Here is a great example of under-utilized talent being put to work in new ways.  In this initiative that taps young people’s intuitive grasp of technology, students aged 12 - 16 take on a mentoring role as cell phone ‘coaches’.

“The program’s goal is to improve their…

Google obviously sees great potential in new tools that enable people to get involved in producing their own creative content and to recombine content in new ways, as their latest $15 million investment suggests.

Google have purchased a California-based startup, launched by three young Australians, focused on making…

Diverse groups translate their knowledge into innovation better than homogenous groups.  This makes it vital that cities find ways to enhance, map and tap into the diverse knowledge available to them to better their creative performance.

Identifying, encouraging, and accessing varied knowledge domains and talent pools as a way…