Think Tank Brainstorming: Case Study
Recently, our online Think Tank did a little brainstorming on an innovative new product, which had just hit the market. The device was a special cooling unit that one could wear on their heads like a hat, a combined face shield. It looked like something you might see in a wrestling match, only it was connected to a central cooling unit.
The inventors of this special system had been marketing it as a medical device, obviously that’s an excellent use for such a thing, still wondering what other markets might be available. So, we started brainstorming potential killer apps. A Think Tank member turned on this list after 14 minutes. It seems that as it progressed, the potential applications got better and better. In fact, a couple of them were chosen by the group to accompany them and launch them into a new submarket. Below is the list, see what you think?
- “Brain cooling head cap” during neural stimulation in neuroscience while using eeg or fMRI machines: human or chimpanzee.
- Super Computer Cooling System in an MRI ship, building or trailer.
- Pre-phase cryogenic entry period, body cooling.
- Frost Bite training for “rescue teams” or “military survival training” in Alaska.
- Prevention of blood boiling during the military application of “electronic attack”.
- Olympic Training Center Pulled Muscle Tool
- NASCAR Helmet Insert System – Needs modification but might work.
- Underwater deep sea diving recovery tool.
- Backpack mounted airport firefighting rescue suit cooling system.
- Security device for space colonies or space exploration.
- Ship’s boiler room crew cooling unit.
- Truck Driver refrigeration unit to save energy on air conditioning.
- Army tank cooling unit for operators.
- Cooling of electronic equipment in UGVs.
- Psyche torture technical tool to cause despair and depression to break the will of enemy combatants.
- Helps calm users of excessive doses of methamphetamine.
- Club Med system for elite vacationers: cruise ships, 5-7 star resorts (Dubai).
- Calm Middle Eastern politicians before the political process.
- Burn Victim device for civilians, firefighters and military.
- It slows down the process of infections, viruses and bacteria that escape into parts of the body.
- Racehorse – cooling system.
- Plastic Box cover for test tube racks in experimental research.
- Ammunition cache – cooling system.
- Private Jet Electronics Cockpit Dash Cooling System for Ramp (Dash Lid).
- Wrapping system for a fuel cell ceramic hydrogen conversion system.
- Post Boxing Match device to protect Rocky’s face for TV interviews.
- Cooling system for the high-tech xBox living room of the future with VR systems.
- Wrapping system to store donor organs for transport.
- VIP Box cooling system for fans: integrated or can be ordered for a fee on very hot days.
- Keep liquid rocket fuel tanks cool on small missiles for transport in the sandbox.
- Protection of biological weapons before their dispersal.
- Slowing down the decomposition process for forensic investigations for transport or temporarily on site.
- Blood supply temporary storage system for mobile blood donation station units
- Computer desk workstation component for cooling electronics.
- Charging station cooling system for multiple battery system cases.
- Enemy infrared deception sensors (great application).
- Use in pipelines to control fluid dynamics to slow down or speed up fluid as needed.
- Use on pipes during the drilling process externally on liners or inside double wall pipe.
- Causes the Bernoulli effect within the exhaust jets (as a liner or mounted on the outside of the restriction pipe) to control directional thrust flow.
- The separation and precipitation process in chemical manufacturing, to wrap tanks to specific fluid levels, works in sync with sonar fluid level sensors.
- Astronaut spacesuit cooling system.
- Cooling System Bus Driver Cap.
- Slow down and stop bleeding, clotting artificial blood in emergencies.
- Manufacturing joining processes of special alloy compounds in discrete engineering and manufacturing.
- Test complete products for weather conditions during salt spray tests or simulate aircraft at altitude for wind tunnels.
- Pancake flange system with airflow tips to cause condensation and separate water from air by controlling cooling.
- Artificial hip pre-surgery to slow down the system, numb the region and prevent excessive blood loss.
- Pre-seat cooling for sporting events.
- Cooling for steering wheels, seat belts, door handles, parking brake in luxury cars.
- Propulsion steering device for UAV aircraft
- Bed cooling to prevent the air conditioner from working in hot summers, as a thermal blanket, opposite.
- Protection against spontaneous combustion of inert gases passing through the pipes.
- Shielding a combatant from breathing biological weapons slows down the process until discharge.
- Protect warfighters and SWAT teams with too much gear in 130 ambient temperatures on the ground.
- Golf cart seat cooling system.
It’s really amazing how the human mind works or how well some people can see something and create applications instantly in such a short time. Just think if all of our minds could do this, that’s what we’re thinking right now.