That resurgence led a group of Norwegian clean-tech investors to acquire the electric car company TH!NK, a vehicle with a storied history. In doing so, these investors saw the opportunity not only to launch a great electric plug-in car, but also to invent a completely new business model -- one that taps into the latest innovations, strategies, and values about responsible business in the 21st century.

It is in this light that Google, Inc. has graciously agreed to host a brainstorming session with some of the brightest minds in Silicon Valley and beyond, to rethink TH!NK -- that is, to envision the best and brightest ways to produce, market, and sell TH!NK vehicles to the broadest possible market.