Entries to the 2009 Challenge published in the Idea Index | The Buckminster Fuller Institute

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Entries to the 2009 Challenge published in the Idea Index

Wondering where breakthrough ideas addressing today's major crises are? Look no further, the entries to the 2009 Buckminster Fuller Challenge are now available for view in the Idea Index , an open-source database of solutions to the world's most pressing problems.

The entries listed in the Idea Index range from a radical solution to human transportation in the world's largest cities to a strategy to dramatically increase crop yields and economic development in remote African villages. While the entries cover a broad range of topics, the common thread among them is a highly integrated approach to design - one that is simultaneously comprehensive, anticipatory and aligned with nature's fundamental principles. This focus on an integrated design strategy is what distinguishes the Challenge and the innovators who have submitted their work from other prize programs.

These new additions to the Idea Index represent a growing pool of knowledge ...

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