May 2008 - Posts

• Back before you know it

  Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:13 PM

  I won’t be blogging for a few weeks—on vacation in Italy, trying hard to make being backward-looking and studiously inefficient an art form. See you in early June!! email digg delicious live it! Read More... 0 Comments

• When innovation is social

  Friday, May 09, 2008 5:29 PM

  A few months ago, I went to hear Muhammad Yunus speak about his latest book and his latest focus: social businesses, which he describes as businesses in every way except that they are not motivated first and foremost by profit but by addressing a critical Read More... 0 Comments Tags: Innovation, social business, Grameen, Group Danone

• On invention

  Monday, May 05, 2008 12:53 PM

  I hope everybody reads this New Yorker article about Nathan Mhyrvold, former research chief at Microsoft, who has for some years run an invention company, Intellectual Ventures , outside of Seattle. I used to intersect with Nathan when he was at Microsoft, Read More... 0 Comments

• Some bad pun about kindling flames of brand loyalty...

  Friday, May 02, 2008 8:55 AM

  I came across this post , one after my own heart, from Gordon Graham's blog Broken Bulbs, about the power of brand in the management of innovation. It's why I talk so much about the role of storytelling, to address confusion, break down complexity, and Read More... 0 Comments