Innovation That Matters

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Percy and Reed Hair salon offers Skype consultations
crowd clout One Block Off the Grid Farmers barter produce for solar panel funding Neighbourhood approach to renewable energy Group buying for new parents www.understandsolar.com
Sheraton’s use of interactive tables Mama Shelter’s installation of iMacs in every room Algonquin’s use of Kindles Townhouse Hotel’s emphasis on Twitter InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Heimathonig Web developer focuses on farms British supermarket builds bee hotels to help pollinate local crops An Etsy for artisanal food
OfferMeaTrip In online auction, banks bid on consumer savings Intention-based shipping brought to the UK Bank helps clients buy homes that aren’t for sale
Art*o*mats Greenaid Anthropologie’s recent initiative VisuaLingal
Eindhoven BuitenBeter In San Francisco, civic complaints via Twitter NYC challenges developers to create apps using city data Tagging repairs for local government