The West can also take some lessons from the various models Asian countries are experimenting with as they ramp up domestic innovation. In South Korea, LG recently launched a program to solicit invention ideas from the public, promising inventors a hefty 8% stake in the proceeds of any ideas the company commercializes.
西方也可以借鉴亚洲国家正在做的各种模式的提升国内创新的实验。在韩国，LG公司最近提出了一项计划，从公众那里征求创新思想，承诺如若公司将发明项目商业化，则发明人能获得此过程中高达8%的权益。这或许是许多美国公司从未想象过的办法。但它们应该想到。