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Joshua Cooper Ramo, managing director at Kissinger Associates and author of The Age of the Unthinkable, says businesses that think counterintuitively will succeed in the downturn
NineSigma's Frank Evan helps big companies tap independent inventors, university researchers, and others outside their R&D departments. Evan talks about open innovation, how to know if it's working, and why you shouldn't just slash your innovation budget.
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From the 2009 Detroit International Auto Show, MINI Design Chief Gert Hildebrand discusses how his designers keep the iconic line of autos fresh year after year. He also talks about the fraternity of auto designers that meets up at auto shows.
American consumers are developing new shopping styles, concludes a new survey of 30,000 shoppers by IBM. Big Blue's Fred Balboni explains a new suite of tools intended to help retailers analyze customers' buying patterns as the downturn continues
Michael Raynor, co-author of The Innovator's Dilemma and author of The Strategy Paradox, outlines his theory of "the new contrarianism." In a downturn, says Raynor, companies need to look beyond belt-tightening to focus obsessively on their customers
