R&D After the Crash

August 26, 2008

John Roese, Nortel's CTO and innovation chief, discusses how the company reorganized its research and development teams in the wake of the telecom slump of 2001. The strategy? Pairing scientists with newly hired usability experts and designers

The View from 1,614 Feet

August 19, 2008

Just as new world records are set at the Beijing Olympics, the race to construct the world's tallest building continues. Lead designer William Pedersen discusses the opening of the "super-skyscraper," the Shanghai World Financial Center.

The Olympics and Innovation

August 12, 2008

BusinessWeek's Reena Jana & John A. Byrne discuss how companies are using the Beijing Games to develop new products & ideas

Conducting Quality Conversations

August 5, 2008

As the momentum around social networks for business continues to grow, how can executives know what's appropriate and what systems to implement within their own enterprise? Social networks expert John Kembel offers a few ways of thinking about the issue