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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 30 March 2010 and produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program, compares lone maverick inventors with corporate inventors working in large organizations. It focuses on unconventional energy and propulsion, including free energy and antigravity claims. It sorts inventors into five types. It concludes that trained maverick inventors (Types 3 and 4) are the most likely source of the next innovations, and that untrained inventors deserve only casual watching.
UNCLASSIFIED//Flilll. lilFFUil_,k Wliii 8111!!1.C These innovators have a high degree of motivation for near-term commercial projects but less motivation for exotic long-term projects and typically have specific educational qualifications in the relevant fields. They generally work on improvements to the technological status quo (Reference 31). These improvements are expected to be commercial products in the near-to-medium term, compared with the energy and propulsion technology discussed here, which have a long time horizon. What can be learned from the Type 5 inventor? He is significantly less interested than the lone maverick inventor in pursuing exotic inventions. As part of a commercial enterprise, a Type 5 inventor's motivation to investigate long-term possibilities with a low likelihood of success is small. This is not to say that the individual inventor within the group might not be the most suitable candidate for considering exotic inventions if he can operate with considerable freedom and enjoy the support and intellectual milieu of the small group. Comparisons Table 2 below compares the essential elements that characterize the types of inventors discussed in the previous sections. The various attributes shown can be used as criteria for determining the inventor type most likely to produce the necessary innovations in the areas of advanced primary energy and exotic propulsion. Table 2. Essential Elements That Characterize the Types of Inventor Attribute Type 1 (& 2) Type 3 and 4 Type 5 Corporate Aae Younaer Older Younaer Various Motivation Hiah Hiah Medium Various Realism Low Medium Hiah Hiah Bureaucracy Low Low Medium Hiah Capitalization Low (& Low (& Medium High Medium) Medium) Education Low Hiah Mixed Hiah Business Low Various High Medium Sense Measurement Low Medium Medium - Hiqh Hiah Lab Skills Low Hiqh Hiqh Hiqh Externals Low Hiqh Medium Hiqh Flexibility Hiqh Hiqh Medium Medium Media Interest Hiah Low Mixed Low For clarity and compactness, Types 1 and 2 and Types 3 and 4 are combined, since in general the only meaningful difference is the capitalization. As discussed above, unfortunately, merely having more funding does not lead to substantially greater capabilities in other areas. Motivation: degree of commitment to initiating and completing the task and belief that it is possible a priori. Realism: degree of realization of the difficulties to be faced. 11 UNCLASSIFIED//Flilll. lilFFUiiliR.I!! Wliil! 8111:V
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