A fascinating editorial by Joe Nocera in "The New York Times" about the Mark Hurd story makes the argument that perhaps HP wanted to get rid of Hurd for other reasons, and used sex/misuse of funds scandal as an excuse.READ»
Perhaps the thing I admire most about A.G. Lafley, who recently stepped down after running Procter & Gamble for a decade, is that, in contrast to so many other CEOs, he doesn't pretend for a second that he discovered a new way to manage, or that his success resulted from any mysterious and complicated methods.READ»
There’s a reason Tim Brown, CEO of the design firm IDEO, titled his book, Change by Design. There’s a reason Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, titled his book, The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is ...READ»
By pushing the principles of scientific management too far, corporations are short-circuiting their own futures, says the designiest dean of all the business schools. "The enemy of innovation is the phrase 'prove it,'" Roger Martin says.READ»
The true secret to innovation can be found in "hybridity," the conscious blending of different and disperse fields of thought--which doesn't always have to include design.READ»
Innovate on Purpose is one the innovation blogs I follow on a regular basis. Yesterday, Jeffrey Phillips posted a nice article titled The first step to innovation success.” In it, he discusses the need to have people ...READ»
Working my way through this summer’s reading list, I enjoyed some great books and a few not so great. One book in particular stands out as a major disappointment. Scott Berkun’s “the myths of innovation,” is that ...READ»
Unless you're an avid gamer, you've probably never heard of Reggie Fils-Aime. But if you are a member of the brand cult otherwise known as Nintendo, Reggie is nothing less than a demigod.
Actually, his title is "chief marketing ...READ»
We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»
Jeff Weedman is a man with an innovative mission -- to open up Procter Gamble's treasure trove of patents (some 27,000 at last count) to the outside world. Why? Because selling off old ideas forces everyone to come up with new ideas faster.READ»
Claudia Kotchka glides from the design world to the business world and back with ease. Now she has to teach 110,000 employees at Procter Gamble to do the same thing.READ»
Few people have had as much experience trying to inculcate design into a traditional corporate culture as Claudia Kotchka, P&G's VP for design innovation and strategy. Here are some of her lessons.READ»
It's one of the most influential business books of our era, and it helped turn coauthor Jim Collins into a management rock star. But how well have the companies it lionized and the principles it espoused stood the test of time?READ»
It can be a catalyst, a transformative force. Five corporate leaders who "get" design talk about how it has influenced their companies' strategies.READ»
