Only one man, though, seriously tried to systematize innovation to the point where it could be taught: The Soviet patent examiner Genrich Altshuller came up with TRIZ, the Russian acronym for Theory of Inventive Problem Solving.

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The necessary effort to systematize the competition around inputs then, by definition, works against innovation which leads in part to the challenges we see in the current Race to the Top District draft rules.

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