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37 ways for a better worldOverview of 37 innovation principles and inspiring examples

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*37 ways is a set of checklists and inspiration sources for product ideas, product development, service innovations, government innovationsBased on successful innovations, we extracted important trends, principles or evolutions.37 ways is useful in individual or group brainstorms. You can browse systematic or let you inspire at random.

Looking for a better world, explore each principle and imagine if one of the 37 ways is possible for your challenge.

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1. Re-inventing the wheel

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http://www.hipporoller.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OORnMYoWX9c

2. Re-use

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http://www.sinkpositive.com/site

http://www.terracycle.net

http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/global-warming-recycle

3. Hybrid

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http://www.skysails.info

http://www.solarsailor.com

http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/

4. Combinations

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http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike

5. Reverse

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http://www.blackle.com

http://carrotmob.org

http://www.sandeonline.co.uk/Upside%20Down%20World.gif

6. Innovate financing

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http://www.vittana.org

http://uk.zopa.com/ZopaWeb/public/about-zopa/about-zopa-home.html

7. Low cost and life saving

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http://medic.frontlinesms.com

http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm

8. Mobility

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http://www.mobileschool.org/text.php?text=156&lang=EN

http://www.amref.nl/

9. Re-inventing statistics

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http://www.amref.nl

http://www.organiclinker.com/food-miles.cfm

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Environment/documents/2008/10/29/ecofootprint.pdf

10. Crowdsourcing

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http://www.thebetterproject.org

http://www.project10tothe100.com/ideas.html

http://www.tntplanetme.com/index.php?lang=en

11. Less consumption

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https://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd

http://www.meatfreemondays.co.uk

12. Fun

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http://www.playpumps.org

http://www.barcoderevolution.com

http://www.sustainabledanceclub.com

http://www.eightprinciples.com

13. Democracy 2.0.

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http://www.tweetminster.com

http://whitehouse2.org

http://www.mysociety.org

14. Creative packaging

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http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/04/birdhouse_recyc.php

http://www.cargoshell.com/index.php

15. Local

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http://www.qurrent.com/pages/content.aspx?PageName=localenergy

http://www.planningalerts.com

http://www.veggietrader.com

16. Open Source

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http://www.openoffice.org

http://brewtopia.com.au

http://www.cmmn.org/nc/en/home.html

http://www.wikipedia.org

17. Sustainable

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http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm

http://www.mindthecurb.com/our-gallery.asp

18. Transparency

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http://www.witness.org/index.html

http://www.glaesernemanufaktur.de

19. Slow

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http://www.slowcowdrink.com

http://www.slowfood.com

20. Things

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21. Visionary people

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http://www.theelders.org

http://www.ted.com

22. Involve kids

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http://www.nick.com/minisites/biggreen/index.jhtml#

http://www.jijmaaktuit.nl

23. Images changing the world

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http://beyondasiaphilia.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/tank-man.jpg

24. Repair

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http://www.platform21.nl/page/4453

25. Non violent

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http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/learn-as-you-go/weapons-of-mass-democracy

http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/welcome

26. Micro

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http://www.grameenfoundation.org/?gclid=CIishO_VyZ0CFQk13godfXJpsQ

http://www.wearewhatwedo.org

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/03/21/micro-wind-turbines-small-size-big-impact

27. Sharing

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http://www.zipcar.com

http://www.velov.grandlyon.com

28. Fair Trade

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http://www.slowfood.com

29. Standards

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8323018.stm

30. Better communication

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http://translate.google.co.uk

http://www.skype.com/intl/en http://twitter.com

31. Positive

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http://www.yesmagazine.org

http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/positive-innovations

http://newspiration.com/news

32. People Profit Planet companies

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http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk http://www.benjerry.com/intl_home.cfm

http://www.joinred.com/Home.aspx

33. Design for the world

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http://www.designfortheworld.org

http://www.thegraphicimperative.org

34. Safety

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http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/pulse_a_new_urban_bike_concept_from_teague_14220.asp http://www.lightlanebike.com

35. Free (almost)

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http://laptop.org/en

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all

36. your ideas

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentionally_blank_page

37. More 37 ways

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http://www.newshoestoday.com/37ways marc@newshoestoday.com

37 ways

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