The Big Idea Book: Five hundred new ideas to change the world in ways big and small - Softcover

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Idea A Day was founded in 2000 by David Owen, Becky Clarke, Rupert Kaye and Chas Bayfield. Respectively, they work in the music business, advertising, education and advertising [again]. Between them they all have a lot of ideas.

The aforementioned are all at pains to point out that they did not write the majority of the entries in this book. The ideas were submitted by individuals from around the world. They were gratefully received and are published here with further thanks.

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The website idea-a-day.com has published a new idea every day since the year 2000. Now five hundred of the best ideas from the site have been compiled into The Big Idea Book. Including plans for designer plasters, unlucky lotteries and intelligent alarm clock, the ideas range from the utterly compelling to the completely insane but are always inspirational.

Forger the notion of learning a creative process.

This book will hotwire the brain.

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Nothing like this has ever been published before. There are five hundred new ideas in this book for all manner of things, from unlucky lotteries to metal detectors for dogs, and from hair hats to inflatable swimming costumes. Some of the best ideas include:

• Invent an alarm clock that scans local radio traffic broadcasts and weather forecasts and adjusts the alarm time accordingly. On days when traffic is really bad, the alarm might sound an hour early. On mornings when it is raining heavily, it probably wouldn't ring at all.

• Engineer solar powered plant pots on wheels that would manoeuvre themselves around a patio as the sun moves around the sky. Each 'Ropot' would be programmed to seek out just enough sun and water to flourish. Quite uniquely, Ropot gardens would change in design throughout the day.

• Allow voters in political elections to cast a vote against a candidate. Voters would still have only one vote but each against vote would nullify a 'for' vote. This system would give voters who are disenchanted with party politics, and perhaps unlikely to vote at all, at least the chance to express their feelings about a party they really do not want to be in power.

• Produce designer plasters branded with the logos of companies such as Nike or Calvin Klein. These would sell to people with actual cuts and grazes but also to fashion victims.