"OpenAMD (Attendee Meta-Data) combines an RFID tracking system with social networking. Utilizing conference badges to track individuals' locations in real-time, it then integrates with personal and community details (metadata). This allows for features such as recommending to users conference talks and people with related interests to increase participants' engagement with the conference and their community. It also increases awareness of how such emerging technologies could be used for surveillance and marketing purposes."

The Keyglove is an open-source portable Arduino/AVR-powered glove that uses touch combinations (for keys) and an accelerometer (for the mouse) to generate keyboard and mouse control codes using only one hand. Once learned, the glove can easily be used without looking, making it perfect for embedded/wearable environments. # Keyglove pre-order is now $200 # Prototype-friendly kit pre-order is now $300

The Keyglove is an open-source portable Arduino/AVR-powered glove that uses touch combinations (for keys) and an accelerometer (for the mouse) to generate keyboard and mouse control codes using only one hand. Once learned, the glove can easily be used without looking, making it perfect for embedded/wearable environments. The glove is thin and light, built to allow other activities (such as writing) without being in the way. # Keyglove pre-order is now $200 # Prototype-friendly kit pre-order is now $300

"They're the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world"

Example that innovation doesn't need to happen in 'something already very known' or just in big companies or in big countries. How inventive and entrepreneur people like Ivo Boscarol can become international recognized and successful from very small country like Slovenija. Pipistrel is the most innovative company in Europe For this year's award European Business Awards has competed over 15 thousand different sized companies from different industries and of all Member States of the EU-27. The commission awards, 51 judges of assessors from different countries. Boscarolov Pipistrel won the award for most innovative company, arguing that the world's leading designer and manufacturer of ultralight motor-gliders.

"Innovact 2010 Innovact has been dubbed "the place to be" by all our participants, whatever their profile and from wherever they hark! What they've said: "I saved time", "we got European recognition", "I found solutions for developing my project", "we developed our networks"... "

Customer engagement (CE) refers to the engagement of customers with one another, with a company or a brand. The initiative for engagement can be either consumer- or company-led and the medium of engagement can be on or offline. Unlike marketing terms such as positioning, customer engagement has not been traced to a single source. Customer engagement has been discussed widely online;

"INTERACTIVE MARKETING - CUSTOMER INVOLVEMENT IN BRAND BUILDING"

"Empowering Innovation in Education"

The Venus Project is an organization that promotes and advocates American futurist Jacque Fresco's visions of the future with the aim to improve society by moving towards a global sustainable social design that they call a "resource-based economy".

An ideas bank is a website where people post, exchange, discuss, and polish new ideas.

"Everyday Edisons is a reality TV show that airs on PBS, featuring different inventors who are trying to launch their inventions in the marketplace."

yet2.com is a global technology marketplace founded in 1999. The company is based around the idea of open innovation, and allows all types of technologies to be bought and sold. yet2.com focuses in four areas: Open Innovation Technology acquisition, Technology out-licensing and business development, Patent buying and selling, Venture Capital (yet2 Ventures)

"Fast Thinking is a quality quarterly devoted to Innovation across all walks of life, with both strong Business and Consumer/Lifestyle orientations."

"An international network of creative technologists connected to the people, companies and cutting edge technologies from outside your field of view. Helping you connect and collaborate using the principles of Open Innovation"

"The InnovationXchange (IXC) is an Australian created international knowledge exchange, whose purpose is to identify and create collaborative business, research and policy opportunities. This unique not-for-profit business model supports open innovation and enables the safe and fast transfer of knowledge and ideas within and across corporate and geographical boundaries through the IXC Intermediary Service."