(1) Successful innovators are famously untroubled by the prospect of failure. Bryan Cantrill, an engineer at Sun Microsystems says, "People who have i ... read more
Charmin's public loos are a great example of a brand space, combining the welcome relief of clean public restrooms with the most relevant space for ad ... read more
Earlier this month, pop-up champions Vacant launched their first guerrilla shopping concept in Shanghai. The pop-up store consisted of a stretched Min ... read more
28/11/2006 | 07:05 am
After the wedding planner ready for the next step .... the Baby Planner.
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by Geert Laenen to innovative products / services
A newborn London-based company has managed to find yet another niche-market waiting to be penetrated: young, hard-working parents-to-be, who are willi ... read more
Video games during work hours, all-day slot car races, a pirate ship and a tree house. Who allows these things at the office?
At Davison Design in ... read more
It's not demand for 'shopping-mall IT' that is driving market share and revenue growth for leading technology firms, according to Sun Microsystems Pre ... read more
23/11/2006 | 01:14 pm
How Google, Apple and Toyota increased their return on R&D
Google, Apple, Toyota and 91 other global companies appear to have discovered an elusive elixir that enables them to spend less on R&D than the norm w ... read more
Are you serious about driving innovation in your organization? If so, invest your initial efforts in understanding five principles that are the essenc ... read more
21/11/2006 | 07:04 am
Survey Reveals 50% of Companies Dissatisfied with Return on Innovation Investment
Archstone Consulting, a rapidly growing strategy and operations management consulting firm, today announced results from a new survey which found that ... read more
20/11/2006 | 06:54 am
How MTV stays Innovative without a formal Innovation structure
With all of the talk about innovation, the creation of corporate innovation departments, and the hiring of chief innovation officers, it's worth notin ... read more
19/11/2006 | 01:47 pm
Innovation is very much like being an artist - Part 2
Getting inspiration, then crafting it into a stage production, is what a performing artist does. Getting inspiration and crafting it into an IT system ... read more
18/11/2006 | 07:18 am
Innovation is very much like being an artist - Part 1
Innovation calls for more than diligence. At the center of every innovation there is the proverbial "Aha" moment, that moment of inspiration when you ... read more
17/11/2006 | 07:17 am
10 key elements for building an innovative company
According to Jim Miller, there are several obvious but essential elements of a company’s culture that can promote innovation. These elements are not o ... read more
16/11/2006 | 10:01 pm
iescape : your office in your garden
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For everyone who'd like to escape office politics and the daily commute, iscape manufactures and sells purpose-built garden offices. The British compa ... read more
15/11/2006 | 06:47 pm
Now US students can rent the furniture for their student room
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As a solution to furnishing temporary dorm life, two US students recently set up Evolving Vox, a temporary ownership network. Their company rents out ... read more
15/11/2006 | 02:07 pm
There's business in everything ... even in divorces!
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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Viewers first caught a whiff of the dirty business of outsourced dumping from Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty. Now wannabe sing ... read more
10/11/2006 | 07:54 am
Innovation is about breaking the rules of your industry
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Today, every business feels the pressure to innovate. Innovation is touted daily in the headlines of business magazines, the presentations of consulta ... read more
09/11/2006 | 07:06 am
Shoes with a good cause
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Not just casual chic slip-ons that were spotted all over L.A. this summer, TOMS Shoes give new meaning to 'two for the price of one'. For each pair pu ... read more
08/11/2006 | 07:28 am
US House Developer gives away hybrid cars with green homes
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WHAT'S HAPPENING ?
An eco-friendly home? How about a hybrid car in the driveway to go along with it? Developer Clarum Homes is offering buyers of i ... read more
07/11/2006 | 07:22 am
Healthy, delicious fastfood does exist in the UK
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Gourmet Burger Kitchen – a rapidly growing chain of sit-down restaurants offering nothing but high-end burgers.
Winner of several ‘best burger’ and ... read more
Google is one of those companies that just seems to keep getting it right. But as even its management team will tell you, that’s in large part because ... read more
Ailing automaker taps futurists in effort to target consumer trends.
Ford Motor Co. has assembled a panel of professional "futurists" to help it ra ... read more
04/11/2006 | 07:21 am
'Smart Growth': Innovating to Meet the Needs of the Market without Feeding the Beast of Complexity
As companies struggle to innovate in today's competitive environment, they need to continually guard against adding to their "clutter" -- the creeping ... read more
03/11/2006 | 07:14 am
Online social shopping networks becoming popular in US!
Crowdstorm is a new way for consumers to find what to buy by measuring the buzz around products. Users recommend products, and the crowd defines the b ... read more
02/11/2006 | 07:29 am
Calorie Care delivers low calorie meals at home
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Mumbai rivals the pace of the fastest cities around the globe. And just like everywhere else, junk food is an easy and popular meal option. To the res ... read more
