Benchmarking American Innovation

February 26, 2009

Co-author Rob Atkinson explains the findings of “The Atlantic Century,” a new report from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, which calls for U.S. government and business to focus determinedly on innovation.

High Growth, Low Risk

February 24, 2009

Columbia Business School professor and innovation consultant Rita McGrath discusses her new book, Discovery-Driven Growth, and the methods that companies should use to manage growth.

Making Machines “See”

February 17, 2009

Dr. Visvanathan Ramesh, Siemens’ Inventor of the Year, discusses advances in computing power and the sophisticated camera equipment that makes it possible to endow machines with sight

Philips CEO: Emerging-Market Lessons

February 10, 2009

The chief executive of Dutch multinational Royal Philips Electronics discusses how the company remains committed to research and mergers and acquisitions in developing regions, even during the downturn

The Innovator’s Prescription

February 4, 2009

It’s no secret the U.S. health-care system is in a state of disarray, but can Washington save it? Or will private innovation outpace government proposals? HBS professor Clayton Christensen analyzes some of the key issues facing 21st century health care