As a serial entrepreneur, I am constantly seeking new and innovative approaches to a wide variety of market challenges.  Imagine my excitement when a good friend recommended a click over to Springwise.  The hip web 2.0 site engages 8,000 “spotters” who scan the world for new business ideas.  The result is a wide ranging and constantly updated cache of innovation just waiting to be tapped for broader applicability.  

Recent finds include:

• Magazine publisher for the masses: Talks about Issuu, a site that converts your docs into an interactive, magazine-style online publication.  
• Book lending made convenient: Applies the trend of transumerism to BCS, or “book clutter syndrome”, an ailment I have been diagnosed with again and again.
• Cellphone workshops by teenage teachers: Describes Netherlands-based non-profit group Bellendoejezo, which roughly translates into “this is how you make a call”. 

Although some of these may be too farfetched or not applicable to your immediate needs, just wait a day or two.  You never know what might kick off a spark of fresh thinking.

Let’s keep the conversation going. 

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