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Category: Open-Source Ideas

Ideas shared as infrastructure rather than proprietary assets.

Governance, Security & Institutional Evolution Open-Source Ideas Organizational Systems & Cohesion

The Innovation Flywheel

By Mike Oplinger | October 5, 2026October 4, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

Ideas are easy. Turning them into something useful is harder. The Innovation Flywheel is a model for moving ideas through research, analysis, and real-world experimentation—creating open-source projects, businesses, knowledge, and resources that help power the next cycle.

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Open-Source Ideas Platform Economics & Distributed Participation

Ideas Should Be Open. Businesses Should Compete on Execution.

By Mike Oplinger | September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

Good ideas don’t have to be locked behind intellectual property to create value. The Institute for the Painfully Obvious starts with a different default: keep ideas open and let businesses compete on execution.

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Open-Source Ideas Organizational Systems & Cohesion

AI Doesn’t Replace Think Tanks. It Makes Them Possible Again.

By Mike Oplinger | August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

Artificial intelligence is changing more than individual jobs. By reducing the hidden costs of coordination, documentation, and institutional memory, AI makes a new kind of multidisciplinary think tank practical for the first time.

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Governance, Security & Institutional Evolution Infrastructure Futures Open-Source Ideas Outside the Box Platform Economics & Distributed Participation Technology

Nostr-based age verification

By Mike Oplinger | January 5, 2026March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

A privacy-preserving proposal for age verification using Nostr—protecting children without sacrificing anonymity or civil liberties.

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Infrastructure Futures Open-Source Ideas Outside the Box Platform Economics & Distributed Participation Technology

The Divinity of Purpose

By Mike Oplinger | December 1, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

A reflection on purpose, loss, and creation—how technology and open-source collaboration can unite to serve a higher, collective good.

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It’s time to upgrade the electrical grid

By Mike Oplinger | November 3, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

The U.S. grid is outdated. Discover renewable solutions—from solar roofs to wind turbines—that can power a sustainable future.

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Governance, Security & Institutional Evolution Infrastructure Futures Open-Source Ideas Outside the Box Technology

Ditch Microsoft: Switch to Linux for Business Stability and Savings.

By Mike Oplinger | October 6, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

Cut the Bloat: Why Businesses Should Replace Microsoft with Debian-Based Linux and Open Source Tools | Linux for Business

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Switching from Ethereum to Bitcoin protocol for previous ideas

By Mike Oplinger | September 1, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

Endorsing the use of Bitcoin side chains over the use of the Ethereum protocol as mentioned in previous posts.

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Open-Source Ideas Outside the Box Technology

Pairing Meshtastic and BitChat

By Mike Oplinger | August 4, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

My idea to pair Meshtastic and BitChat to extend their use and enable more robust communications.

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The Customs Standardization Group Part 2

By Mike Oplinger | July 7, 2025March 2, 2026 by Mike Oplinger

A call for the open-source world to build the Customs Standardization Group.

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