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Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  Comment

Ted Turner on Visionary Leadership: How to See Over the Horizon

Many leaders are described as "visionary" -- I'm always curious as to how they got that way. Is it something they're born with, or something we can we all learn? I had a chance to participate in a Silicon Flatirons Q&A with media mogul Ted Turner as we probed this question with Ted Turner.READ»

The Power of One

Amazing what impact a single individual can make on a company with tens or hundreds of thousands of employees. In this month's issue, FC highlights a great story about Starbucks and how Chairman Howard Schultz continues to redefine ...READ»

LEISURE   |  Comment

Chatter

What's Your Sign?READ»

Kenan Samms

Corporations: The New Age Saviors

You don’t need to be a rock star, a Hollywood celebrity or have a billion dollars to effect positive change. You simply need to find a way to broadcast your voice and influence your communities.READ»

Kenan Samms

Innovating with Meaning: Mind the Garden!

Innovative breakthroughs come from people who are not afraid to challenge “the facts” and “the way it’s done in this industry.” What if Columbus had never challenged "the fact" that the world was flat? What if ...READ»

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Free Swim

Lessons from a creative pool.READ»

Kenan Samms

Sharing Green Practices Among Industry Leaders will Advance Corporations

How do we make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?  This is a question Buckminster Fuller posed to the world in ...READ»

Thomas Edison

Ideo's David Kelley wins Edison Award for Innovation

On April 1, Ideo founder David Kelley will be awarded the Edison Achievement Award by the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University for his “pioneering contributions to the design of breakthrough products, services, and ...READ»

Kenan Samms
BUSINESS   |  Comment

Innovate or Else...

What would happen if we don't innovate?READ»

Swimming Against The Tide

These are some screwy squirrels: Cartoon Network's Adult Swim operation stays edgy and creative -- despite its lumbering corporate parent.READ»

They Don't Make Moguls Like They Used To

Three new books bring us the mythic heroes of digital commerce. So why do they feel like virtual tycoons?READ»

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A Monthly Column on Culture

Anne Here's my take on business and the natural order. Synergy was all a big mistake. Nature is hardwired for antisynergy. Do coyotes collaborate with sheep? Do fish empower dragonflies in the pond? Naturally, that brings AOL Time ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Leadership: Kick Back and Relax

The ability to relax! That’s what presidential historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, advises as a necessary attribute of presidential leadership. Kearns, who consults for NBC and was speaking on Tim Russert’s CNBC show, presented a ...READ»

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The Twitter About Twitter

Twitter is one application of a broader category called microblogging. You've seen it on The View, you've watched it creep into night time dramas, you've heard it in the news, you've seen Larry King take on Ashton Kutcher with their ...READ»

Seven Card Stud

Making decisions under pressure. Scoping out the competition. Sizing up the rewards and risks. (Who knows more than the world's greatest poker player?)READ»

Past Track to the Future

Stephen E. Ambrose has written best-selling histories of great feats of leadership and human endeavor. His insights from the past can teach a new generation of business leaders how to build for the future.READ»

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What's Next for the Net?

Fast Talk: A RoundtableREAD»

Star Power: Dr. Andrews' Patient List is a Veritable Who's Who of Sports

Andrews has treated thousands of athletes in his 35-year career. How many of the 88 Hall of Famers, all-stars, and up-and-comers do you recognize?READ»