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Do you believe that innovation just kind of happens? That it's impossible to explain and that some people just seem to have a "gift" for it? The same type of […]
If you're like me, you're sick to the point of exhaustion of seeing the traditional light bulb being used as a symbol of innovation. There are light bulbs everywhere you […]
As Thomas Friedman explained in his best-selling book The World is Flat, "the lowering of trade and political barriers and the exponential technical advances of the digital revolution have made […]
n nWhen Portfolio magazine burst on to the media scene earlier this year, there were high hopes that the new business magazine would be a worthy rival to the likes […]
After a full day at the MIXX advertising event in New York City, Andrew Chen of the Futuristic Play blog comes to the realization that there's still a huge cultural […]
For anyone who thinks that Kodak dropped the innovation football when it failed to foresee the digital media revolution, check out this video clip. For those of you with short […]
To what extent has "design thinking" managed to infiltrate the mainstream media? Apparently, very little, according to Bruce Nussbaum of Business Week. After reading a story in the New York […]
Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal recently named the winners of the 2007 Technology Innovation awards in a number of different categories, including the environment, medical devices, semiconductors and […]
The current issue of GOOD magazine has a great profile of Buckminster Fuller and his many prolific ideas. While many may be familiar with Fuller for coining terms like "Spaceship […]
The Wall Street Journal recently ranked the best business schools in America according to a number of criteria, including a list of the 10 MBA programs that produce the most […]
The combination of two major trends -- the rising popularity of "social lending" Websites such as Prosper.com and the increasing attention given to micro-loans for emerging markets after Muhammad Yunus […]
n nThe other day, the Wall Street Journal featured one of the most inspiring stories about innovation that I've read in quite some time. Shai Agassi, once a fast-rising senior […]
If there's one holiday that unleashes "an arms race of creativity," it's Halloween. Unlike other holidays, there's very little in the way of religious decorum or tradition that keeps people […]
This one-minute video uses Chinese brush painting style to guide the viewer through the creation process. Anyway, this aesthetically-pleasing video has already been viewed more than 130,000 times on YouTube […]
n n A big hat tip to Satish Nambisan and Mohanbir Sawhney, who have just released The Global Brain. The book provides a roadmap for innovating faster and smarter in […]
Even if you've never read Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point, you probably already know how important "influentials" and "tastemakers" are in the development of a brand that "tips" into the mainstream. […]
The Japanese Web site Information Architects has once again created a wonderful graphical representation of the most popular Internet destinations. Here, the 200 most successful websites have been located on […]
The current issue of Popular Mechanics has assembled a great list of the 10 Most Brilliant Innovations of 2007. At the top of the list, of course, is the new […]
According to one academic study that became popular a few years ago, companies erecting brand new skyscraper headquarters will soon become victims of a downward spiraling stock price. (Similar studies […]
The most interesting development in the media world over the past month or so hasn't been Rupert Murdoch's foray into 24/7 business news programming. And it certainly hasn't been NBC […]