We have been trained so well to associate the light bulb with insight and creative thinking that simply sitting under one can inspire, well, insight and creative thinking. That's the conclusion researchers at Tufts University came ...READ»
Do we learn differently from electronic paper than real books? The New York Times set out to understand the question by polling a group of experts. Does e-paper make it harder to focus? Harder to think and learn?
"Initially, any ...READ»
Do we learn differently from electronic paper than real books? The New York Times set out to understand the question by polling a group of experts. Does e-paper make it harder to focus? Harder to think and learn?
"Initially, any ...READ»
Building on my previous entry...
In some cases, companies are such good systems thinkers that what they offer up to their customers is, in fact, a beautfully constructed system -- their product is the system they've built.
eBay is ...READ»
Building on my previous entry...
In some cases, companies are such good systems thinkers that what they offer up to their customers is, in fact, a beautfully constructed system -- their product is the system they've built.
eBay is ...READ»
Winning FDA approval for a new drug or medical treatment requires extensive--and expensive--human trials for safety and effectiveness. Costs vary widely, depending largely on the conditions being treated and the number of subjects ...READ»
This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics series. It's co-authored by Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior Fellow Georges Dyer.
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will ...READ»
This blog is part of our Inspired Ethonomics series. It's co-authored by Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior Fellow Georges Dyer.“The question of reaching sustainability is not about whether we will have the money, or ...READ»
At colleges and universities, tomorrow’s business leaders, architects, product designers, policy-makers, schoolteachers, economists, etc. learn about how the world works and how things get done. To date, they’ve learned how to do this in an unsustainable way. READ»
The leading trade organization for U.S. drug companies, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, keeps telling American consumers that the high cost of drugs is due to pricey research and development costs, but ...READ»
And you thought moguls had it made? Turns out, trying to hang on to a monopoly these days is enough to make anyone miserable, even Rupert, Michael, and Sumner. We feel their pain -- and offer some help.READ»
Jerry Sternin's job was to help save starving children in Vietnam. Faced with an impossible time frame, he adopted a radical approach to making change. His idea: Real change begins from the inside.READ»
Don't touch your dial! CNBC has become the live feed of the new economy. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at CNBC, a network that has reinvented the way TV works.READ»
