By B. Kim Barnes, Barnes & Conti CEO This is the continuation of the conversation I had with Sharon Walsh, a jewelry artist from the area around Donegal in Ireland. With the unique challenges we face, artists like Sharon Walsh…
Blog Archives
A Conversation With an Artist, Part Two
Posted in Creativity, Culture, Envisioning, Innovation, Inspiration, Value Tagged with: creativity, curiousity, innovation, value
New Article on Risk-Taking and the Social Cost of Innovation
Have you ever wondered why certain innovations that are clearly superior to the technologies already in place take so long to catch on? Kim Barnes recently wrote an article that discusses the “social cost” of innovation as one of the…
Posted in Innovation, Risk, Risk Taking, technology, Uncategorized Tagged with: innovation, Intelligent Risk-Taking, risk taking
Columbus Day and Reflecting on Cultural Diversity
This Monday is the celebration of Columbus Day. The majority of the United States has kept this title, although a few cities like Berkeley, CA and Denver, CO have renamed it Indigenous People’s Day. Other states have decided not to recognize…
To Innovate or Not to Innovate? That is the Question
Technological innovations are exciting, and happening quickly. For example, Google Glass was an exciting innovation during 2013. And now, in 2014, Samsung has announced that they are in the process of creating Galaxy Glass. These friendly competitions are fun to…
Posted in Innovation, Managing Innovation, Uncategorized, Value Tagged with: Galaxy Glass, Google Glass, innovation, value