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NEWS Invention News: A Jacket for the Cool and the Cold Recycle Bicycle [MORE INVENTION NEWS] New Articles and Interviews The Canary in the Coal Mine An Interview with Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business October 6, 2008. By Vern Burkhardt The crowd is talented, creative and stunningly productive. Crowdsourcing has the potential to harness the knowledge and talents of the crowd to solve our greatest problems. [READ MORE] [MORE ARTICLES] Right Brain Workouts Old Habits Die Hard by Peter Lloyd You'd be justified in suspecting the worst, should you ever walk into a room where I perform the following demonstration. [READ MORE] [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] Books: New or Recommended Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of in a Global Economy By Judith Estrin Does innovation come about by luck or hard work? Is it a flash of inspiration or the result of careful management? Are innovators born or taught? Judith Estrin provides the answers to these and other questions critical to our future. A technology pioneer and business leader, Estrin describes what will be required to reignite the spark of innovation in business, education, and government—ensuring our long-term success in the global economy. [MORE BOOKS] Idea News: Google Presents Conservation Plan Dubai to Top Its Own Skyscraper Record Private Spacecraft in Orbit [MORE IDEA NEWS] Idea Conventions: International Creativity Conference for Educators Oct-07-08, Limpopo, South Africa Mobile Content & Marketing Expo Oct-07-08, San Jose Marriott, San Jose, CA Next Generation Biofuels Markets Oct-07-08, Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [MORE IDEA CONVENTIONS] Idea Contests: Crown Prince Cipta Competition 2009 Entry Deadline: Oct-15-08 Young Innovator Award Entry Deadline: Oct-15-08 Pediatric Health Clinic Competition Entry Deadline: Oct-15-08 [MORE IDEA CONTESTS] Man vs. Machine The Human Bobsled takes on a motorcycle in a downhill race, including hairpin turns and treacherous speeds. The tortoise-and-hare competition and the result are worth waiting to the end to see. [WATCH MORE VIDEOS] [SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO] Quotes "Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress" - Ted Levitt

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