Dominic Basulto

Dominic Basulto

Digital Thinker, Electric Artists

Dominic Basulto is a digital thinker at Electric Artists in New York and a contributor to The Washington Post's Ideas@Innovations blog. He is working on a manuscript of a new book on innovation called "Endless Innovation, Most Beautiful and Most Wonderful."

 

 

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Wall Street Journal referred to it as “Target’s never-ending quest to be hipper than the competition” — an upcoming fashion show that will feature holograms instead of models. The […]
The marketing and innovation experts at Kolbrener have developed this interactive Table of Brand Evolution Terms to highlight their proprietary Brand Evolution methodology. If you look carefully, you’ll see that […]
In last week’s edition of Readymade News, Chad Farneth pointed out a number of sites highlighting innovative workplaces around the world: “We like to think of ourselves as pretty creative […]
The recently re-designed American Express OPEN Forum site is hosting a live Webcast and Q&A with marketing guru Seth Godin tonight at 8:00pm (EST). The Webcast is free, but you’ll […]
The cover story in the current issue of TIME focuses on the 25 best inventions of the year. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Apple iPhone was ranked as the #1 gadget […]
One minute you’re the CEO of one of the most powerful Internet companies in the world, the next you’re a “moral pygmy” being disgraced by media publications all over the […]
n With healthcare costs continuing to soar across America and tens of millions of people lacking any form of health insurance whatsoever, this seems like a great idea: prepaid healthcare […]
n n nCompanies that innovate at a snail’s pace may not be in quite the competitive mess that some experts think they’re in. Forget rapid prototyping and rushing beta versions […]
Several weeks ago, I posted about Kiva – a revolutionary new finance site that enables citizens from all over the world to make micro-loans to entrepreneurs in emerging markets. My […]
n nIn the current issue of Portfolio magazine, former Intel CEO Andy Grove suggests that corporate behemoths – sometimes, but not always – may be better suited to disruptive innovation […]
Creating and then manufacturing the Next Big Thing in the world of consumer gadgets is more difficult and complex than you might at first guess. Wired Magazine has put together […]
n nEarlier in the week, I had the unique opportunity to hear Peter Semmelhack, CEO of New York-based Bug Labs, describe how his start-up company was radically disrupting the traditional […]
n n Richard Florida, author of the business bestsellers The Rise of the Creative Class and The Flight of the Creative Class, has pointed out time and time again that […]
n nAnyone browsing the Amazon.com site for last-minute holiday gifts knows that it has been close to impossible to avoid checking out the new Amazon Kindle. But just how innovative […]
Remember those “compare and contrast” essay questions back in college, in which you had to write intelligently on liberal arts topics drawn from history, philosophy or political science? Within the […]
On the Fast Company weblog, Danielle Sacks has posted a brief summary of highlights from The Idea Conference organized by Advertising Age. The “breakout star of the day” was Robert […]