Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

C.K. Prahalad: The New Age of Innovation

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

C.K. Prahalad will be speaking on the topic, “The Future of Innovation: On Customers, Needs, Global Resources and Value Creation.”

C.K. Prahalad is one of the most influential experts in corporate strategy. Globally well-known for his contribution to strategic thinking and considered one of the 10 leading gurus on strategy and business, he is a distinguished professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is also the author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid and co-author (with Gary Hamel) of Competing for the Future.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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