I was directed to a web page listing the “15 Stupidest Products of All Time”(1), with the option to rank them from “really stupid” (low) to “No hope for the species” (high). Disclaimer: some of these products are not necessarily …

Innovation Gone Awry: Products that Never Should Have Happened Read more »

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 »

If you subscribe to Leadership Excellence magazine, please look for Kim Barnes’ and Nelson Soken’s article, “Innovation Journey: How can you lead and manage it?” in the September issue. Kim Barnes is, of course, Barnes & Conti’s president and CEO. …

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