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Live from #NAWBOWBC: Chocolate queen Katrina Markoff
Vosges Haut-Chocolat is an amazing example of what can happen when you pinpoint your passions, go with your gut and dare to pursue a dream — a journey that founder Katrina Markoff shared last week with...
View ArticleChoosing the right approach to an open-innovation strategy
Open innovation is a business strategy to advance technology by fusing external ideas and products with internal research and development. It is a way for businesses to minimize costs and create...
View ArticleWhy leadership requires prudence and temperance
Courage is an important virtue for leadership. It is critical for leading people, disrupting the status quo and having significant impact. But I also think two other virtues, prudence and temperance,...
View ArticleLive from #EIS13: Steven Chu, the “blocking and tackling” Energy Department...
In what may have been his final appearance in office, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that knowing now how it would be, he would have still gladly taken the office in 2009. Chu told the audience at...
View ArticleLive from #EIS13: Elon Musk and Steven Chu talk about what makes innovation
In order to radically innovate, your company has to be small and nimble, said Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and CEO and chief technical officer of SpaceX. “It’s generally true that the larger a...
View ArticleLive at #SXSW: 6 innovation lessons from the world of standup comedy
Standup comedy isn’t easy. It requires confidence, attention to detail and broad adaptability — with spectacular failure always lurking as a real possibility. Paul Valerio, a researcher at experience...
View ArticleRe-energizing remote employees to nurture innovation
If you’ve ever seen the 1999 comedy film “Office Space,” you know you don’t want to be that boss — power hungry and despised by employees, and who, in the movie, inspires employees to team up against...
View ArticleLive with @Babson: How to encourage entrepreneurship in an organization
SmartBrief welcomed association partners to its office Wednesday to join in an interactive workshop on encouraging entrepreneurship in an organization. The session was led by Babson College President...
View ArticleLive with @Babson: What’s blocking entrepreneurship in organizations?
SmartBrief welcomed association partners to its office Wednesday to join in an interactive workshop on encouraging entrepreneurship in organizations. The session was led by Babson College President Len...
View ArticleDon’t let your change agents become free agents
Managers and team leaders should know better than anyone the value of change agents within an organization. They are the “entrepreneurs” within your company, they are the drivers of organic growth, and...
View ArticleHow you can sabotage your own innovation efforts
Whether you’re in the fashion, food or financial industry, innovation is imperative. It’s the fresh thinking that keeps your business relevant. It’s creativity packed with a competitive edge. And it’s...
View ArticleHow Disney built environmental concerns into its financial planning
Disney has many businesses, but one of its most successful is in cruise ships. They’re popular and make money. Cruise ships in general are also problematic when it comes to environmental impact, as...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be creative?
When I tell people that I am a creative director, a few things pop into their mind, and they usually ask, “So, are you like Don Draper?” To this one, I usually answer that I don’t think so; I think I...
View ArticleA recipe for business success in today’s innovation age
Business success can be attributed to countless factors — a marketable product, great leadership, an efficient business structure, etc. It’s an intimidating list, making it difficult for many business...
View ArticleThe Cable Show 2013: Why moving faster is risky but right
The cable industry has no shortage of things to crow about at The Cable Show 2013 in Washington, D.C. AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead” recently became the first cable show to top the scripted-TV...
View ArticleFostering innovation through collaboration
Innovation is badly needed to redesign our nation’s health care system, according to speakers on a panel at AHIP’s Institute 2013, and they argue it’s already happening. In spaces big and small, from...
View ArticleOne doctor’s view of the future of medicine
It’s not every day that you get a peek at the heart of one of America’s most well-known physicians. But noted cardiologist Eric Topol, who is the director of Scripps Translational Science Institute,...
View ArticleBrainstorming sessions: Don’t be afraid to judge
Brainstorming sessions are supposed to be a low-pressure, welcoming environment, right? That’s what managers have been told for decades. Employees involved in these sessions should feel free to bring...
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The Middle East’s entrepreneurial promise
The Middle East seems to the casual observer to always be in crisis, and even more so in recent months (and years) in places such as Egypt and Syria, with numerous other countries grappling with...
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The myths of creativity
David Burkus is the author of the new book “The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas.” View the book trailer at the bottom of this post. He is...
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