Wish we'd thought of that! Innovations can be simple or complex, high-tech or low-tech, ideas or things, products or services, and even places. Here's a random sampling that crossed our path

T+D, Jan, 2003

The Protectors: A new generation of cut-resistant paper and cut-resistant manila folders. You'll never get a paper cut again, from International Papers.

A 3D Cell Phone: Mova, an imaging phone with color screen from Japanese mobile telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo, lets users convert two-dimensional pictures and downloaded content into three dimensions.

Spanx: Footless pantyhose. That's right. You can wear them with sandals, capris, long skirts--and they pull up as high as you like.

Words on the Web: Visit www.instantweddingtoasts.com and www. speech-writers.com to purchase speeches, toasts, pep talks, eulogies, and so forth.

Music Among the Words: Barnes & Noble stores have introduced a feature that lets you pick up some headphones and listen to any recording--any at all--before deciding on a purchase.

Places in the Innovation Business Golnnovate Academy: An intensive and fun learning experience designed to build a master level competency in innovation. www.goinnovate.com

The Innovation Group Consulting: On the lookout for innovative solutions, based in Sante Fe, New Mexico. www.innovationguru.com

Books About Innovation

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

By Malcolm Gladwell

(First Back Bay Paperback)

The Innovation Equation: Building Creativity and Risk-Taking Into Your Organization

By Jacqueline Byrd and Paul Brown

(Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer)

The Seeds of Innovation: Cultivating the Synergy That Fosters New Ideas

By Elaine Dundon

(Amacom)

24/7 Innovation. A Blueprint for Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Change

By Stephen M. Shapiro

(McGraw-H ill)

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Segway Human Transporter US$4950 Available exclusively at Amazon.com in March on a first-come, first-served basis.

All-Time Wish We'd Thought of That!

Liquid Paper, a.k.a. White-Out. Invented by Bette Nesmith, the mother of Monkees band member Mike Nesmith. Simple, practical, profitable--not to mention that it dramatically altered and made exponentially more efficient a ubiquitous work process.

Burgeoning Innovation

Someone we know has the idea to build environmentally conscious gyms powered solely by the energy created by the workout machines. Stay tuned.