Bucky had it right. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

That’s why we’re awarding a $100,000 prize each year for comprehensive solutions that radically advance human well-being and ecosystem health. The 2008 prize will be conferred June 23rd in NYC.

The 2009 Challenge begins this fall. Stay tuned...

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The Winner of the 2008 Challenge
» Comprehensive Design for a Carbon Neutral World: The Challenge of Appalachia

The 2008 Runners Up
» The Barefoot College
» Promoting the Use of Biogas and Training Bedouin Women

Other entries featured in this movie...
» A Nutrient Management System for Small Dairy
» The Water Bullet
» Lunar Resonant Streetlights
» The Carbon Balancing Act Roadshow (link coming soon...)
» The Urban Turbine
» Vertically Integrated Greenhouse


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