Big Idea – Have the VP of USA do PR
What a wild week. On Tuesday VP Biden announced the expansion of the USA National Innovation Marketplace. And since then things have gone kinda wild for us and our NIST/MEP Network government partners.
The lesson for all of us – is the importance of credibility. In a world of invention scams – the US Government’s involvement helps our NIST/MEP friends rise to a different level.
In today’s world – distrust rules. And even more so on the internet. The stories of scams are legendary.
The issue of trust and credibility was the subject of a meeting I had on Friday with Rob Portman who is a candidate for the US Senate from Ohio. Full disclosure, Rob and his family are long time friends of Debbie and I.
We talked about how political types are great at promising Overt Benefits – but lousy at providing REAL Reasons to Believe. That is, REAL ideas that could really work. Rob “gets it” – 98% of our conversation was about what really needs to be done – what’s possible – what’s right – what should we do – specifically.
I’d like to say I had brilliant ideas – I can’t say I did. But it did get me thinking. My challenge to readers of Brain Brew is simple – what would you do if you were in Washington?
Note – I have no interest in the typical “political philosophy” that I hear on TV from the talking heads – I’m looking for REAL ideas that might REALLY work. i.e. ideas with REAL reason to believe.
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