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 […]
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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 […]
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 1-800-CEO-READ blog has become one of my favorite go-to destinations for learning about the best new business books. Yesterday, the blog posted a review of the Best Business Books […]
The return of Howard Schultz to Starbucks in the CEO role — combined with the deluge of press attention about the looming showdown between McDonald’s and Starbucks for the hearts […]
What a long strange trip it’s been for U.S. automakers Ford and GM. After a recent multi-year stretch in which their names were synonymous with “cars we don’t want to […]
Mike Huckabee may not have the same campaign warchest as other, better-known presidential contenders, but he obviously has some pretty smart campaign handlers on board who understand how to optimize […]
Every year, The Edge asks one “big, deep, ambitious” question of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators. This year, the annual question from The Edge asks these thinkers to reflect […]
Given this blog’s focus on business evolution and the DNA of innovation, I couldn’t resist this: Oliver the Humanzee. Recently featured on the Paranormal Insider blog, Oliver was a sort […]
n The Idea Connection newsletternrecently included an exclusive interview with Michael Gelb, the author of How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci. According to Gelb, there are a handful of […]
The USA Today recently highlighted the best ads of 2007 – including the “Evolution” Web video from Unilever’s Dove brand and an ad for wind energy from GE’s “Ecomagination” campaign. […]
About two weeks ago, I posted about Peter Semmelhack and his amazing new start-up company BUG Labs. For a special client engagement, I had the unique opportunity to hear him […]
At the airport this holiday season, I did a double-take when I saw the covers of TIME and The Economist juxtaposed together at newspaper kiosks. Russia and China, it appears, […]
Not only does the British monarchy have an official website — they also have a brand new YouTube channel (“The Royal Channel“), launched in October. In just a few months, […]
Over the past few years, one of the most interesting innovations in the airline industry has been the growth & expansion of the “business class only” travel segment for service […]
n nOver on the Trends in the Living Networks blog, Ross Dawson points to a 2008 World Trends Map that his Future Exploration Network helped put together, modeled entirely on […]
Starbucks is quietly rolling out a pilot program of $1 coffees and free refills to customers at select stores in Seattle. Despite all indications that Starbucks is slowly morphing into […]
n nWith the global financial markets in turmoil, this year’s World Economic Forum event in Switzerland couldn’t have come at a better time. Look for global leaders to give us […]
The above video is IBM’s tongue-in-cheek look at corporate brainstorming events. This 0:30 ad has been played over and over during each week of the NFL playoffs as IBM reminds […]
In the end, this was probably inevitable, given his deep connections to the more nefarious “players” in Washington and New York political circles… Former New York “Luv Guv” Eliot Spitzer […]
The founder of JetBlue, David Neeleman, recently announced plans to launch a new Brazilian airline. As the New York Times points out, Neeleman has a Brazilian passport and speaks fluent […]
nnn For those of you who been following the whole sub-prime meltdown on Wall Street and the spectacular collapse of legendary investment bank Bear Stearns this week… a Bear Stearns […]
When in doubt as to how to run your business, open up the floor to the crowd. Companies like Dell and Delta have already experimented with these “online suggestion boxes” […]
Many companies ask their customers to tell them what they’re doing right or what they’d like to see more of. This is a classic positive feedback loop, in which positive […]
The full and total collapse of Bear Stearns over the weekend and the investment bank’s purchase by JP Morgan Chase is another stunning example of the link between reputation and […]
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 […]