That's the idea. Check out this list of problem definitions: http://www.rhok.org/problem-definitions/full-list/ - these aren't pie-in-the-sky ideas that we came up with, these are real needs as described by real crisis responders.

Ideas are cheap, it's execution that matters: http://www.paulgraham.com/ideas.html

I can assure that these organizations are rife with ideas, bringing the ideas "to market" is the problem.

(I helped plan this event)

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