Webinar for the Smart + Connected Communities Institute with Megacities project leader, Ivana Gazibara.

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Almost 70 of the world's sharpest minds on climate change got together at the World Bank in Washington in July 2011 to find ways to best support the exploding demand from countries for a low carbon future.

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.

The city is dominated by fossil fuel-powered cars. The elite still gets around, but most urban dwellers face poor transport infrastructure.

TED's Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation -- a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness.

The world has turned to alternative energy, and high-tech, clean, well-planned transport helps everyone get around.

What future climate change scenarios are possible?

Climate Change Scenarios – Futures Studies Approaches
Jerome Glenn, The Millennium Project

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This video was recorded during the RIIS workshop session at South Africas 2nd Innovation Summit held in Maropeng in August 2009.

The world has turned to alternative energy, and transport is highly personalised with a huge variety of transport modes competing for road space.