Fast Company cofounding editor William Taylor penned a useful piece for Sunday's edition of the International Herald Tribune. Entitled "Here's an Idea: Let Everyone Have Ideas," the article concentrates on the innovation practices of ...READ»
In today's Wall Street Journal, there's an interesting look at how some leaders are turning to a non-traditional outlet for finding corporate creativity: the artist's colony or retreat. (Online subscription required.)
Focusing ...READ»
I recently had the pleasure of attending a conference with quite a few interesting entrepreneurs and innovators. Several contrasts between innovators from large companies and those more accustomed to working within independent ...READ»
I enjoy being a journalist, but there are jobs I could imagine that would be even more compelling. I once thought it would be cool to go around the country convincing people not to go to law school. But now I've perhaps discovered my ...READ»
The New York Times is reporting (free registration required) that the Census Bureau targets October as the month when the 300-millionth American will be born.
What I find most interesting is the outlook from 1967, when the ...READ»
If necessity is the mother of invention, we clearly need quite a bit. The U.S. Patent Office this year has been flooded with applications. Inventors and marketers keep churning out great -- and some not so great -- new gadgets and ...READ»
Any day's a good day when Geoffrey Moore rolls through the office. The author of Crossing the Chasm and Inside the Tornado, Moore visited FC headquarters today to discuss Dealing With Darwin, his latest book (due out in January). The ...READ»
The cardboard box, that unadorned, well-traveled, and oft-abused necessity, is finally getting its due. This month, it assumes its rightful place in the National Toy Hall of Fame alongside such classics as Barbie, Mr. Potato Head, ...READ»
The folks in Redmond have certainly been busy. Microsoft announced last week that it was creating online versions of Windows and Office, responding to Google and Sun's OpenOffice with its own Web-based applications. It also bought a ...READ»
During the tech boom of the late '90s, many large companies tried to buy smaller companies developing disruptive tachnologies -- rather than developing them themselves. Cisco, for example, acquired 70 companies between 1992 and 2000, ...READ»
Futurists who have tired of being relegated to the second string are organizing to advocate for the value of futures studies. Today, for one day only, futurists are reclaiming Wikipedia's "future studies" topic in what they're ...READ»
Everybody has heard of deja vu, right? It's the distinct feeling you've been here before. When you go out to do field work in Anthropologist mode, you should aspire to the opposite: a state of mind my friend Bob Sutton at Stanford ...READ»
The first three roles in The Ten Faces of Innovation are about learning. Because one crucial ingredient in a culture of innovation is being able to LEARN faster that the competition. In Clayton Christensen's brilliant Innovator's ...READ»
Yesterday I went to Ikea. Looking over the room mock-ups, I was surprised to see mock-ups of stores as well. They were accompanied by signs appealing to small-business owners to buy Ikea furniture. But appealing to a group is ...READ»
As someone who has obsessed, analyzed, and quested for the perfect shave for as long as I’ve had facial hair, Christmas came early yesterday, in the form of an invitation Gillette extended to the press to come to a boutique midtown ...READ»
It seems war is near. With Microsoft and Google coming to blows, and AOL caught in the middle, who really benefits? Obviously the victor's stock will rise. I'm not sure the public will benefit from this, though.
The conflict ...READ»
Gillette announced that next year, they're releasing the Fusion: a razor with five blades.
While I look forward to an easier shave, I wonder if they're going too far. Five blades? I had thought Mach 3 was kind of extreme. Then ...READ»
Yesterday's edition of Knowledge@Wharton included an interesting article on research done by Sheen S. Levine, a Singapore Management University professor who recently received his PhD from Wharton. Considering the value of ...READ»
One-time Fast Company contributor Art Kleiner, now editor in chief of Strategy+Business, emailed us this morning about a new project the journal is working on.
Soon celebrating its 10th anniversary -- much like Fast Company -- ...READ»
Scott Bateman, a Portland, Oregon-based editorial cartoonist and Flash animator has undertaken an interesting -- and inspiring -- project. Under the umbrella of Bateman365, the animator will produce one Flash animation a day... for ...READ»
Today's New York Times sneaks in a notable feature on Autopia, an old-school Tomorrowland exhibit at Disneyland. Staying true to its 1955 opening day intent, Autopia offers a now-dated utopian view of car culture.
While pulling the ...READ»
Here is an article I didn't expect to see: books changing their format. Publishers are catering to increasingly far-sighted baby boomers by enlarging print size. It's easy to focus on the latest medium or technology and forget what ...READ»
Without harnessing the power of initiative, the wheel of innovation comes to a screeching halt. We all have a desire to "make a difference" or to make improvements in our lives, but for a variety of reasons, many people face ...READ»
Following up on the discussion started by Roger Smith in his post Can Innovation be Bought? -- it's an interesting angle to consider that senior management's lack of familiarity or confidence with external innovations may be a ...READ»
Expanding your focus is one of the most valuable aspects of developing your personal brilliance. When what you are doing is the same as what you are thinking, you are present and focused. In this state of mind, you have a feeling of ...READ»
