innovation
Chris Anderson at Traweln
Twitter It! by Wikipedia Chris Anderson (born 1961) is editor-in-chief of Wired, which has won a National Magazine Award under his tenure. He wrote an article in the magazine entitled The Long Tail , which he expanded upon in the book The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling [...]
A practical guide to managing innovation
Twitter It!http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/InnovationManual090323.cfm?vid=199
—- by Robert Goldsmith —-
What does innovation mean? It used to relate mainly to products, and that’s still important. But over the last decade or so, businesses have been putting more and more emphasis on innovating new services and business models as well. In light of this, it’s time companies take another look [...]
Competitive Advantage Is Fleeting (And It's Okay to Admit It)
Twitter It!Rita McGrath Dynamic Strategies
For as long as I’ve been working in the field of strategy, a taken-for granted assumption among executives, students and academics has been that the goal of a great strategy is achieving a “sustainable competitive advantage.”
As the field migrated from a subject called “Business Policy,” having to do mostly with the [...]
Green Arches: LEED Honors for McDonald's HQ
Twitter It!How the fast-food giant’s Chicago head office became one of the few buildings anywhere to obtain the top citation for energy and environmental design
By Michael Arndt
Putting together a new office building that meets the U.S. Green Building Council’s eco-standards is no snap. So imagine the chore of retrofitting a 1980s headquarters that was never [...]
Chief Adrenaline Officers
Twitter It!For these action sports entrepreneurs, the term ‘daily grind’ has a whole new meaning.
By Justin Petruccelli | April 14, 2009
URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/successstories/article201278.html
Ryan Sheckler’s just wrapped up another business meeting at his Orange County, Calif., office. He’s taking a rare break from the banter with his close friend and advisor, action sports superagent Steve [...]