In this beginning of the 21th century, we are becoming more and more aware of the importance to preserve our environment. Our planet as been here for millions of years, but we’ve only been there for a couple thousands. If we want to survive as a race, we have to take care of our surroundings. By the last one hundred years, some very great technologies have been invented. Some technologies we’ve invented are harming the environment very badly. A good innovation strategy could help us improve new technologies without doing any harm to our planet. A growing number of scientists are working hand in hand to develop new gadgets using solar power, wind power, plants…
Here is a great video to show you the efforts deployed in the green gadgets field:

Most of the new gadgets are not so green. We all know that in the near future, there will be more and more cell phones, laptops, pdas, cars, etc. Thats why we need to innovate to create new solutions. The term innovation refers to a new way of doing something. We don’t have to reinvent everything here. We just have to think better when we are creating a product or buying a product. In our economy, what we decide to buy can change everything. If everyone would start buying green gadgets tomorrow, those would become more affortable and there would be more green gadgets on the market in a flick of switch. In my opinion, we need an innovation strategy that will help us change the way we are thinking about new technology.
Here is a short list of new green gadgets that will help improve our situation:

• Home wind turbine: very recently, we’ve seen more and more houses installing this piece of equipment. They are still expensive, but if you stay in a windy environment, it could worth the deal.
• Universal solar battery charger: this little device let you charge your small electronics with the built in solar panel. If it sunny and all your devices are already charged, it can collet energy from the sun and holds it in the internal battery for later use…
• Energy saving outlets: these are small outlets that you can connect on your wall outlets. It is a very simple way of saving energy from your home appliances and your electronic devices. While you don’t use your hardware, these outlets automatically cut the power. So nothing is wasting energy in standby mode.

But, that’s just the beginning. If we really want to makes things change in the next century, we have to do this as a team. New technology like Internet, teleconferencing, blogs and forums can help us work together by exchanging ideas. Our world as never been so connected than today and we have to take advantage of this situation. That’s part of our innovation strategy. The second part of this strategy is making the decision to become greener together. Most of us would rather make more money with a new gadget than creating a greener gadget and making a little less money. The companies that produce electricity, for example, don’t want us to use wind power or solar power, they want us to buy their electricity. When we will decide to turn our back to these companies and to pay a little bit more for green gadgets, a new world will be born.
The green gadgets are just one part of the innovation strategy I am talking about here. But, I think it is a very good start. Children of the new generation are craving for new gadgets. Maybe if they have more green gadgets, they would be inspired to create and buy more green technologies. After all, children are our future…