With the stock market fluctuating like a surrealist seesaw and the world financial situation still in crisis, I started thinking about innovation: Did innovation get us into this mess? Could anything have been done to avert it? And perhaps most …

Avatars of Innovation: Help for Staving Off Future Crises Read more »

I was looking at a couple of releted blogs and found an excellent article about innovation. As a “professional techie,” innovation—especially that which can truly enhance our lives for the better—is near and dear to me. And of course, innovation …

Why Your Company Might Not Be Innovative Read more »

Innovation, Failure, and the Art of Doing Something Badly In the McKinsey Quarterly’s recent survey “How Companies Approach Innovation,” one of the most—if not the most—often-cited roadblocks to innovation is failure. “…companies discourage talented staff from pursuing innovation by… being …

In Memoriam: Jo Stafford, Jazz Vocalist and Innovator Read more »