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."
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal published a book review of Year Million, a collection of essays by 14 prominent futurists and thinkers who collectively ponder the fate of […]
Even before the publication of his breakthrough book The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, Chris Anderson has consistently used his Long Tail blog […]
As John Maeda points out in his bestselling book The Laws of Simplicity, companies can unlock a tremendous amount of innovation by embracing the principles of simplicity.
In his bestselling book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business, celebrity restaurateur Danny Meyer explains how he went from a struggling 27-year-old first-time restaurant owner to […]
n nThe cover story of the current issue of Business Week looks at how the Olympic Games have fostered innovation across a wide range of sectors and industries: “Sometimes innovation […]
In everyday life, people have what social scientists refer to as “spare cycles” — little moments of free time, that if properly utilized, could represent a huge untapped source of […]
With all the gloom and doom surrounding the economy these days, it seems like the consumer-facing companies that are going to do well during an economic downturn are those that […]
Ever wondered why some people are successful and others are not? Malcolm Gladwell answers that question in his new book about the Outliers. The buzz about the book, as might […]
The recent economic turmoil has started me thinking about being on the “buy” side and the “sell” side of innovation. Almost any industry has a “buy” side and a “sell” […]
Today officially marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking work, The Origin of Species. At […]
Recently, Seth Godin wrote about the importance of authenticity in business. For Seth, being authentic is doing what you promise, not “being who you are.” That got me thinking — […]
My colleague Chuck Frey, founder and editor of Innovation Tools, is conducting an Innovation Climate Survey to determine how innovation is holding up during a time of economic uncertainty and […]
How innovative is your city? McKinsey Digital has released a new innovation study of the world’s leading cities, grouping them into one of four different categories — “hot springs,” “dynamic […]
It’s often the case that imposing constraints can actually lead to more, not less innovation. Consider the case of the Tata Nano, which launched today in Mumbai to much acclaim […]
Long-time readers of Endless Innovation no doubt realize that the inspiration for this blog’s title derives from Darwin’s famous quote from the final sentence of The Origin of Species about […]
This month’s issue of Monocle magazine (a cross between the Economist and Wallpaper magazine) takes a closer look at the future of retail, focusing on the “smartest shopkeepers, best buyers, […]
As the economic recession continues to take a bigger and bigger toll on people’s livelihoods, a number of companies are stepping up with new promotions that seek to reduce some […]
Ever wanted to become part of a collaborative Internet community where individuals, experts and companies come together to transform ideas into true innovation? Taking advantage of the buzz surrounding crowdsourcing […]
These are Darwinian times, in which only the fastest and strongest survive. With that in mind, Google has partnered with London Business School and the Daily Telegraph in the U.K. […]
Within the Web 2.0 world, there’s been a lot of buzz about “unlocking” content so that it is free to travel across the social Web. With that in mind, I’ve […]
At the end of the day, any industry can be thought of as an ecosystem. In this compelling presentation, social media strategist Jeremiah Owyang suggests that the social web can […]
Enjoyed this clever “evolution of advertising” image — the Don Drapers of the world are thinking about the next bottle of champagne, not about PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat. [image: Career […]
World Innovation Forum 2009 On May 5 and May 6 next week, I’ll be live-blogging the World Innovation Forum from the Nokia Theater in midtown Manhattan. Please join me as […]
World Innovation Forum keynote speaker Paul Saffo will be be speaking on the topic, “Untangling the Future: Why Innovations Never Follow a Straight Line.” Paul Saffo is a forecaster and […]
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 […]
To cap off Day 1 of the World Innovation Forum, Vijay Govindarajan will be speaking on the topic, “Strategic Innovators: From Ideas to Execution.” Vijay Govindarajan is widely regarded as […]
For full, blow-by-blow coverage of Day 1 of the World Innovation Forum in NYC, click here. From the Pitney Bowes bloggers hub, I was using the nifty Cover It Live […]
To kick off Day 2 of the World Innovation Forum, Clayton Christensen will be speaking on the topic, “Disruptive Innovation as a Platform for Growth.” Clayton Christensen, world-renowned for his […]
To cap off Day 2 of the World Innovation Forum, Dan Ariely will be speaking on the topic, “The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.” Dan Ariely is a professor […]
Fred Krupp will be speaking on the topic, “How Innovators Can Win the Race for the Future: The Climate Challenge.” Fred Krupp is a pioneer in the use of market […]