‘Unthinkable’ Business Strategies
January 31, 2009
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
The Value of Open Innovation
January 28, 2009
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.
Harvard Business Review: Innovation
January 26, 2009
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Keeping MINI Fresh
January 21, 2009
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.
IBM’s New Retail Tools
January 13, 2009
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
The New Contrarianism: Less for Less
January 7, 2009
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
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