Guest Thinkers

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 […]

n nRecently, 37 Signals highlighted the management style of Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster. It would be an understatement to say that Jim doesn’t approve of business as usual in America: […]

Of all the innovation e-newsletters that I currently receive in my e-mailbox, my new favorite is the one from New York City-based futurethink. Unlike most e-newsletters – which are basically […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]