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On: Oct 8, 08
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How Will The Global Financial Meltdown Affect Iceland?

After reading about how the global financial meltdown is affecting Iceland and causing an unprecedented banking failure that has driven the UK into threatening to take legal action against Iceland to recover deposits, I turned to Trend Hunter’s library to learn more about this island country in Northern Europe.

I was pleasantly surprised to find many innovations that originate in Iceland. Our talented Icelandic Trend Hunter Hjörtur Smárason is accountable for most of these fantastic trends.

The Icelandic innovations range from color changing glass buildings and ice divings to music instrument and video innovations by Bjork, one of my favorite singers.

8 Comments on: 16 Icelandic Innovations - How Will The Global Financial Meltdown Affect Iceland? (CLUSTER)

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16 Icelandic Innovations - How Will The Global Financial Meltdown Affect Iceland? (CLUSTER)

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	1 / 16 - 2,169 views		Eco Iceland Initiatives (VIDEO) Andres Colmenares - Iceland has a brave challenge. In 1998 they made a promise to be totally fossil fuel free by 2050. With only 40 years left to achieve the goal, they are making significant steps to actualize it. They…

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Innovative Stereoscopic 3D Music Videos	Controversial TV Spot Is 2007's Best TV Ad	Rent a Hydrogen Car	Icelandic Hairy Hats	Home of the Trolls
Imagine Peace Tower Unveiled on...	Pink Taxis (FOLLOW-UP)	Fan Created Music Videos	Reactable Instrument	Ice Diving
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Favorited by Jacob Courtade on Oct 8, 08

Awesome cluster. I still love Iceland, despite the banking failures...

By: Jacob Courtade on Oct 8, 08 32 Trends 489 Comments

Thanks Jacob. I would love to visit Iceland. The pics I saw are captivating.

By: Ayman Helweh on Oct 8, 08 2,223 Trends 2,564 Comments

Like the Rent a H2 car. Radical. Very fwd Iceland is. Home to 2002 Bond movie (car chase sequence on Ice). (invisible Aston martin).

By: rocketranger on Oct 10, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments

Thanks for putting this one together. And for those of you who would like to come, it's never been cheaper ;) Let me know and I'll arrange something. A TrendHunter conference maybe ...

By: Hjortur on Oct 15, 08 81 Trends 120 Comments

Favorited by Hjortur on Oct 15, 08

Wicked idea. I've been thinking about coming back, but Icelandair's flights really cut back until the spring...maybe May?

By: Jacob Courtade on Oct 15, 08 32 Trends 489 Comments

May is fine by me :) Jeremy?

By: Hjortur on Oct 15, 08 81 Trends 120 Comments

Iceland! I'm so in...

By: Marissa Brassfield on Oct 15, 08 2,347 Trends 2,912 Comments

Maybe we can just organize an innovation conference with Trend Hunter, Guy Kawasaki, Icelandic innovation companies ... Who else? Tech Crunch?

By: Hjortur on Oct 15, 08 81 Trends 120 Comments

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