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



