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Innovation & Design

Strategy, creativity & research

 

Re-Inventing Kodak—Again: Can CEO Antonio M Perez do for photos what Apple did for music?

Plus: The Do's and Don'ts of Business Model Innovation

IN Depth: Electrolux Redesigns Itself

Second Life Lessons: How to set up shop in a virtual world

Innovation Toolkit: the newest tools and trends

Wipro's CEO on outsourcing innovation

Hot or Not? Trend spotting with Robyn Waters

Five Key Steps to great customer experience

Case Study: Re-designing the legal system

IN Data: What's Your Energy Footprint?



  INSIGHT

How Wall Street Can Catalyze Innovation

We may not have the financial metrics to measure innovation in a way that holds CEOs accountable. We do have another tool: the stock analyst

 

  WONDERS OF THE WORLD > >

Where Spirit Meets Stone

Whether centuries old or just-built, houses of worship tend to embody the spiritual side of architecture

Slide Show: Wondrous Houses of Worship > >
 

  ARCHITECTURE > >

Welcome to the Glass House

Philip Johnson's Glass House opens to the public next April. The curators are linking its fabled, infamous past with a vibrant future
Slide Show: Philip Johnson's Glass House  > >

 

  AUTO DESIGN > >

A Motorcycle That Runs Clean And Quiet

The ENV is the world's first motorcycle built around a hydrogen fuel cell. Running clean and quiet, it is, to date, the simplest and most innovative articulation of that technology's potential
Slide Show: Hydrogen Wheels: Ready for a Closeup  > >

 

  BRANDING > >

You Oughta Be In Webcasts

Scripted Web shows are piquing the interest of Mad Ave and giving filmmakers a new venue

 

  GAME ROOM > >

The Dark Side of Second Life

Software that lets residents copy others' possessions is the latest reminder that this virtual world may need tougher law enforcement

 


  NUSSBAUM ON DESIGN >>

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Next week I'll be handing out Catalyst awards to the best-selling, best designed products of 2006, juried by the IDSA, at the ROI conference in NYC. closequote

-- Bruce Nussbaum
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 Top Innovation & Design Schools >>

BusinessWeek's first survey of the D-schools around the world that are producing the most creative talent

Plus:

• Interactive table Compare D-schools around the world

• Analysis Desperate to innovate, companies are turning to design schools for nimble, creative thinkers

• Featured portfolio View work by students on the D-Schools list

• Designed in China The Asian design school revolution

• Tip Sheet How To Hire a D-School Grad

• Student Awards I.D. Magazine's review of the best student work

• Concept of the Week One student reinvents the scooter

• A GE manager learns to think creatively INSEAD graduate Sameer Agrawal shares his story

• Innovative thinking at the Mayo Clinic

• Working as a design researcher at Intel

• How an MBA/Master's of Engineering Management prepared one graduate for a role at Johnson & Johnson

 


  DESIGN SNAPSHOTS
Studio Bullitts from Core77

Rollertoaster

Singapore-based industrial designer Jaren Goh's Rollertoaster just may revolutionize toast as we know it. His 2006 Red Dot Award-winning design not only toasts bread, but it also allows the user to watch the slice magically transform before their eyes—from cold and squishy to hot 'n crispy!

 

  DESIGN DIRECTORY

Innovation Careers

Hundreds of job openings with design-driven companies.

Design Director
Nov 15
Michael Graves Design Group,  Princeton, New Jersey

ASSISTANT TO CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Nov 17
MODO ,  NEW YORK CITY, New York

Research Manager
Nov 16
Johnson Health Tech North America,  Madison, Wisconsin



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Designed For Success


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  TOP STORIES

Thinking Simple At Philips

A panel of outside experts is helping the electronics giant reinvent itself

Nokia Gets Design-Conscious—Again

The world's largest mobile-phone maker is building a new design studio and emphasizing looks as it vies to regain the edge from slimmer rivals
Slide Show: Thin is In

Thoughts of a Design Pioneer

In his new book, Designing Interactions, IDEO co-founder Bill Moggridge profiles the most influential designers in the history of Silicon Valley

Kyoto's Adaptive Advice

Focusing on practical designs for aging societies, a recent conference unveiled some thought-provoking concepts

Retail's Next Wave: The Niche

Former Staples CEO and VC expert Tom Stemberg talks about why big chains are facing increasing competition from well-funded concept retailers

Rewarding Design's Bottom Line

Britain's Design Effectiveness Awards, announced Nov. 27, look for intelligence and success in meeting business goals, rather than beauty
Slide Show: Putting a Prize on Effectiveness

  THE CREATIVE CORPORATION

The Edge of the Possible

A rapid-prototyping company asked four designers to each create an object that pushed its technology to the limits

VoIP Patents: Innovation—and Lawsuits

New patents scored by Nokia, IBM, and others should revolutionize Internet-calling, and breed legal battles for control of that red-hot market

Keeping America Competitive

A new report says the U.S. is holding its own in the global economic race. But it must take steps now to boost research and education

How to Turn Money Into Innovation

The Global Innovation 1,000 survey shows which companies are just throwing money into R&D and which ones can boast about innovation

Acumen's New Model for Third-World Aid

By joining designers' innovative solutions with finance from capital markets, the Acumen Fund aims to effect permanent change
Slide Show: Acumen Fund's Net Gain

Indie Grocery Stores Beat Back the Bigs

Thanks to niche-marketing skills, the number of small, private groceries across the country is holding steady, even as large chains dwindle
Tip Sheet: Strategies for Independent Grocery Stores

How MTV Channels Innovation

The network doesn't need an innovation department, because creativity bubbles up from everywhere. One example: the birth of MTV World
Video Slide Show: MTV's World

Adidas' High Tech Footwear

The Germany-based sportswear brand opened its Mi Innovation Center on the Champs-Elysées. It's a tech, fashion, and custom-design wonderland
Slide Show: Shopping Adidas' Paris Techno-Palace

Pantech's North American Offensive

Move over Motorola. This South Korean cell phone manufacturer is putting design muscle behind an audacious share grab in the U.S.
Slide Show: Pantech's Design Panoply

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Drive

The nonprofit institution has launched a five-year initiative to study online culture and media literacy, and its impact on modern youth

Yahoo's Grand Mobile Ad Experiment

The popular Web portal will start including ads with wireless content. Will users on-the-go slow down for a message from a sponsor?

Steelcase's Strong Suit

CEO James Hackett discusses the tactics that have kept the furniture maker at the forefront of workspace innovation for nearly a century

Is There an Innovation Drought?

Venture capital firms are having a hard time selling their companies. That may lead to less investment in breakthrough innovations
Slide Show: Tools and Trends to Spur Innovation

Six Apart's Booming Blogosphere

The company harnessed the popularity of online journals. Now, Six Apart is dealing with the challenges and possibilities of blogging's future
Slide Show: Your Favorite Bloggers

Droog's Unique Designs Hit the Shelves

The hip Dutch collective is moving its ironic home furnishings toward mainstream consumers. Now, there's even a museum show
Slide Show: Simply Droog: An Antidote to Mass Design

How Artists Can Skip the Offline Middleman

New, Web-based production and distribution models give entrepreneurs--creative or not--ways to bypass traditional companies and turn a profit

How To Hit A Moving Target

These days all competitive advantages are fleeting. So the smartest companies are learning to create new ones—again and again and again

  THE MAKING OF...

Zizzle: A Swashbuckling Toy Success Story

Zizzle's CEO, who invented Furby, donned pirate gear to woo Disney so he could make Pirates of the Caribbean toys. The ploy worked
Slide Show: What Makes Zizzle Sizzle?

A Superhero Suit for Athletes

d3o Lab invented a flexible foam material that hardens into a protective shell on impact. It may be the next big brand in sports

The Sirius Stiletto: A First Look

The satellite radio company offers an early glimpse at the features it hopes will set its newest portable music player apart from the pack

ToyWatch: Running on Cheap-Chic Time

The Italian company offers luxury style at a low price, and its watches are selling faster by the minute

Here Comes Mighty Mouse

Logitech has turned the simple point-and-click device into a command center
Slide Show: The Mouse Through Time

A Quantum Leap for Cell Phones

A new no-buttons handset by Pilotfish and Synaptics signals that mobiles phones as we know them may soon be a thing of the past
Slide Show: Cell Phones of the Future

  DESIGNERS UNMASKED

A Curious Mind Wins Design Prize

Britain's prestigious Prince Philip Prize is awarded to upstart Thomas Heatherwick, whose unique international projects always amaze
Slide Show: Designs Fit for a Prince

Where Entrepreneurs Find Inspiration

Who do Richard Branson, Hugh Hefner, and other marquee-name entrepreneurs and innovators look to for wisdom? Read on to find out
Slide Show: Entrepreneurs' Heroes

Design Meets Diplomacy

Doug Suisman's Arc project isn't a roadmap to peace in the Middle East—it's a blueprint of what a peaceful Palestinian state would look like

A Look at Mau's Massive Change

The renowned Toronto designer's show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago challenges design to solve the world's problems

A British Formula for Fantastic Furniture

What happens when a style maven meets a manufacturing tycoon? A design revolution. Meet the brains behind Established & Sons
Slide Show: Established Goods

The Dyson School: Feel Free to Fail

British style maven James Dyson plans to open a free school where teenagers can experiment with hands-on projects and problem-solving design

  DIALOGUES

Thriving in the New Innovation Landscape

Open innovation advocate Henry Chesbrough tells how companies can successfully rethink their business models

Bang & Olufsen Makes the Call

B&O President Kim Gravesen talks about the company's decision to enter the cell-phone market with a $1,200 head-turner named "Serene"

Deere Steers Into the Future

Chief Executive Robert Lane says investment in a new breed of GPS-guided machinery will keep the company—and profits—on the cutting edge

Q&A: Studio Red Redesigns How You Shop

Tucker Viemeister, creative VP of the architecture and design firm, discusses remaking stores, catering to teens, and more

Increasing Risk Intelligence

How does your company manage risk? Author David Apgar talks about the best ways to proceed when you're pursuing an adventurous idea

Green: The Next Big Thing

The co-founder of Sun Microsystems discusses the end of the PC era, Microsoft's problems, and his ideal stock portfolio

Talking Trash and Pushing Durability

Our throw-away society is cluttering the earth. The author of Made to Break wants to do something to change our attitude

  DESIGN SHOWCASE

Shopping in a Window Wonderland

Big stores in cities such as Chicago have always hosted fab holiday windows. Now those displays are high-tech, high-end—and crucial to sales
Slide Show: Plate Glass Menagerie

A Concrete Step Toward Cleaner Air

Visitors to the Venice Biennale can check out the smog-eating cement that Italian inventors claim will help cities clean themselves

Ground Zero in Middle Age

Despite years of rancor surrounding it, the WTC site still possesses a deep emotional power

Using Tech to Fight Terror

Companies and governments have added reason to work together to bridge the digital divide: limiting the growth of terrorist movements

The Best Designs from Japan

To encourage socially useful standards, the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization hands out many awards—and one top prize
Slide Show: Japan's Good Design Award Winners

Will Wright's Dangerous Idea

The game designer was one of some thirty paradigm-shifting thinkers and doers who took the stage at this year's Pop!Tech conference

Corporations Love to Think Pink

The color has become an iconic brand symbol for breast cancer, and major companies continue to jump on the bandwagon
Slide Show: In the Pink

Red Hot Design

The message of this year's Red Dot Communication Design Awards is: Keep it simple yet fun
Slide Show: Award-Winning Communication Design

Learning from Informal Urban Economies

If necessity is the mother of invention, then the residents of squatter cities will have much to teach us about resourcefulness and innovation
Slide Show: It's a Squatters' World

Baby Products Meet Smart Design

As a new generation has its own kids, there's a call for hip, design-conscious baby gear. Another key focus: product safety and functionality
Slide Show: The New Baby-Gear Boom


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