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The Promise (and Perils) of Open Collaboration

by Andrea Gabor
Companies like IBM and P&G have prospered by opening their borders, but there are cautionary lessons from the quality movement of the 1980s.

Profits Down, Spending Steady: The Global Innovation 1000

by Barry Jaruzelski and Kevin Dehoff
Booz & Company’s annual study of the world’s biggest corporate R&D spenders finds that most companies have stuck with their innovation programs despite the recession — and many are boosting spending to compete more effectively in the upturn.
 

Integrated Innovation at Pitney Bowes

by David Dobson
In tough times, this venerable mail and documents company boosted not only its R&D spending but the creativity of its approach.

Are You Killing Enough
Ideas?

by Zia Khan and Jon Katzenbach
Companies can improve their innovation performance by getting their formal and informal organizations in sync.
 

Books in Brief: The Upside of Downturns

A review of The Silver Lining, by Scott D. Anthony.

The Thought Leader Interview: Tim Brown

The CEO of Silicon Valley–based design firm IDEO contends that elegant, customer-centric design stems from a simple set of thinking practices.

Debugging the Supply Chain

Ten-year-old Cricket Communications found that even the oft overlooked supply chain can be a lucrative target for innovation.

The Promise of In-market Innovation

A new strategy recommends putting out new products in large volume and letting the marketplace — not focus groups — separate winners from losers.

Dov Frohman Leads the Hard Way

The management author and former CEO of Intel Israel on the need to do the unexpected and attempt the impossible.

How to Shut Down a Project Gracefully

Companies that rely on innovation for growth must learn to live with failure. But lack of commercial success does not have to be a terrible result.

Best Business Books 2008: Innovation

Chasing Breakthroughs

Beyond Borders: The Global Innovation 1000

This year’s annual Booz & Company study of corporate R&D spending reveals, for the first time, where in the world the money is being spent — and why.

China’s Long Road to Innovation

Beijing is mandating an increase in home-grown R&D, but Chinese companies face long odds in meeting international standards of innovation.

Design for Frugal Growth

With the right kind of organization, you can expand while cutting costs.
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