Dr. Anthony Pezzano, US ARMY ARDEC 25 February 2014

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U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, & ENGINEERING CENTER (ARDEC)

ARDEC Innovation - The IDEA Program

Presented By: Dr. Anthony Pezzano, US ARMY ARDEC

25 February 2014

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Disruptive Enemy

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Innovation Offshoring

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The IDEA Program(Innovative Developments Everyday at ARDEC)

•Record Ideas (Government Property)

•Protect Inventor Rights

•Serve ARDEC Interests

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ARDEC

Innovation

Office

B79

The Innovation Office

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Idea Database Experts IEC Submission

ARDEC

Support

Idea

Primary

Inventor

Innovation

Office

Rewards & Recognition

• Accommodates Changes in Patent Policy

• Protects Individual Rights to Ideas

• Protects Divisional Ownership of Ideas

• Ideas are Assets

• Confidential

• Scanned by Your Top management for Funding Opportunities

• Increases Manager’s Overall Visibility

Idea Management and Protection

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ARDEC

Champions

Catalysts

Micro

Funding

Hubs

Proof of

Concept

Training

Primary

Inventor

Innovation

Office

• No Financial Resources Required

• Adds Resources at No Cost to You

• Proof of Concept Outcome

• Increases Depth of Competency

• Increases Divisional and Personal Visibility

• Cultivates Technical Talent (Creativity)

• May Seed Future Projects (Funding)

• No Time Resources Required

Support for Idea Originators

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ARDEC

Communications Request for Innovation

Open Innovation

External Resources

Workshops &

Focals

Innovation

Office

• Generates Content for New Proposals (New Funding)

• Increases the Uniqueness of Standing Proposals

• A Fourth Method of Mitigating Risk (besides more time, more money and punting it to a contractor)

• Reduces Complexity, Increases Reliability, Reduces Cost

• Reduces Harmful Effects

• Reduces Duplication of Work

• Identifies New External Resources

Support for Managers

Collaboration

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More Innovation

Higher Innovation

ProductivityMore Innovators

Better Innovators Better Infrastructure Smart Recruiting Open Innovation

Training

Innovation Methods

Management of

Innovation

Facilitation

Workshops

Focals

Creativity TestingIdea Database

IP Management

Innovation Office &

Hubs

Champions &

Catalysis

Communications

Collaboration

Infrastructure

Thought Leader

Network

Communications

Collaboration Space

Trend Leader Network

OI MarketplaceMetrics & Rewards

Innovation Program Toolset

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Idea Database Experts IEC Submission

ARDEC

Champions

Catalysts

Micro

Funding

Hubs

Proof of

Concept

Communications Request for Innovation

Open Innovation

External Resources

Workshops&

Focals

Training

Idea

Primary

Inventor

Innovation

Office

Rewards & Recognition

Operational

Database

ARDEC Innovation Program

Collaboration

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Urban Warfare

Current Workshops

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Current Workshops

Dual Use Technologies

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Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Patents Awards

23 28 30 31 41 52

*Over 400 Ideas Entered in the Ideas Database

ARDEC Patent Awards

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