the modern web should make this less of a problem though. just imagine sites where folks of a certain profession/industry gather. now somebody outside that profession can go to that site, post their idea, boom, it's seen, and somebody in that industry or with the right skills can act on it. it's not perfect, but it does allow something like you're describing.
now if you want to make something where the contributor's idea is "protected", while still being thrown over the wall like that, it would be harder. by protected I mean ensuring the contributor will get credited or paid if the idea turns into something. The standard solutions for that are to start a business and/or file a patent.
now if you want to make something where the contributor's idea is "protected", while still being thrown over the wall like that, it would be harder. by protected I mean ensuring the contributor will get credited or paid if the idea turns into something. The standard solutions for that are to start a business and/or file a patent.