According to Greenpeace’s latest “Green Ranking” (released on Wednesday), Chinese PC maker Lenovo is the world’s most environmentally conscious electronics maker. The lowest-ranked company on Greenpeace’s list is, surprisingly enough, […]
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If you’re interested in the future of the yellow cab, the free Taxi 07 exhibit in New York City opens this week: “Come see the future of the NYC taxi. […]
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal featured a “Boss Talk” interview with George David, the CEO of United Technologies. Apparently, the guy is such an intellectual powerhouse that his aides […]
n nYet another example of the way that Google is changing forever the fabric of our lives – parents are choosing baby names based on the probability of them rising […]
There’s something about this that looks a wee bit dangerous: extreme ironing competitions. Apparently, this is legit: you can buy a book about Extreme Ironing on Amazon.com (U.K.) or watch […]
n nSanjay Dalal of the Creativity and Innovation Driving Business blog has posted an interesting Q&A with Erich Joachimsthaler, founder and CEO of Vivaldi Partners and the author of the […]
A great way to wrap your arms around the zeitgeist: advertising agency JWT has put together a list of the 70 “in” products, services and trends that will help to […]
These days, some of the most important and significant innovation is taking place within the context of building a more eco-friendly, eco-conscious world. In fact, I’ve added a brand new […]
On Monday, Wal-Mart announced plans to sell Skype products (handsets, Webcams, headsets and other equipment) in more than 1,800 of its stores — proving once again that there are two […]
Without paying a dime yet, it looks like Rupert Murdoch has already shaken up the Wall Street Journal with his outrageous $5 billion takeover bid, forcing the paper to rethink […]
The May 14 issue of The New Yorker is chock-full of innovation goodness, including profiles of innovators like Richard Branson, graffiti artist Banksy, and Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt […]
n nWithin the travel & hospitality space, a number of hotel brands are discovering Web 2.0 as a way to build communities of like-minded individuals. For example, Westin Hotels & […]
In this brief YouTube clip, legendary management guru Tom Peters says that the business of innovation is actually easier than one might suppose: “Hang out with weird, and thou shalt […]
Michael Raynor, who co-authored The Innovator’s Solution with Clayton Christensen in 2003, recently published a new book called The Strategy Paradox that touches on key issues surrounding innovation and corporate […]
n nWith the usual Booz Allen Hamilton caveat that absolute levels of R&D spending offer little or now indication of how innovative a company really is, it is instructive every […]
Hugo Chavez of Venezuela takes home this week’s Big Brother Innovation Prize for his decision to launch a new all-seeing, all-powerful, crime-fighting blimp in Caracas: “Venezuela launched a Zeppelin on […]
Marketing guru Seth Godin has launched a new site, The Dip, to promote his new book by the same name. Earlier in the week, Seth profiled a number of “quitters” […]
n nA big hat tip to the Soviet military-industrial-space complex: on April 19, 1971 — exactly 36 years ago today — the Soviets launched the first-ever operational space station, known […]
The latest in the MIT World “Distributed Intelligence” video series of speakers talking about innovation and the future features Rich Templeton, president and CEO of Texas Instruments. According to Templeton, […]
The alternative energy craze is kicking into high gear. In fact, it’s starting to remind me of tales from the Middle Ages, when everyone sought to transform a substance like […]
n nGoogle’s attempt to make all of the world’s information searchable now extends to the human genome. As Walter Derzko of the Smart Economy blog points out, Google has just […]
Sonia Zjawinski of the Underwire blog points to a cool new architectural creation being mulled over by our good friends in the Middle East. Despite the coolness factor of having […]
Just what every environmentally-friendly, eco-sustainable army needs: a fully-armored, diesel-electric two-seat hybrid all-terrain vehicle. And did I mention that it’s capable of running in super-silent stealth mode as well? According […]
n Looks like the old Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30 maxim that was popular during the rebellious 1960’s has been re-mixed by Baby Boomer Silicon Valley venture capitalists to become […]
The three keys to creativity [Edward de Bono] Thoughts to make work better and your life easier [Thoughtopsy] Hugh Macleod introduces the Blue Monster cartoon for Microsoft [Gaping Void] Weyerhaeuser […]
n nWhen (or if) you think about innovation within the chemicals industry, names like DuPont, Dow Chemical or maybe a big conglomerate like GE come to mind. But did you […]
Who knew? Apparently, the opposite of “shoplifting” is “shopdropping.” According to The Consumerist, shopdropping is when people print out “improved” labels at home and attach them to items in retail […]
n nImagine being able to tap into a worldwide resource of ideas and innovation concepts, contributed by a mix of amateurs and experts from a range of different industries and […]
At a time when product lifecycle times are rapidly shrinking and the global economy is forcing organizations to adopt high-velocity business processes, is it really possible that even the most […]
One advantage of working in the Times Square area is the ability to check out interesting new billboards on a daily basis. The other day, this billboard over the Westin […]