Years have passed since Charlie Engel’s team ran across the Sahara desert, and yet “Running the Sahara” still provides inspiration and food for reflection today as The Opportunity Show looks ahead to the possibilities in 2012. From running through physical pain to attracting worldwide attention to Africa’s water crisis, these runners mirror the OppLab’s goals for teambuilding, innovation, and opportunity discovery. Just as the men in this film defied expectations and accomplished the “impossible,” so the Opportunity Show team seeks to surpass superficial limitations and realize exceptional results.

Design with the Other 90%: CITIES is the second in a series of themed exhibitions that demonstrate how design can be a dynamic force in transforming and, in many cases, saving lives. The first exhibition, in 2007, Design for the Other 90%, focused on design solutions that addressed the most basic needs of the 90% of the world’s population not traditionally served by professional designers. The current exhibit displays sixty projects, proposals, and solutions that address the many issues that have accompanied the rise of slum cities in emerging and developing economies.

The IBM Think Exhibit runs until October 23 and is highly recommended by The Opportunity Show team. For more details, see the link and short video below:
http://ibm.co/nQP0QW

In the upcoming book That Used to Be Us, renowned author Thomas Friedman collaborates with one of the world’s foremost foreign policy experts, Michael Mandelbaum. Friedman and Mandelbaum believe America is in trouble. In their book, the two analyze what they believe are our country’s four greatest challenges and spell out what we need to do now in order to sustain the American Dream and preserve America as the leading power in the world. In the book, they offer vivid profiles of individuals who have not lost sight of the American habits of bold thought and dramatic action.