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Here in the Knowledge Economy, it's become a commonplace that growth is powered by ideas and innovation - especially "disruptive" innovation, Big Ideas that change the whole game (for instance, the Internet). Yet most ideas start out "fuzzy, weak and partially baked," says Gerald Sindell, and then they fizzle out altogether. Sindell would like to fix that. A successful book-publishing executive and former award-winning Hollywood film director, he founded a consulting firm called Thought Leaders International that purports to teach clients like Yahoo! and Accenture how to turn sketchy concepts - the proverbial scribble on the back...
...money will do the talking, and Germany's deep pockets give the nation plenty of clout. But around Europe, anger is rising that German politicians are playing a deadly game of poker with GM for which others might end up paying the price. "We cannot get into a situation where everyone is trying to outdo each other, in which we see how much money Germany can put on the table and how much we can," said Flemish Premier Kris Peeters. After all, he, too, faces elections this year...
...nonbelievers were a little late to the game in Chicago. The pious have been buying ad space from the city's decaying, cash-strapped public transportation system for a while. One recent religious ad read, "ISLAM. Got questions? Get answers. FREE Quran & Literature," followed by a toll-free telephone number. (Watch TIME's video "Bethlehem's Complicated Christmas...
...speech on Tuesday at a Beijing conference on climate change, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that global warming "is a game changer in the U.S.-China relationship." For the California Democrat's relationship with China, it already has been. She has gone from being one of the most officially reviled public figures in China to someone who is tolerated, if not exactly celebrated. (Watch TIME's video "Olympic Torch: Back on Chinese Soil...
...people," says Rowan. "There are senior leaders now asking why Chinese football is in perpetual crisis, and they are looking for solutions. But even if the authorities don't take active steps to encourage private and community-owned networks, it will still happen. It's the people's game." And it seems that Huilongguan's future teams are already coming together. No longer an active player, Wang has started coaching about 60 young children every week. "It can be an unruly bunch," Wang chuckles before running over to help keep excited children from running out onto the pitch to help...