Voting is now open in the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers Contest hosted by Innovation Excellence.
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Voting is open from December 24-30, 2011 (one vote per person please). Polls will close at midnight GMT on December 30, 2011. You can vote in one of these two ways:
- Add a blog comment ON THIS POST with your favorite innovation blogger’s name
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The official Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2011 and the contest winners will then be announced on Innovation Excellence on December 31, 2011 after the voting and judging components are complete.
We’re curious to see who you think is worth reading.
Here are the nominees (in alphabetical order):
- Adam Hartung
- Andrea Meyer
- Andrew O’Connell
- Bill Fischer
- Bob Eckert
- Boris Pluskowski
- Braden Kelley
- Brett King
- Caspar van Rijnbach
- Chuck Frey
- David Armano
- Dean DeBiase
- Deborah Mills-Scofield
- Dennis Stauffer
- Donna Sturgess
- Drew Boyd
- Drew Marshall
- Frank Mattes
- Gary Hamel
- Geovanny Romero
- Gianluigi Cuccureddu
- Gijs van Wulfen
- Glen Stansberry
- Helen Walters
- Holly G Green
- Hutch Carpenter
- Idris Mootee
- James Gardner
- James Todhunter
- Jay Terwilliger
- Jeff De Cagna
- Jeffrey Baumgartner
- Jeffrey Phillips
- Jerry McColgin
- Jim Clemmer
- John Persico
- John Steen
- Jorge Barba
- Jose Baldaia
- Julie Anixter
- Kamal Hassan
- Kay Plantes
- Kevin McFarthing
- Kevin Roberts
- Krisztina Holly
- Kurt Frenier
- LeAnna J Carey
- Maria Paula Oliveira
- Marty Baker
- Matt Heinz
- Matthew E May
- Max McKeown
- Melba Kurman
- Mike Brown
- Mike Masnick
- Mike Myatt
- Mike Shipulski
- Mitch Ditkoff
- Moises Norena
- Nicolas Bry
- Patrick Lefler
- Paul Hobcraft
- Paul Sloane
- Paul Williams
- Paul R Williams
- Peter Bergman
- Phil McKinney
- Ralph Christian-Ohr
- Robert F Brands
- Robert Tucker
- Rocco Tarasi
- Rowan Gibson
- Sarah Miller Caldicott
- Saul Kaplan
- Scott Anthony
- Seth Godin
- Stefan Lindegaard
- Stephen Shapiro
- Steve McKee
- Steve Todd
- Tim Kastelle
- Tom Peters
- Venessa Miemis
- Ville Miettinen
- Yann Cramer
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Mitch Ditkoff
Yes – I vote 4 Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff. Fantastic!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff!!!
Mitch Ditkoff
Gijs van Wulfen
Mitch Ditkoff
Geovanny Romero
i vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Jeffrey Phillips
Mitch Ditkoff rocks!
Mitch Ditkoff
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Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
mitch ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff is my choice. Thank you.
Voting for Mitch Ditkoff.
Let’s roll the red carpet!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown Brainzooming
Gotta vote for Mike Brown of Brainzooming!
Mitch Ditkoff
mitch ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff : blogger extraordinaire
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown- “Brainzooming”
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff is a winner for me…gets my vote every time!!!
Mike Brown — Brianzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown at Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mitch Ditkoff gets my vote as best blog innovator; he’s cool, insightful, funny, and often irreverently profound.
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming !
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Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff!
Mitch Ditkoff
Tim Kastelle!
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mitch Ditkoff’s consistency of wit and wisdom is the number one vote.
He deserves our collective congratulations for his outstanding wealth of brilliant compilations,
Mike Brown – Brainzooming rocks
mitch ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Ditkoff – he’s excellent!
Geovanny Romero
Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff – Champion of Ideas!
Mike Brown @Brainzooming
Gijs van Wulfen
Gijs van Wulfen is topguy from the Netherlands
Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff.
Mitch Ditkoff, for his never stopping stream of interesting articles
Mitch Ditkoff’s posts always conveys something new,innovative and compelling. He deserves to be awarded the prize.
Kofi Hagan
Gijs van Wulfen
Mitch Ditkoff
My vote goes to Mitch Ditkoff
Caspar van Rijnbach
Caspar van Rijnbach is the Blogger that I am voting.
Caspar van Rijnbach is the name of the Blogger that I am voting.
Mike Brown!!!!
Mitch Ditkoff
Caspar van Rijnbach!! He’s the best innovation blogger!
Caspar van Rijnbach!
Carmen van Rijnbach
Caspar van Rijnbach
Paul Hobcraft
Mike Brown
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog — intriguing ideas, clever commentary, outstanding perspective daily. One of my favorite reads.
Mike Brown
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff, a great motivational speaker!
By the ruling of my divine right, Mitchell Ditkoff shall win this title.
Mitchell Ditkoff es la mejor!
Gijs Van Wulfen
Mike Brown
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming.
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown for best blogger!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Gijs van Wulfen
Tim Kastelle – height , breadth and depth.
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Gijs van Wulfen
Gins van Wulfen
Mitch Ditkoff get my vote for innovative blogger.
Mitch as a leader of innovation, influences the web and the lives of the people who connect to his blog. He blogs on an astounding range of topics with a sense of humble humour that I find refreshing and intriquing. Mitch mixes up the media to bring a variety of messages and messaging for his audience. Mitch is the man!
Stefan Lindegaard
Caspar van Rijnbach is the man!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch has the most informative innovation blog. He is by far the best I know at producing real results for clients. He and his team not only unlock people’s creativity, they also install training programs that ensure sustainability. He is fun. The work is engaging and exciting for executives and managers at all levels of an organization. His blog is very giving on all of these subjects.
Tim Kastelle
Mitch Ditkoff
MITCH DITKOFF!
MITCH DITKOFF !
I voted for Mitch…
Mitch Ditkoff !
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming.
Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff for sure!!!!
Vote for Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mike Brown….the BEST
vote for Mike Brown
Mike Brown is the best blogger
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown!
Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Dennis Stauffer
I vote for Dennis Stauffer
vote for Dennis Stauffer
Mike Brown — Brainzooming
Dennis Stauffer
Dennis Stauffer
Caspar van Rijnbach for real innovations !
Dennis Stauffer – his blog delivers good informatino!
Dennis Stauffer
I vote …. Dennis Stauffer!
Gijs is a very innovative and inspiring person through his blogs.
Mike Brown at @brainzooming is outstanding — he gets my vote
Dennis Stauffer!
Dennis Stauffer
PS- Great Speaker Too!
Dennis Stauffer!
i vote for Mitch Ditikoff
Mitchell Ditkoff gets my vote.
Mitch Ditkoff
A worthy winner — imaginative, warm-hearted, sincere, brilliant and unceasingly creative.
Mitch Ditkoff
Hey everyone: Some people who have voted for me have written MY name in the “Name” field under “LEAVE A REPLY” so it looks like the comment is coming from ME (which it is not). Please know I have only voted for myself ONCE and I am certainly not writing my own praises. That would be a bit funky from my point of view. Good luck everyone!
I like Mitch, Mitch Ditkoff that is.
Mitch Ditkoff of course!
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
My vote is for Dennis Stauffer.
I vote for MITCH DITKOFF.
Mitch Ditkoff
Voting for Robert Brands
My vote is for Robert F. Brands.
Mitch Ditkoff, of course!
Who is this Mitch Ditkoff? Robert F Brands is who you should be voting for
ROBERT BRANDS
I vote for Robert Brands – Amazing innovation knowledge and great speaker
Mitch Ditkoff is #1
Adam Hartung
Mike Brown – aka @Brainzooming
Robert Brands!!
Robert Brands has my vote for #1!
I vote for Geovanny Romero @IXchat !!!
He’s the BEST!
Dennis stauffer
Geovanny Romero
Mitch Ditkoff
Gins van Wulfen.
great innovation insights not only “daily funny lists”
Mitchell DItkoff AKA Ditty.
Gijs van Wulfen
Is through his blog innovative an as a person very inspiring!
He has to win!!
Mitch Ditkoff!
Mitch Ditkoff
Gijs van Wulfen
Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Robert Brands. A great speaker
I vote for Dennis Stauffer
I vote for Robert Brands. Great ideas and evaluating tools
One vote for Dennis Stauffer.
I vote for Robert Brands. He is outstanding.
I vote for Mike Brown, he awakens my creative mind every morning.
I vote for Mike Brown
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
Mike Brown @Brainzooming blog
Dennis Stauffer
Dennis Stauffer @ Innovator Mindset
Mitch Ditkoff is the best innovation blogger I have seen. His articles are full of substance.
Dennis Stauffer
Mike Brown @Brainzooming
One of my favorites is Mike Brown @Brainzooming
mike brown
Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff – Go Mitch!!
Mitch Ditkoff – Inspiring
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown
Mike Brown of Brainzooming
Mike Brown, Brainzooming
Mike Brown- Brainzooming
ROBERT BRANDS
Mike Brown!!! The Best!!!
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown – Brainzooming of course!!! Hands down the best.
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mitch Ditkoff – Idea Champions. He’s great!
Mike Brown Brainzooming blog
Gary Hamel
Mitch Ditkoff – 4 sure!
Mike Brown — Brainzooming!
Mike Brown gets my vote !!
i vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
I’m voting for Mike Brown of Brainzooming!
Mike Brown at Brainzooming
Mike Brown
Mike Brown!
Mike Brown Brainzooming.
Mike Brown
My vote is for Adam Hartung.
Adam Hartung
Adam Hartung
Adam Hartung
My vote is for Mike Brown!
Gotta vote for Mike Brown and Brainzooming!
Dennis Stauffer
Robert F Brands
I vote for Mike Brown of Brainzooming. Start almost every morning with a cup of coffee and Mike’s blog as a professional, and sometimes personal reflection for the day. Wish it posted even earlier in the a.m.!
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Voting for Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
I vote for Mike Brown
Adam Hartung
Definitely Mike Brown of Brainzooming!
Mike Brown OK
Dennis Stauffer gets my vote. Two thumbs up!
Mike Brown – without a doubt
Mike Brown – Brainzooming. Consistently brilliant.
Adam Hartung
Stefan Lindegaard
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Adam Hartung
Mike Brown of Brainzooming
Mike Brown!
I voe for Mike Brown #1
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff.
I vote for Dennis Stauffer
Mike Brown for the win!
I vote for Mike Brown. I appreciate all the great posts he shares through his Brainzooming blog!
Mike Brown
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
James Gardner
My vote goes to Idris Mootee.
@kurtfrenier
Jeffrey Phillips
Steve Faktor’s IdeaFaktory Blog:
http://www.ideafaktory.com/
Hutch Carpenter
Mitch Ditkoff
Dennis Stauffer
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
I like Mitch Ditkoff a lot. He gets my vote.
My vote goes to Gianluigi Cuccureddu for his interesting articles about Open Business and the future of doing business.
Can’t beat Gianluigi Cuccureddu
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Caspar van Rijnbach!
My vote goes for Caspar Van Rijnbach.
Caspar van Rijnbach
Caspar van Rijnbach
Paul Williams – Think For A Change Blog
I vote for Gianluigi Cuccureddu
•Dennis Stauffer
Mike Brown!
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
Gotta vote for Mike Brown of Brainzooming!
Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff!!!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff. His postings are constantly clever, refreshing, informative and most often quite funny!!!
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff, Innovator Extraordinaire!
The real deal….lives and breathes it….
One of a kind…..
Yay! Universe picks Mitchell!
Go forth and prosper good man
Mike Brown of Brainzooming
Mitch Ditkof Top Bloger
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff.
My vote is for Mike Brown
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown. Innovator among Innovators.
Mitchell Lewis Ditkoff
Mitchell Lewis Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff.
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
Mitch’s blog entries are always fascinating and stimulating but best of all they are inspiring. I always know that Mitch is going to bring a new insight or compelling story to the table. Mitch is King.
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff is the best!
Mike Brown – Brainzomming Blog
Mike Brown – Brainzooming Blog
voting for Mike Brown
Mitch is the man with the goods.
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff
Paul R. Williams
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff please – I love the breadth of his work, and the humour too
Mitch Ditkoff
Caspar van Rijnbach is defintely the innovation blogger of the year, with decades of knowledge of innovation in both European as emerging markets !
Mitch Ditkoff! He is beyond brilliant!
James Gardner
Seth Godin
Venessa Miemis
Mike Brown – Brainzooming!!!
Mike Brown – Brainzooming
Mike Brown’s Brainzooming Blog. Thanks for keeping the innovative ideas coming, Mike!
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog
Mike Brown!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff!
Mitch Ditkoff
Braden Kelley
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff- for his lethally invigorating cocktail of practical and tactical solutions that really work to his Hunter S. Thompsonesque insights that engage, incite and inspire new thinking.
Mitch Ditkoff
Jose Baldaia
Mike Brown – Brainzooming blog- always fresh, strategic and good perspectives that can be put to use.
Mitch Ditkoff
mitch ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff for best blogger. Who else ?
Paul Williams at Idea Sanbox
Mitch Ditkoff
Paul Williams from Ideasandbox – great stuff!
Mitch Ditkoff!!!
Paul Williams…Idea Sandbox…THE BEST!!!
Paul Williams of Idea Sandbox !
Mitch Ditkoff – Heart of the Matter
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditcoff -BRAVO!!!
Idea Sandbox and Paul Williams continues to be the most innovative, helpful site for new and inventive ideas
Dennis Stauffer
Mitch Ditkoff. Ditty da man!
Mitch Ditkoff of course — a world-class innovator,par excellence!
Mitch Ditkoff….without doubt a brilliant innovator of ideas who has the unique skill of weaving humor, insight,fresh juicy wording that capture attention and keep it.
Mitch looks to the core of any situation and envisions a pathway to accomplish the goal with a surgeon’s precision. This allows clients to save time and money.
Mitchell Ditkoff is the best innovation blogger hands down. Kudos from Lou Freeman
Mitchell Ditkoff is the best innovation blogger hands down. Kudos from Lou Freeman
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff rocks!!
Mitch Ditkoff
Paul Williams
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff!!!!!!! One of the funniest and most insightful guys around.
Robert Brands
Mike Brown-Brainzooming!
Mitch Ditkoff should win!
Mitch Ditkoff is the best!!
I vote for Mitch Ditkoff!
Paul Williams- Idea Sandbox!
Paul Williams- Idea Sandbox!
Mitch Ditkoff is more innovative than God. OK, they’re tied. But unless God is one of the top 40, Mitch should win.
Mike Brown Brainzooming
Go, MITCH DITKOFF, Go!!
Vote for Paul Williams at Idea Sandbox
Mike Brown
Paul Williams – Idea Sandbox….by far, one of the most creative geniuses I have every come in contact with!
My vote is Jose Baldaia … without a doubt . Gives meaning to the word Innovation.
Mitch Ditkoff tops it off !
PAUL Williams -Idea Sandbox
Paul Williams – Idea Sandbox
Mitch Ditkoff
José Baldaia is my favorite
Mitch Ditkoff
Paul Williams at Ideal Sandbox is the one!!!
Mitch Ditkoff
Mitch Ditkoff is the Best of Breed in the Innovation Arena!
Mitch Ditkoff is the Best of Breed in the Innovation Arena.
Mitch is the best
Mitch has helped me discover the innovator that resides in each of us.
I want to vote for Mitchell Ditcoff
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED – The judging phase now begins – Thank you for all of your votes by comment and tweet
The Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2011 list has now been published – http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2011/12/31/top-40-innovation-bloggers-of-2011/
Thank you for all of your votes!
Braden Kelley
@innovate
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