Build a web site where the general public can post ideas and inventions. Establish loose rules to weed out the dumb, oafish and unimaginitive. Let simmer, stirring occasionally.
Gather statistical information on how different people vote on different ideas. If there's a hole in your perception of a person or persons, post an idea related to that perception and see how they vote. People who spark no interest can be ignored. When (someone who seems to be) the right person comes along, strike up an 'offline' conversation and see what happens.
(Note: The site in the idea needn't be based around ideas/inventions. If fashion is your thing, maybe you run a designer clothing chat room. Yadda, yadda, yadda.)-- phoenix, Apr 10 2003 (?) Idea Site Matchmaker Beta Test Site http://207.140.168.137Everything's working, except for the offline conversations and designer clothing chat rooms. [Cedar Park, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] Gee.. let's see... could this be *BAKED*?-- Cedar Park, Apr 11 2003 I know of a couple who might say so.-- egbert, Apr 11 2003 //Establish loose rules to weed out the dumb, oafish and unimaginitive//: ie. Don't post ideas concerning piezoelectricity, custard or Wankel engines?-- Cedar Park, Apr 11 2003 It'll never work.-- waugsqueke, Apr 11 2003 Matchmaker matchmaker make me a match...-- RayfordSteele, Apr 11 2003 random, halfbakery