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n Dubai is turning into the new trendsetting playground of the rich and famous. In addition to the world's most luxurious hotel - the Burj Al Arab Hotel - the […]
In today's Wall Street Journal, technology guru Walt Mossberg gave a big thumbs-up to the design and navigation features of the new Hulu.com: "I've been testing Hulu, and I am […]
n n If you're a fan of Hugh Macleod and his blog Gaping Void, you'll want to check out this Business Week article on the use of doodling in Corporate […]
n nOne reason for the vibrancy of American innovation is the proliferation of "third places" - places like the corner coffee lounge - where freelance workers and mobile digerati can […]
During times of both economic boom and bust, business innovation tends to flourish. During a boom, flush pockets and rosy visions of the future lead to generous spending on innovation […]
For the past 25 years, Kenneth Cole has been an innovator in the fashion world. In the 1980's, he was the first designer to combine fashion with philanthropy; he has […]
In a wide-ranging interview on business strategy and the particular challenges posed by hyper-competition, Richard D'Aveni of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business explains the importance of being able to import […]
Over at the Architectural Record, there's a fascinating article on how to create an innovative "studio culture" within any firm. The results may surprise you -- to some extent, the […]
Even before the publication of his breakthrough book The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, Chris Anderson has consistently used his Long Tail blog […]
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal published a book review of Year Million, a collection of essays by 14 prominent futurists and thinkers who collectively ponder the fate of […]
In the current issue of Contagious Magazine (subscription required), Noah Brier and Faris Yakob of Naked Communications have prepared a tour de force article about the new age of social […]
With Internet Week in New York culminating tonight with the presentation of the 12th Annual Webby Awards to the most innovative websites in the world, it's the time of the […]
| View | Upload your own Largely as an outgrowth of client work over the past quarter, I've put together a brief overview of four business trends that are worth […]
n nMalcolm Gladwell returns to the pages of The New Yorker with a story about "innovation multiples" -- independent discoveries or inventions that occurred at the same time, but in […]
While the initial hype surrounding virtual worlds such as Second Life has somewhat faded over the past year, it's exciting to see that CINEMAX plans to run a 10-part documentary […]
The Wall Street Journal recently unveiled its picks for the best business gurus in the world. These gurus - led by Gary Hamel, Thomas Friedman, Bill Gates and Malcolm Gladwell […]
Even if you're a Charlie Rose fan, you'll have to admit that this is brilliant: Charlie Rose interviews himself on the future of technology. It sounds a bit like a […]
The amount of innovation and creativity coming out of the WWE continues to amaze me. Thinking back to the groundbreaking book Blue Ocean Strategy, I think the WWE has found […]
The May 2008 issue of Portfolio magazine ("the brilliant issue") has a listing of the 73 most brilliant thinkers in business - the rebels, upstarts, game changers and connectors who […]
Ever wondered why some people are successful and others are not? Malcolm Gladwell answers that question in his new book about the Outliers. The buzz about the book, as might […]