Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

Bulbstorm: A new innovation community

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Ever wanted to become part of a collaborative

Internet community where individuals, experts and companies come

together to transform ideas into true innovation? Taking advantage of the buzz surrounding crowdsourcing and the ease and simplicity of Web 2.0 tools, Phoenix-based bulbstorm is making it possible for people and organizations to come together to share, improve, and market new concepts for

products and services. Bulbstorm – started by a former P&G exec – has already received a glowing write-up from the folks at Wharton, so this is definitely a company to watch within the innovation space. Especially if you’re one of those innovators with a constant stream of new ideas every day that are begging to be monetized!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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