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As of 11/14/2001, 119828 people have produced 185786 ratings of 2762 ideas.
The 20 most highly rated ideas:
These are currently the most highly rated ideas, however few the voters (the right hand column is the number of people who have voted). These are likely to include some of the more recent ideas added to the Global Ideas Bank:
Title | Rating | # People |
Brazilian city where neighbourhood groups allocate budget | 97% | 48 |
Protect 19.2 sq ft of rainforest per day by clicking on ads | 97% | 28 |
The 'Wellness' show | 96% | 1943 |
How to be an ideal patient | 96% | 1087 |
The Pet Fostering Service Scotland | 95% | 86 |
Giving gardens to the needy | 95% | 151 |
DanceSafe - educating ravers in New England about drugs etc. | 95% | 9 |
Songs as a way of reaching a patient with Alzheimer's | 95% | 64 |
Smart urban transport website | 95% | 32 |
Sustrans' 5,000 miles of cycle paths | 95% | 855 |
The Natural Step - A National Plan for sustainability | 95% | 310 |
Curitiba and its visionary mayor | 95% | 713 |
Barcode identification of luggage at airports | 95% | 2 |
Appreciation lists enhance self-esteem | 94% | 598 |
Personal logbooks for patients | 94% | 43 |
Visits to the elderly from P.A.T. Dogs | 94% | 374 |
Plants, animals & children in nursing homes | 94% | 277 |
Musical midwifery for the dying | 94% | 440 |
Repairing coral reef systems with eco-friendly concrete balls | 94% | 7 |
Community-Supported Agriculture | 94% | 268 |
The 10 ideas most recently voted on:
Title | Rating | # People |
Teach Sign Language in schools | 92% | 529 |
Bedsits for arguing couples | 76% | 152 |
Target in urinal reduces spillage | 83% | 172 |
One word at a time, 1,600 words per minute | 78% | 50 |
Porn as first sign of a media breakthrough | 78% | 39 |
A code to protect guests on TV shows | 52% | 4 |
Dolphin 'therapy' for a dying child | 93% | 503 |
Abortion ceremonies | 28% | 211 |
Brian Eno's pragmatic possibilities | 80% | 38 |
Doing away with ring road brought about urban regeneration | 94% | 50 |
The 5 top recent idea proposers:
Proposer | Ideas |
Stephen Russell | 19 |
Aaron Campbell | 13 |
Dr. KRS Murthy | 10 |
Dennis Wright | 3 |
Ben Malone | 2 |
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