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July 11, 2008
Innovation & Design A weekly guide to innovative people, ideas, and companies

NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY MARKETING It's a Hot Time for Tea Gene Dunkin, president of Tea Forte, a marketer of specialty brews, discusses innovation and brand strategy for the humble tea bag   MORE TOP STORIES VIEWPOINT The Benefits of Downscaling Green design calls for small improvements across large volumes and for reducing the resources, materials, and energy used in products ARCHITECTURE The Best U.S. Cities, by Design Architectural firm RMJM Hillier weighed sustainability, awards, and both expert and residents' opinions in its list of top 10 U.S. cities for design   INNOVATION STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Can mydeco Democratize Design? With names like Conran and Starck on board, the London Web site could change the world for interior decorators — and make a killing  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS The US Dollar is Falling. Trade It.  Trade the Dollar & 120+ currency pairs with GFT. Try Risk-Free. Client PCs As Strategic Assets  Read How Intel® Is Decreasing TCO And Delivering Measurable Business Value Year After Year. Enhancing Security Through Quantum Cryptography.  Quantum Cryptography is an emerging security technology that may offer some new protection measures. Thinking About IMS?  Increased flexibility and potential will be a fundamental shift in the communications industry. 3 Emerging Stocks for 2008  3 Stocks ready to Break Out. Profit from Developing Markets. Buy a link now! This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy here. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

Inside: This Week in Innovation This week, senior correspondent David Kiley talks tea with Gene Dunkin, the president of specialty brewmaker Tea Forte. Meanwhile, Clay Burns, a principal and sustainability leader at Smart Design, contributes a column examining how small changes can have a big impact on energy use. And writer Oriana Schwindt takes a look at the top 10 American cities for design. Want to know which urban center topped the list? Check out her story and slideshow. -- Helen Walters E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  NEWSLETTERS   INNOVATION PODCAST Tuning In to Consumers Co-author David Meerman Scott discusses Tuned In, a new book that investigates the elements enabling such insurgent brands as Zipcar, Intuit, Magnavox--and even Barack Obama--to resonate with consumers.   Advertisement   What's Your Problem? We all have workplace problems. Share with us, and your fellow readers, the hurdles you've faced—and how you've tried to clear them     IN YOUR FACE: THE ELECTRIC CAR LIVES Reader A.J. Viggen Writes: "Electric cars are wrong for America. If the range is 155 miles and you have to go 156, your car stops. Can't hike to the gas station and carry back volts." Tell Us: Would You Drive an Electric Car? >     NUSSBAUM ON DESIGN >> Business model innovation is often the most powerful kind of innovation. It requires imagination and guts. Implementing old, tried and true, strategies in a time of dramatic change rarely work. -- Bruce Nussbaum POST YOUR OWN COMMENTS Visit Our Other Blogs Auto Beat Bangalore Tigers Blogspotting Brand New Day Byte of the Apple Economics Unbound European Insight Fine On Media Games, Inc. GreenBiz Hot Property Investing Insights Management IQ New Technology in Asia NEXT: Innovation Tools & Trends NussbaumOnDesign Tech Beat Working Parents Advertisement