"For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of
innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the
universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make
atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don't have satisfying
answers for simple questions like: Where do songs come from? Are there
an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare
and Stephen King invent so much, while we're satisfied watching sitcom
reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling
misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong."
Scott Berkun - bestselling author ofThe Myths of Innovation
While many stockholders have wished they could look into a crystal ball to anticipate a firm’s performance, researchers at the University of Minnesota say there is a far less mystical way to predict future innovations of a firm.
Harvard Business Review and ErIc von Hippel takes a look at "user-driven innovation" and the ten most influential ideas of 2007. Denmark is leading the world, making user-centered innovation a national priority. Posted by Casey Kazan.
Don't miss this seminal interview with several of Silcon Valley's great CEO's and Internet founders on global warming, technology, and the future of the World Wide Web. Cool stuff...A staff favorite.
"For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of
innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the
universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make
atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don't have satisfying
answers for simple questions like: Where do songs come from? Are there
an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare
and Stephen King invent so much, while we're satisfied watching sitcom
reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling
misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong."
Scott Berkun - bestselling author ofThe Myths of Innovation
While many stockholders have wished they could look into a crystal ball to anticipate a firm’s performance, researchers at the University of Minnesota say there is a far less mystical way to predict future innovations of a firm.
Harvard Business Review and ErIc von Hippel takes a look at "user-driven innovation" and the ten most influential ideas of 2007. Denmark is leading the world, making user-centered innovation a national priority. Posted by Casey Kazan.
Don't miss this seminal interview with several of Silcon Valley's great CEO's and Internet founders on global warming, technology, and the future of the World Wide Web. Cool stuff...A staff favorite.
"For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of
innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the
universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make
atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don't have satisfying
answers for simple questions like: Where do songs come from? Are there
an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare
and Stephen King invent so much, while we're satisfied watching sitcom
reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling
misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong."
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