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Watch Now: BIF-5 Videos Available in the Innovation Story Studio

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  Helen Walters at BIF-5

  BusinessWeek's editor of innovation and design sits down with Saul Kaplan to talk about the proliferation of social media and what it means for publishing.

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  Sarah Endline at BIF-5

  How does a kid from rural Michigan get thinking about global economics and social entrepreneurship? Meet the mastermind, chocolatier and chief rioter of sweetriot.

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  Alice Wilder at BIF-5

  Educational psychologist and Blue's Clues creator discusses her creative approach to getting kids excited about learning. (Hint: Ask a lot of questions.)

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  Neri Oxman at BIF-5

  By letting materials tell their own stories, the form-finding (not form-making) artist, architect and material ecologist shares a few brilliant examples of her work. 

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  Jocelyn Wyatt at BIF-5

  Within the context of her own personal journey, IDEO social innovation lead shares her process for building social enterprises in the developing world.

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  Ethan Zuckerman at BIF-5

  The activist, academic and co-founder of Global Voices shares a story about building cultural bridges, xenophilia and a little video game called War of Warcraft.

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  Practically Radical: Richard Antcliff at BIF-5

  NASA Langley's Chief Technologist talks about how a 92-year old organization like NASA can reinvent itself to do more with less and still be innovative.

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  Jonah Lehrer at BIF-5

  Wired contributing editor and author of "How We Decide" and "Proust Was a Neuroscientist" shares his intriguing research about the human brain and how/why we decide the things we do.

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  Michael Samuelson at BIF-5

  Returning storyteller and Health and Wellness Institute president shares an intensely personal story about breast cancer and the need to be your own advocate.

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  Richard Saul Wurman at BIF-5

  The legendary information architect offers a handful of delightfully disconnected personal stories about weight-loss, dressing in white and his latest book 33.

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  Practically Radical: Peter Snyder at BIF-5

  There's an exciting paradigm shift taking place in science today that moves the notion of 'doing' to 'knowing' explains the Lifespan VP of research.

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  Paola Antonelli at BIF-5

  The MOMA senior curator gives her take on the design process and it's ability to understand the increasingly complex nuances of consumer preference.

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  Practically Radical: Gina Melone at BIF-5

  The Hasbro futurist shares the origin story of Project Zambi, a cute little elephant born from a crowdsourcing effort that blends passion with social responsibility.

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  Greg Matthews at BIF-5

  With cool project work to back him up, Humana's Director of Innovation demonstrates the power of social media as a tool for innovation. 

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  Practically Radical: Allan Tear at BIF-5

  The Betaspring co-founder talks about the 12-week, mentorship-driven bootcamp he started last summer to help entrepreneurs build and launch their companies.

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  Bob Schwartz at BIF-5

  GE Healthcare's GM of Global Design asks himself 'why does it have to be this way?' and shares inspiring examples of meaning making in the company's work.