Following their announcement at the Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting, the Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications (IDEA) Awards is progressing towards presenting the first round of winners at the Spring 2006 Internet2 Member Meeting.  Today’s Internet, based on design decisions made in the 1970's, is very successful, and yet assumptions built into its design limit its potential. These design assumptions cannot be removed by minor incremental adjustment of the existing network, and if left unchecked, they will limit society's ability to utilize and exploit this new technology. This talk considers the challenge in making fundamental changes to the Internet's architecture, and proposes a strategy for continual evolution.