Solar Decathlon 2009

The 2009 Solar Decathlon, a contest for solar-powered houses sponsored by America’s Department of Energy, has been won by Team Germany.

Useful links:
www.solardecathlon.org
www.firstsolar.com
www.nanosolar.com

Global Business BBC

I am a regular listener of Global Business, a business programme on the BBC World Service. Lester Brown was brilliant. Check out his book Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Thanks to Peter Day. Keep up the good work.

Useful link:
www.earth-policy.org

The Power Of Word-of-Mouth

Scott Cook was spot on. Be where the customers are. Introduce customer-driven innovation. Practice commonsense.

Useful link:
http://willprice.blogspot.com
www.intuit.com

Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire communicates with the world via his beautiful drawings. Check it out.

Useful link:
www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk

Peres Projects Berlin

Look for something different. Check it out. www.peresprojects.com

Malcolm Gladwell Interview

John Preston's opinion piece in the Telegraph was brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact I am huge fan of Malcolm Gladwell as well. I think he is a brilliant storyteller.

Useful links:
www.malcolmgladwell-live.com
www.gladwell.com

Negotiauctions

Guhan Subramanian's viewpoints on negotiations versus auctions was interesting. In fact I liked the term negotiauction. Managing Negotiators and the Deal Process

Ammolite

Check out how lapidaries find innovative ways to use Ammolite.

Useful links:
www.korite.com
www.enchanted-designs.com