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Follow on Google News | GiG Brainstorms Arab Frontier, Rising Africa, Brazil Future in Game Challenges, Chats for GEW 2011Brainstorm a New World Series to Debut Nov. 14 in the Official Online Game of Global Entrepreneurship Week Set for 123 Countries
“The financial and political shocks of the past year showed us where the world economy has strength. And it’s basically where entrepreneurs are making a big mark,” says Global Mind Games co-founder Edward DeMarco, a former international policy editor. “East Asia, key parts of Africa, Brazil, post-revolution Arab nations and emerging Europe, such as Turkey – all are being lifted up by entrepreneurship.” Starting Nov. 14, Global Innovation Game – known as GiG -- will feature provocative challenges inspired by these regions under the banner: Brainstorm a New World. What’s the Amazon worth to Brazil’s entrepreneurs? GiG’s lineup next week: Asia Ahead on Monday, Nov. 14; Arab Frontier on Tuesday, Nov. 15; Brazil Scores on Wednesday Nov. 16, Rising Africa on Thursday, Nov. 17 and Emerging Europe on Friday, Nov. 18. Fady Ramzy of Interact Egypt will join the GiG Twitter chat Nov. 15 to talk about the challenges for entrepreneurs after the Arab Spring. East Africa social-media guru Mark Kaigwa is the special guest from Nairobi on Nov. 17 to talk about the consumer revolution in Africa. Other guests during the week will include a Turkish serial entrepreneur and experts on Brazil’s rise. The one-hour Twitter chats will begin each day at 10 a.m. New York time at #GiGchat on Twitter. To join the conversation, simply add #GiGchat at the end of your tweet. To check out what’s trending in GiG and jump into the game, point your browser to: http://trends.globalmindgames.com. You can also enter the game directly through Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/ And now you can suggest a challenge for the game by posting at #GiGask on Twitter. Aspiring entrepreneurs use GiG as a fun platform to crowdsource ideas for all kinds of challenges, from the environment to technology to development in Africa. And because this is a social game, you play for status across four traits: Ambassador, Influencer, Investor and Socialite. (Click on your profile picture in GiG to see how you score.) “The bottom line is you’re competing to win a global brainstorm,” To learn more about GEW 2011, with millions of participants across 123 countries, go to: http://www.unleashingideas.org End
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