I-Corps: Innovation Accelerator: A New Web-based Portal Software Tool to Find Disruptive Innovative Solutions

研究人员正在开发一种人机协同作用，在这种协同作用中，机器弥补了人类创新的弱点，而人类则回报了机器的青睐。这种被称为创新辅助（IA）的方法代表了一种全新的创新思维方式，取代了20世纪80年代以来成功程度最低的人工智能技术，因为这些技术无法让机器自主创新。这是通过仔细理解所有创新所依赖的基本轴心来实现的：每一个创新的解决方案都是基于至少一个被忽视的（即，模糊的）问题特征。人类和机器忽略模糊特征的原因各不相同。人机交互中的每一个合作伙伴都将帮助对抗对方？年代的弱点。到目前为止，研究人员已经发明了近24种创新技术，以抵消人类忽视模糊特征的许多认知原因。这项技术适用于STEM教育、律师、军事和工程师。这种方法中使用的问题解决模型有可能被用来改变STEM领域的创新教育。通过IA开发的技术将能够更有效地在数据库中搜索输入问题的类似解决方案。这项技术有可能用于军事环境，训练部队在实地成为更具创新性的问题解决者。这项技术的工程应用可以帮助项目更快地通过研究和开发阶段。这项技术解决了提高个人和组织创新能力的日益增长的需求。

Researchers are developing a human-machine synergism in which the machine complements human weaknesses to being innovative while the human returns the favor for the machine. This method called Innovation Assistance (IA) represents a fundamental new way of thinking about innovation and replaces the minimally successful Artificial Intelligence techniques from the 1980's that were unable to get machines to be innovative by themselves. This is accomplished by carefully understanding the fundamental axis upon which all innovation turns: every innovative solution is based upon at least one overlooked (i.e., obscure) feature of the problem. Humans and machines have different reasons for overlooking obscure features. Each partner in the human-machine interaction will help counter the other?s weaknesses. Researchers have thus far devised nearly two dozen innovation techniques that counteract the many cognitive reasons why humans overlook obscure features. This technology has applications for STEM education, lawyers, the military and engineers. The problem-solving model used in this method has the potential to be used to alter innovative education in STEM fields. Techniques developed through IA will be able to more efficiently search databases for similar solutions to an entered problem. There is potential for this technology to be used in a military setting for training forces to be more innovative problem solvers in the field. Engineering applications of this technology could assist in moving projects more rapidly through research and development phases. This technology addresses a growing need to improve the innovation capabilities of individuals and organizations.