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Archive for June 11th, 2008

Year of Innovation

Add comment June 11th, 2008

Tomorrow members of the steering committee of the Year of Innovation will visit the Editorial Board.
The Year of Innovation programs will focus on:

Entrepreneurship (Creativity, Courage, Leadership)
Environment (Stewardship, Responsibility, Sustainability)
Engagement (Involvement, Mentoring, Community)

These efforts might help with the solutions segment of the 180 Degrees project. You’ll read about the Year of Innovation in the next few days.