Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences

September 6, 2011

ShareEvery new invention changes the world — in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.

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Trendwatching:Cash-Less Society

September 2, 2011

ShareInnovation is the primary way that companies can remain competitive. 2011 has spawned dozens of B2C innovations that surprise the consumer and change the way we relate to traditional products. In this blog, we focus on a new trend — moving towards a “cash-less” society. There has been active speculation over the past 20 years [...]

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Our Top Fifteen Most Innovative Companies

August 25, 2011

ShareThere are so many companies that could be mentioned as category leaders in their respective fields.  As we looked around online these  are the names that came up again and again as current innovators. Ok so here they are in alphabetical order. We welcome your comments. 1. Amazon – Shopping Will Never Be the Same [...]

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Why is Apple So Innovative?

August 17, 2011

ShareIf you type in the words “Apple” and “Innovation” into Google you receive over 40 million hits.  In 2011, Apple won the “Most Innovative Company” award by FastCompany, BusinessWeek has consistently rated them as number one in innovation for the past 6 years and has had a strong ranking with Forbes and Fortune during the [...]

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Innovation During Economic Downturns

August 9, 2011

SharePosted by Joanna Schneier Much to the dismay of our investment accounts it appears, especially after yesterday’s economic free fall, that the worldwide economy is headed towards another recession, or at the very least we are certainly not on the road back towards a healthy economy.  As in 2008, people have begun to look back [...]

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Problems vs. Needs

August 5, 2011

SharePosted By Hazim Ansari I am going to be more precise in my use of the words “problem” and “need”.  I’ve used them somewhat interchangeably, but since that’s no longer convenient, I am changing things, just as us lawyers are taught to do. Problems are questions raised for inquiry, consideration or solution.  Needs are physiological [...]

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Five Types of Innovators

July 18, 2011

ShareWhich type are you? Posted by Hazim Ansari So where does the flash of genius come from?  It’s the subject of heated debate among pundits and policy makers.  From the left, innovation requires support (read: paternalistic changes in law and public governance).  From the right, innovation is being stifled by excessive government intervention (read: no [...]

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The Life Cycle of an Invention

June 30, 2011

ShareHow Barbed Wire Changed the World Posted by Joanna Schneier In 1867, Lucien B. Smith of Kent, Ohio was faced with a problem that was very pressing for American ranchers: how do you keep your cows in the pasture without needing to erect long stretches of wooden fences?Although this is a very low tech problem, [...]

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Where Does Innovation Occur?

June 27, 2011

ShareWe all have the image in our mind of the lone genius working away in his garage until some moment when he yells “Eureka” and a game changer product is created. A product that changes all of our lives.  This image has been further engrained in our minds when we think about Mark Zuckerberg, Steve [...]

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It is Time to Innovate Innovation: The Key to America’s Future

June 6, 2011

SharePosted by Joanna Schneier On March 13th, 2011 Art Coviello of Forbes stated, “America must innovate its way out of economic stagnation and back to economic growth.” With a 9.1% domestic unemployment rate, President Obama in his last State of the Union speech declared: “We need to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.” [...]

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