I am sure many of you have seen the most recent issue of Fast Company that highlights what they consider to be the 5o most innovative companies.

At #1, team Obama, particularly as it relates to the campaign and utilizing innovative ways to get the word out, the vote on, and the election won. Pretty impressive list. It's worth a look through the entire list of companies.

Interestingly, only 3 out of the 50 were from states in the southeast part of the US. The deep South. What is going on down here? Have we lost our groove?