37 ways for a better world Overview of 37 innovation principles and inspiring examples

Concept

37 ways is a set of checklists and inspiration sources for product ideas, product development, service innovations, government innovations… Based 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.

Overview

1. Re-inventing the wheel

http://www.hipporoller.org

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

2. Re-use

http://www.sinkpositive.com/site

http://www.terracycle.net

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

3. Hybrid

http://www.skysails.info

http://www.solarsailor.com

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

4. Combinations

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

5. Reverse

http://www.blackle.com

http://carrotmob.org

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

6. Innovate financing

http://www.vittana.org

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

7. Low cost and life saving

http://medic.frontlinesms.com

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

8. Mobility

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

http://www.amref.nl/

9. Re-inventing statistics

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

http://www.thebetterproject.org

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

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

11. Less consumption

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

http://www.meatfreemondays.co.uk

12. Fun

http://www.playpumps.org

http://www.barcoderevolution.com

http://www.sustainabledanceclub.com

http://www.eightprinciples.com

13. Democracy 2.0.

http://www.tweetminster.com

http://whitehouse2.org

http://www.mysociety.org

14. Creative packaging

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

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

15. Local

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

http://www.planningalerts.com

http://www.veggietrader.com

16. Open Source

http://www.openoffice.org

http://brewtopia.com.au

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

http://www.wikipedia.org

17. Sustainable

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

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

18. Transparency

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

http://www.glaesernemanufaktur.de

19. Slow

http://www.slowcowdrink.com

http://www.slowfood.com

20. Things

21. Visionary people

http://www.theelders.org

http://www.ted.com

22. Involve kids

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

http://www.jijmaaktuit.nl

23. Images changing the world

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

24. Repair

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

25. Non violent

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

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

26. Micro

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

http://www.zipcar.com

http://www.velov.grandlyon.com

28. Fair Trade

http://www.slowfood.com

29. Standards

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

30. Better communication

http://translate.google.co.uk

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

31. Positive

http://www.yesmagazine.org

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

http://newspiration.com/news

32. People Profit Planet companies

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

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

33. Design for the world

http://www.designfortheworld.org

http://www.thegraphicimperative.org

34. Safety

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

35. Free (almost)

http://laptop.org/en

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

36. your ideas

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

37. More 37 ways

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