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Idea #1: Slow Towns

Idea #1: Slow Towns

Local, relaxed, sustainable. Europe is leading the way. Is BC next?

Nick Smith / 22 Dec 2008


Idea #2: Voter-funded Media

Idea #2: Voter-funded Media

Mark Latham wants readers to control the purse strings.

Rob Annandale / 23 Dec 2008


Idea #3: Embrace the Mediocrity Principle

Idea #3: Embrace the Mediocrity Principle

Admitting we're just specks in the cosmos can help save the planet.

Daniel Wood / 24 Dec 2008


Idea #4 New Ways to Warm Your Bum

Idea #4 New Ways to Warm Your Bum

Forget patio heaters. Use the heat restaurants cook up.

Ruben Anderson / 25 Dec 2008


Idea #5: Beware of Neuromarketing

Idea #5: Beware of Neuromarketing

Adults are taught to be skeptical. But the subconscious is like a toddler.

Shannon Rupp / 25 Dec 2008


Idea #6: Phase out Fishermen

Idea #6: Phase out Fishermen

Rashid Sumaila wants governments to cut subsidies and retrain anglers.

Rob Annandale / 29 Dec 2008


Idea #7: Create a Ward System for Vancouver

Idea #7: Create a Ward System for Vancouver

Let’s scrap the park board and elect more councillors too.

Charles Campbell / 30 Dec 2008


Idea #8: Twitter the News

Idea #8: Twitter the News

Microblogging is shifting the business of reporting events.

Tom Barrett / 31 Dec 2008


Idea #9: Progressive Populism

Idea #9: Progressive Populism

BC is at the centre of a new wave of political participation.

Peter MacLeod / 1 Jan 2009


Idea #10: Biophysical Economics

Idea #10: Biophysical Economics

In the future, economists will return to earth.

Rex Weyler / 2 Jan 2009


Give Us Your Big Idea for 2009

Give Us Your Big Idea for 2009

Let's do some group problem solving. Post a comment, or send your article.

David Beers / 22 Jan 2009


Thanks for Your Big Ideas!

Thanks for Your Big Ideas!

We asked you for bold new thinking, and here's what you shared.

Colleen Kimmett / 18 Mar 2009