One of the biggest hits at last year’s COIN Summit was without a doubt the Xfinity Innovation Think Tank.

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For those who don’t remember, COIN 2014 is where Innovators Peak got its start and it was largely thanks to the Think Tank’s primary theme of “Future Forward, Faster” that provided the inspiration for this project.

The Think Tank gathered six Colorado thought leaders within a glass box and dropped it on a slab of concrete at the center of the event with one goal: frame a meaningful dialogue around the future of innovation in Colorado.

Think of it as a hotbox for innovation and collaboration.

The result: the “Colorado Innovation Manifesto.”  Check it out:

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The Imaginarium, a Denver Public Schools Innovation Lab, announced last week their plans to give away up to $20,000 to four ideas that work to solve a problem in the education system through technology.

This DPS Innovation Lab is where “ideas take flight” and all kinds of people work to “stimulate and support innovation across Denver to transform learning an education platforms” according to the press release for the event.

The Design for Equity Challenge will be doing just that. Beginning June 10th at 6:30pm the fun and entertaining night will begin as the idea-makers (literally anyone with an idea) pitch their solutions. People will be connecting and progress will be made—but it’s not all business. There’s going to be food, music, and, of course, games.

Who else better to be in charge of gaming than our friend Brian Corrigan? Not only has Corrigan been helping to spread the world about the event, but OhHeckYeah is going to be making an appearance at the Design for Equity Challenge as well.

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