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Idea File: Mapping Kibera and other slums
Kibera photo by khym54 (Flickr/Creative Commons) Today’s idea: Map Kibera For many of us, all it takes is a few clicks to find out what’s nearby. The first thing I do when I’m restaurant hunting, for...
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Idea File: Creative marketing? Think inside the (pizza) box.
Today’s idea sharing model As a native New Yorker, loving pizza is part of my cultural DNA. Besides the delicious combination of cheese, sauce, and bread, it’s the only food that makes me think about...
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Idea File: Honey Bee Network spreads rich ideas of India's poor
A network in India that finds and supports grassroots innovators The Honey Bee Network and the National Innovation Foundation have helped to generate over 200 patents to date. Photo by cygnus921...
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Idea File: Geezer Gallery paints new picture of ‘old’
Artists who happen to be age 60+ make money and feel good at a gallery just for them. The idea Frank Springer is a retired vice cop who lives alone. Every day he goes down to his basement kiln and...
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Idea File: Three creative ways to address homelessness
Georgetown University and Ogilvy recently released a study about which causes Americans care about the most. Not surprisingly, unemployment/low wages are number one. But homelessness isn’t too far...
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Idea File: No internet? Just call Question Box
A stripped down version of the internet (read: no Facebook or YouTube) is now available in some developing areas. Idea What causes rotting of cassava roots? Why are my tomato leaves turning white? Can...
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Idea File: "Doctor, it says on the internet…"
Forget wasting hours in a doctor’s waiting room, surrounded by sneezes and bad music. Managing your health might now be a simple click away. I’m six months pregnant. Throughout the whole pregnancy,...
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Inspired by a good idea recently? Tell us about it.
Girls Rock Camp is one of the awesome, replicable ideas we’ve profiled. I can’t wait until Hattie performs with them someday. (Photo via Flickr user emilyaugust) In the beginning of November I gave...
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Idea File: Pitch your idea at a "Sunday Soup" potluck
Today’s idea funding model The idea Food + creativity = community. That’s the concept behind Sunday Soup, a micro-granting model that brings together those with a taste for innovative ideas and the...
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Idea File: Start a job search support group
Neighbors band together to support one another through periods of unemployment. Would a job search support group help you? (Photo Credit: Katerha, Creative Commons/Flickr) The idea Feeling down and out...
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