2007 was a busy year, and we met with a lot of people, and visited lots of organisations. We were amused, inspired, cared for, and entertained.

A few of these really stood out for us and for our clients as some of the coolest. These are our picks as some of the coolest people, companies, ideas, buildings and speakers from all of our trips last year.

> Coolest People
Steve McCallion, Ziba Design
Ibon Aresso - Bilbao City Hall
Jelly Helm - Wieden and Kennedy

> Coolest Buildings
Genzyme Building, Boston
VW Phaeton Factory, Dresden, Germany
Wieden and Kennedy's Head Office, Portland, OR

> Coolest Ideas
Barcelona's Center for New Employment
Bilbao's Metropoli Agency - Getting things done
Vancouver's deal with waterfront developers

> Coolest Companies
Love Creative, Manchester
Apple, Sunnyvale, CA
Google, Mountain View, CA

> Most Inspiring Speakers
Dr. Martin Gillo, Saxony Government
Dennis Madsen, CEO, REI
Tanaiste Mary Harney, Irish Government


> Questions? Comments?