Once in a while we all have a brilliant idea. Often those moments are referred to as 'light bulb' moments because we gain clarity and can see through the darkness with brilliance and inspiration.

Coeur d'Alene is privileged enough to not only be home to a company that is acting on a light bulb moment with the potential to impact the whole world, but also had a chance to hear a few words of wisdom from the founders of Rohinni - Cody Peterson and Andrew Huska - at the Innovation Collective Fireside Chat earlier this month.

Before diving into the illuminating thoughts that were shared, let's touch on what the Innovation Collective Fireside Chats are. Once a month, there is a free gathering open to the public that will put you in a room with some of the most innovative minds on Earth, from the man who created the first electronic stock trading system or the genius who has done more to shape commercial space travel than anyone in history. You don't want to miss these events. At the very least, you'll share a free beer or glass of wine with a few wide-eyed innovators who come to discover inspiration.

Now, back to being inspired and motivated by the innovators of the month.

Before Cody and Andy launched Rohinni, they successfully built the world's thinnest touch type-able keyboard as a part of their first venture, Pacinian. This caught the attention of Synaptics, a world leader in computer touchpads and touch screens, who had to have the new tech to wow their current customers like HP, Lenovo and Samsung, to name a few. Synaptics acquired Pacinian, and before you knew it, they had new titles at Synaptics. A year or so into their new roles, Andy and Cody realized they still had that itch to continue to do what they were made for, so they left Synaptics and returned to the drawing board.

Apparently this was a good decision because they are now working on an idea to print light.

Most of you will likely believe you misread the last sentence. You didn't. Cody and Andy are geniuses!

The profound "light bulb moment" for Cody and Andy was the ability to take the "guts" of LED lights and mix it with ink. The result... printable light as small as red blood cells that can light up for as long as 22 years, with no bulb and no filament.

The possibilities are endless of how they could change the world. For a moment, imagine a world where instead of light fixtures you simply had light printed onto the ceiling or the lampshade was the source of light, not a bulb. Can you imagine the impact this would have?

When asked who the most influential and creative person they have ever met was, they responded with each other's names. Their teamwork and synergy can make anyone jealous.

Every great inventor had someone standing alongside him or her. Who knows, maybe you can find yours at the next Innovation Collective Fireside Chat: Feb. 11 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at The Cellar, 317 E. Sherman Ave. in downtown Coeur d'Alene. We'll be chatting with Mr. Burt Rutan, the world's leading aerospace engineer.

Nick Smoot is a Coeur d'Alene native and founder/CEO of Here On Biz. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow Innovation Collective on Twitter @innovatecda.