Topic: Roger Martin

Learning and Change - Roger Martin

"When you're building Business School 2.0, you don't start from scratch."READ»

What's Thwarting American Innovation? Too Much Science, Says Roger Martin

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»

Design Thursday: Roger Martin on "The Opposable Mind"

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that one sign of a "first-rate intelligence" is the ability "to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." According to Roger Martin, a sure sign of a ...READ»

Smart Thoughts on Smart Design

It's rare that I find something of interest in a business school alumni magazine. But there's a remarkably thoughtful essay on design in the latest issue of the University of Toronto's School of Management alumni mag. It's written, ...READ»

Careers: Leadership and Personal Branding

There’s a fascinating article about leadership in the June issue of Harvard Business Review that has a lot of relevance for personal branding. The author, Roger Martin, observes that we’re drawn to the stories of great leaders ...READ»

The Business of Design

In an economy where style is king, we all need to start thinking and acting more like design.READ»

The Business of Design

In an economy where style is king, we all need to start thinking and acting more like design.READ»

At Skoll, Biz Dean Roger Martin Inspires Social Entrepreneurs to Find a Better Way

Roger Martin has come clean: Barack Obama made him cry. In his remarks during the plenary opening of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, the dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of ...READ»

The Promise of Fast Education

Roger Martin Roger Martin is the dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning on September 1, 1998. A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Martin was ...READ»

More on Design and Business

If you're in the New York area on November 16, you have an opportunity to hear Roger Martin speak about why businesspeople need to think like designers. The Rotman School of Management is hosting a conference about innovation, where ...READ»

Welcome to the Design Revolution

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

Masters of Design

No matter what you do for a living, design matters. Meet and learn from 20 visionary men and women who are using design to create not just new products, but new ways of working, leading, and seeing.READ»

Designing Business; Businessing Design

Before I used computer-aided design to create products, I had pencils. Before I had pencils, I had Legos. Before Legos, crayons. Before crayons, blocks. And with these tools, I have always been a designer. The act of exploring ...READ»

Who's Fast 2000

The future belongs to -- and is being created by -- unsung heroes and rising stars: people who use their energy, their brains, their passion, and their commitment to make a difference.READ»

Tough Love

Business wants to love design, but it's often an awkward romance. READ»

Letter From the Editor

Design, by Design.READ»

Design Thursday: The Buzz Around "Design Thinking"

The phrase "design thinking" is certainly in vogue these days. In design circles, it's been part of the lexicon for several years. Stanford's d. school, to cite just one example, even uses the term on its home page. But now it seems ...READ»

Reinventing the MBA: 4 Reasons to Mix Business With Design Thinking

A conversation with the author and dean of Rotman School of Management Roger Martin reveals why schools need to include design when teaching business.READ»

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What Distance Learning Can't Buy

While distance learning makes it easier and faster to get an MBA, some vital aspects of a brick-and-mortar education simply can't be converted into ones and zeroes.READ»

Ideo's David Kelley on "Design Thinking"

David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.school, was leading a charmed existence. Then he felt a lump.READ»

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Ideo Redesigns the Icebreaker

One of my least favorite activities of all time is the icebreaker. You know how it goes: Throw together a bunch of people--six, eight, more than two is too many--and force them to tell each other something silly, secret, anything that ...READ»

Masters of Design Award Ceremony

Fast Company celebrated our Masters of Design at a great event here in Manhattan last night. Many of this year’s winners showed up -- including Steve McCallion, the creative director of Ziba Design in Portland; Scott Wilson of ...READ»

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Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

More Intelligent Design

You don't have to wear black and have an MFA, or spring for pricey journals, to get the latest insider thinking from the design world. Here, expanding on the feature in the magazine, are seven smart blogs worth following.READ»