From its zero waste goals to eco-friendly vehicles like the Chevy Volt, GM is keeping its eye on eco-friendly innovation.

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Kuan-Shu favors this type of efficient, eco-friendly innovation.

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We include in the list Gardeners like Claire Diaz-Ortiz at Twitter who is committed to getting everyone a voice and to spreading the power of purpose, author Ron Adner who thinks deeply about the cultivation of innovation across entire eco-systems and game changer Ray Chambers who helped lead the successful coalition at Malaria No More.

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