The US Patent and Trademark Office sought to create an innovation lab for rapid testing of implementation and impact of new ideas. The goal of this project was to recommend proven innovation practices for a USPTO Test Art Unit. We collected research on promising practices, and conducted interviews on the organization's culture. We compiled this information into rubrics that suggest what a good innovation culture looks like and what practices help achieve it. These are supplemented with a list of additional readings the USPTO can use to further inform their decisions.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Maynard, Daniel H.
• Barrett, Matthew J.
• Siddiqui, Hajera Haroon

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121319-112854

Keyword

• Science and Technology: Policy and Management

Advisor

• Vaz, Rick

Year

• 2019

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• US Patent and Trade Office

Date created

• 2019-12-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright