Meet the Makers of the Wearable Robot
Ekso Bionics's wearable robot is getting paraplegics back on their feet. Read more
Why
The World
Needs
Big Ideas
True inspiration comes from kicking every entrepreneur's basic audacity up a notch, or a hundred notches. If you succeed, your success will be felt around the world. If you fail at least you'll never feel that it was for lack of courage or imagination. Read More
Sir Audacity himself: "Dream big by setting yourself seemingly impossible challenges. You then have to catch up with them."
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Big Ideas
Turn Nuclear Waste Into Nuclear Fuel
Depleted uranium is one fuel source not in short supply. Check out TerraPower's audacious plan for producing cleaner and safer nuclear power. Read more
A Pork Chop to Change the World (Yes, Really)
Andras and Gabor Forgacs are the father-son team behind Modern Meadow, a company that wants to save the world with synthetic meat. Read more
How to Achieve Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals
Leadership expert Jim Collins explains what drives some entrepreneurs to relentlessly pursue bold ideas--and succeed where others have failed. Read more
Richard Branson: 'Screw It. Let's Do It'
What's it take to be a big thinker? The famed entrepreneur talks big ideas and even bigger challenges. Read more
5 Big Ideas That Will Blow Your Mind
You won't find apps or Angry Birds here. Check out five ambitious companies pursuing big, bold ideas. Read more
Does Silicon Valley Have an Idea Problem?
With so many big problems in need of solving--think healthcare, education, transportation--why are so many start-ups focused on "me-too" ideas? Read more
Big Thinkers Are Pissed Off & Passionate
For entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, big is never big enough. Here, he talks about what it takes to think on a grand scale. Read more
Recent Big Ideas Articles
Is It Possible to Have Too Many Ideas?
Not if you can develop a good process for managing them. Read more
Innovation: Mining on the Moon
Check out this solar-powered rover designed to prospect for ice on the moon. Read more
How I Did It: Rick Smolan
An old-school gonzo photojournalist tells the story of leaping from a career in magazines to a venture involving large-scale documentation of human life -- i... Read more
Manufacturing Cells by the Billions
Cellular Dynamics eliminates two big problems with stem cell research: the difficulty of producing enough cells, and the thorny ethical dilemma. Read more
Ballooning Across the Pacific, Facing Almost Certain Death 
In 1991, Branson attempted a balloon flight across the Pacific Ocean with balloonist, Pers Lindstrand. Though they ended up in the Arctic, they survived. Watch video
What You Name a Venture Is Important
Branson set up "war rooms" to tackle global issues like climate change and disease in Africa. Watch video
New Technology Opens Up Markets
How Sir Richard Branson plans to bring down the $200,000-per-ticket price to bring passengers to space. Watch video
Big Ideas Also Mean Big Risks
Sir Richard Branson put a firewall between each Virgin company so that--if something goes wrong at one--it won't take down another. Watch video
Build Successful Businesses Out of Helping Lives
Rarely does Sir Richard Branson start a business just because he thinks he's going to make money out of it. Watch video
Business Is All About Details
Unless you get thousands of tiny details right when you launch a new business, you'll have nothing. Watch video
3 Reasons Your Start-up Should Tackle Really Big Problems
It's certainly not an easy entrepreneurial path, but one VC says there's never been a better time to pursue big ideas that solve thorny problems. Read more
Richard Branson: Knight of Big Ideas
Sir Audacity himself: "Dream big by setting yourself seemingly impossible challenges. You then have to catch up with them." Watch video
Why the World Needs Big Ideas
With so many businesses thinking small, true audacity and vision mean more than ever. Read more
Pureti Makes Surfaces Self-Cleaning
Pureti's technology keeps buildings and materials clean without having to lift a finger. Read more
Let the Marketplace Solve the Sanitation Crisis
Waste Enterprisers operates on the premise that human waste is the one truly infinite resource. Read more
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