Colleagues, The purpose of this note is to alert you to an 8-lecture online short course called THE DESIGN OF INNOVATION. Based on my recent book of the same name (http://www-doi.ge.uiuc.edu), the short course describes (1) how to analyze and design so-called competent GAs, GAs that solve hard problems quickly, reliably, and accurately and (2) how competent GAs are connected to important facets of human innovation.
For more information about the online short course go to the URL http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/shortcourses/ for sign-up information and a free ten-minute preview of coming attractions. More detailed course information and a free 50-minute preview lecture may be found at the URL http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/shortcourses/innovation/index.html. The Design of Innovation is now available at a web browser near you. I hope to see you online. Dave Goldberg
