Edison’s system of electric lighting combined elements of the telegraph, the arc light, and the gas lighting industry. Innovations that recombine objects, ideas, and people that have emerged and evolved elsewhere enjoy an enormous advantage in that they hit the ground running.Jim Taylor, President of Taylor Recycling said: “The DEC mandated better dust control in our processing center and no one in the industry could solve the problem. I then remembered the fine misting systems used in the produce sections of supermarkets and it worked wonders.” Is your organization actively encouraging everyone to bring in outside ideas?