In my book, Jump the Curve, one of the 50 strategies I suggest for “jumping the curve” and embracing the future is to award prizes—in an attempt to spur creativity. In honor of its 10th anniversary this is exactly what Google is doing. One of the finalists for the $10 million prizes is the “jelly fish” roof-top wind turbine. To read about the technology, I recommend this article. However, this YouTube video is even more interesting:

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