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"Drawing on an entirely new set of original research conducted with countless collaborators in fields such as healthcare, science, education, energy, government and the media, we tell the stories of some of the world's most dynamic innovators, from a global citizen's movement working to reverse the tide of disruptive climate change to for-profit startups that are turning industries ranging from music to transportation on their head. We argue that collaborative innovation is not only transforming our economy but all of society and its many institutions. Now the onus is now on each of us to lead the transformation in our households, communities and workplaces. After all, the potential for new models of collaboration does not end with the production of software, media, entertainment and culture. Why not open source government, education, science, the production of energy, and even health care?"

Today with the growing popularity of 3-D printer technology, anyone who fancies him or herself an inventor can find out overnight if they're truly innovative - or just a pretender. "We have an enormous advantage over a poor guy like da Vinci, whose every idea would involve a laborious effort to verify. Things that were good ideas, he would have discarded because of the manufacturing challenges. We don't have that problem any more," said Stocco, a professor of engineering at the University of British Columbia who is an inventor himself. His specialty is creating equipment for robot-assisted orthopedic surgery.

Mission drives agencies, and the need to deliver better services to customers at a lower cost-whether an agency is supporting the warfighter overseas, a teacher seeking classroom resources or a family figuring out how to pay for college-is pushing every level of government to look for new solutions. Today's amazing mix of cloud computing, ever-smarter mobile devices, and collaboration tools is changing the consumer landscape1 and bleeding into government as both an opportunity and a challenge. New expectations require the Federal Government to be ready to deliver and receive digital information2 and services3 anytime, anywhere and on any device. It must do so safely, securely, and with fewer resources. To build for the future, the Federal Government needs a Digital Strategy that embraces the opportunity to innovate more with less, and enables entrepreneurs to better leverage government data to improve the quality of services to the American people. Early mobile adopters in government-like the early web adopters-are beginning to experiment in pursuit of innovation. Some have created products that leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices. Others have launched programs and strategies and brought personal devices into the workplace. Absent coordination, however, the work is being done in isolated, programmatic silos within agencies. Building for the future requires us to think beyond programmatic lines. To keep up with the pace of change in technology, we need to securely architect our systems for interoperability and openness from conception. We need to have common standards and more rapidly share the lessons learned by early adopters. We need to produce better content and data, and present it through multiple channels in a program and device-agnostic4 way. We need to adopt a coordinated approach to ensure privacy and security in a digital age. These imperatives are not new, but many of the solutions are. We can use modern tools and

ind collecting and reviewing backchannel resources to be a valuable learning experience for me, even when I am attending a conference in person. Sharing these collections on this blog has shown that others find value in the collections as well. This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of the 8th Annual Innovations in eLearning Symposium, being held June 5-7 at George Mason University in Virginia..

Comment stimuler l'innovation technologique dans le pays ? En améliorant les connexions entre fonds et startup, en popularisant le crowdfounding ou encore en créant un marché de pré-introduction en Bourse.

"PublicBroadcastingService(PBS) has a long standing reputation in the education community for providing quality news, media, material, and more for engaged learning. Today, PBS is leveraging front-edge tech - the flipped classroom, learning playlists, online professional development, games, and more - to research and refine quality content and delivery of learning for students, parents, and educators. Here are four ways PBS is innovating for students futures:"

The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is an independent nonprofit research group. We work with organizations of all kinds to help them make better, more informed decisions about the future. We provide the foresight to create insights that lead to action. We bring a combination of tools, methodologies, and a deep understanding of emerging trends and discontinuities to our work with companies, foundations, and government agencies. We take an explicitly global approach to strategic planning, linking macro trends to local issues in such areas as: Work and daily life Technology and society Health and health care Global business trends Changing consumer society The Institute is based in California's Silicon Valley, in a community at the crossroads of technological innovation, social experimentation, and global interchange. Founded in 1968 by a group of former RAND Corporation researchers with a grant from the Ford Foundation to take leading-edge research methodologies into the public and business sectors, the IFTF is committed to building the future by understanding it deeply.

"'Inspection générale de l'Éducation nationale a rendu public un rapport consacré au plan de développement des usages du numérique à l'école (plan DUNE). Ce rapport consacre un chapitre à l'utilisation des nouveaux outils éducatifs de la mobilité. «Les tablettes numériques ou autres baladeurs multimédias permettent d'entrevoir d'intéressantes possibilités de développements pédagogiques en raison de leurs qualités : ergonomie, faible encombrement, durée d'autonomie, individualisation et mobilité (sans fil). Face à la rigidité des salles informatiques nécessaires pour un accès aux manuels numériques via l'Espace numérique de travail (ENT), des solutions mobiles sont aujourd'hui mises en œuvre par les collectivités qui ont instantanément intégré cette dimension dans leur réflexion et dans les décisions d'équipement. Les baladeurs numériques en langues vivantes ont été précurseurs dans ce domaine. (…)"

Software is just the beginning … open source is doing for mass innovation what the assembly line did for mass production. Get ready for the era when collaboration replaces the corporation.

The MIT Media Lab is broken down into 26 different research groups. From "Macro Connections" to "Camera Culture," each team is focused on an innovative end goal. Throughout this past year, one group, "Viral Spaces," has focused on proximal networking, hoping to facilitate discourse between real people in real places. From Junkyard Jumbotron's large digital displays to Peddl's brand-new balanced marketplace, here's a look at 11 of the projects aimed at changing the way we communicate.

Plate-forme d'expérimentation des services numériques culturels innovants.

Le Réseau des Territoires innovants est une association indépendante qui a pour objectif de favoriser la diffusion des usages des nouvelles technologies dans les collectivités locales.   L'Assemblée des Communautés de France et l'Association des Communautés Urbaines de France, en sont les fondateurs et invitent les autres associations territoriales à se joindre à elles afin de développer un programme d'innovation et de diffusion des usages des nouvelles technologies sur le territoire français.  

"What happens in Vegas, no longer stays in Vegas - soon it will be all over the Internet. The 24/7 casino mentality that you only used to find along the Vegas Strip is coming to a social network near you. Within the UK, Facebook is already hard at work, making sure that online gambling will become a staple of your online social networking experience, alongside other virtual time sinks like FarmVille. Instead of spending your virtual cash on FarmVille farm animals, why not drop some real cash on Bingo Friendzy and meet some new friends within Facebook's new online Bingo Hall?"