Trips for visually impaired people
6-3-2010
For visually impaired it is often difficult if not impossible to travel alone. Eyes Travel Travel agency offers tours in England especially for visually impaired people. They are assigned to someone who can see, to describe the environment, or assist them with activities.
Ben & Jerry’s Give it Forward
3-3-2010
The first give-it-forward website by Ben & Jerry’s. An initiative by which you give away something of yourself and get something back from somebody else. Ben & Jerry’s takes the lead and gives away 100 ice creams. Whoever makes the bid, will in return offer something the others can bid on.
Wheelchair or bagage trolley?
25-2-2010
At the airport of Sao Paulo, Brasil, these luggage carts are available. By the image of the Paralympic athlete it looks as if a wheelchair is pushed forward. Howerver, this is a fund raising campaign for athletes. So that they are able to attend the paralympics.
Co-creation at Starbucks
16-2-2010
Starbucks uses the online tool “My Starbucks idea” to improve their concept. Guests can submit ideas about the products and the concept online. Already 70,000 ideas have been submitted. Ideas that are executed, will be published on the website.
Meetingspot.nl
12-2-2010
Meeting Spot is the first Dutch demand-driven marketplace to meeting, convention and event venues.
Bar Battle Zandvoort 2010
10-2-2010
In Zandvoort, The Netherlanfs, three restaurants (Laurel & Hardy, The Klikspaan and Fame) initiated the Bar Battle. For 1 week,12 teams take over a bar. The teams are judged on promotion activities, special offers professionalism and skills. There are teams of the police force, de local tourist information office, drivers and other groups.
Wine-burger tasting
8-2-2010
Learn About Wine, a U.S. organization that organizes wine tastings, has a new project. They will organize tastings with different red wines combined with real American hamburgers.
Rethink, the interactive eco-game
6-2-2010
‘Play Rethink’ is an interactive board game to bring groups of people together. It helps groups to think creatively about everyday products and services and creating environmentalfriendly ideas. It is an inspiring game for designers, teachers, students and creatives.
The ‘Sakura’ collection
21-1-2010
The champaignbrand Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with designers from L’atelier LZC the ‘Sakura’ to design a collection. The design is based on the beauty of cherry blossoms and a Japanese tradition in the spring to keep feasts and picnics under the cherry blossoms. The portable box contains half a bottle of champagne and two plastic flutes. A pink jacket can keep the bottle cool for two hours.
Taxi sharing
17-1-2010
Taxi2 is a service free of charge for Virgin Atlantic and other airlines passengers who want to share their taxi from the airport to their home / hotel. An initiative to share costs and preserve the planet. Travelers can register online and submit flight and arrival details. The system ensures that you are linked to a suitable companion to share a taxi.