Amid warfare and Europe’s debt crisis, a new world has emerged since Global Entrepreneurship Week in 2010. And the official online game of GEW, Global Innovation Game, is poised to explore the winning regions in special brainstorming challenges and Twitter chats next week during GEW 2011.

“The financial and political shocks of the past year showed us where the world economy has strength. And it’s basically where entrepreneurs are making a big mark,” says Global Mind Games co-founder Edward DeMarco, a former international policy editor. “East Asia, key parts of Africa, Brazil, post-revolution Arab nations and emerging Europe, such as Turkey – all are being lifted up by entrepreneurship.”

Starting Nov. 14, Global Innovation Game – known as GiG -- will feature provocative challenges inspired by these regions under the banner: Brainstorm a New World. What’s the Amazon worth to Brazil’s entrepreneurs? What can an Arab revolutionary teach us about business? How can startups make Africa roar by tackling security threats and the gap in education?

GiG’s lineup next week:

• Asia Ahead on Monday, Nov. 14
• Arab Frontier on Tuesday, Nov. 15
• Brazil Scores on Wednesday Nov. 16
• Rising Africa on Thursday, Nov. 17
• Emerging Europe on Friday, Nov. 18

Fady Ramzy of Interact Egypt will join the GiG Twitter chat Nov. 15 to talk about the challenges for entrepreneurs after the Arab Spring. East Africa social-media guru Mark Kaigwa is the special guest from Nairobi on Nov. 17 to talk about the consumer revolution in Africa. Other guests during the week will include a Turkish serial entrepreneur and experts on Brazil’s rise.

The one-hour Twitter chats will begin each day at 10 a.m. New York time at #GiGchat on Twitter. To join the conversation, simply add #GiGchat at the end of your tweet.

To check out what’s trending in GiG and jump into the game, point your browser to: http://trends.globalmindgames.com. You can also enter the game directly through Facebook.

And now you can suggest a challenge for the game by posting at #GiGask on Twitter.

Aspiring entrepreneurs use GiG as a fun platform to crowdsource ideas for all kinds of challenges, from the environment to technology to development in Africa. And because this is a social game, you play for status across four traits: Ambassador, Influencer, Investor and Socialite.  (Click on your profile picture in GiG to see how you score.)

“The bottom line is you’re competing to win a global brainstorm,” DeMarco says. “And you can rally your Facebook friends to back your ideas with our easy sharing features and virtual currency. GiG is feature rich and building a loyal player base across the world.”

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