All articles by Lawrence M. Fisher

Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation
Larry Smarr has become a vital conductor of innovation by insisting that scientists and researchers at the incubators he runs collaborate across the lines that separate disciplines.
October 9, 2017 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Siri, Who Is Terry Winograd?
For 40 years, the Stanford professor has steered the increasingly complex and meaningful interactions between humans and computers.
January 3, 2017 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The Enterprise Zone
The case for real case studies.
November 10, 2015 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The Fortune 500 Teller
Having applied the logic of physics to predict the life expectancy of biological creatures and cities, Geoffrey West is now searching for the scientific principles that dictate the life spans of companies.
November 9, 2015 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Flight of the Drone Maker
How a small firm named AeroVironment is changing the course of airplanes, automobiles, and warfare. See also The Drone Maker’s Story — In Pictures.
May 28, 2013 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Stan Ovshinsky’s Solar Revolution
His inventions from 50 years ago enabled cell phones, laptops, and flat-screen TVs. Now, at age 88, he’s aiming to make solar power cheaper than coal.
February 22, 2011 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Fernando Flores Wants to Make You an Offer
Having moved from political prisoner to cognitive scientist to Chilean senator, this uncompromising philosopher of communication is now educating business leaders for the world of social media.
November 24, 2009 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Tea and Empathy with Daniel Goleman
The author of Emotional Intelligence says business leaders will need greater interpersonal awareness in an era of corporate transparency.
August 26, 2008 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Howard Gardner Does Good Work
The originator of multiple intelligence theory prescribes a code of ethics for business.
May 29, 2007 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Alvin Toffler: The Thought Leader Interview
Thirty-six years after his book Future Shock, the world’s most influential futurist sees the informal economy as a basis of revolutionary wealth.
November 30, 2006 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The Ambassador from the Next Economy
“Venture activist” Joichi Ito has turned his life into a prototype of the organization of the future.
August 28, 2006 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Ricardo Semler Won’t Take Control
The Brazilian CEO and best-selling author transformed his pump plant into a model of participative management, and launched his company on 14 straight years of double-digit growth.
November 29, 2005 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The Prophet of Unintended Consequences
Jay Forrester’s computer models show the nonlinear roots of calamity and reveal the leverage that can help us avoid it.
August 26, 2005 by Lawrence M. Fisher
How Dell Got Soul
When growth slowed in Y2K, the computer maker’s leaders realized they needed to redesign their win-at-all-costs culture.
August 25, 2004 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Symantec’s Strategy-Based Transformation
How fresh leadership, serial acquisitions, and a new market made CEO John Thompson’s billion-dollar promise come true.
February 14, 2003 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Yves Doz: The Thought Leader Interview
Multinational companies, says the INSEAD professor, must learn to discover, access, mobilize, and leverage knowledge from across the globe.
October 15, 2002 by Lawrence M. Fisher
STMicroelectronics: The Metaphysics of a Metanational Pioneer
From a two-country merger to a 27-nation powerhouse, the semiconductor company is a paradigm of the borderless entrepreneurial giant.
July 17, 2002 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Lawrence Lessig: The Thought Leader Interview
The Stanford University law professor and cyberadvocate redefines the parameters of the Internet.
April 10, 2002 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Clayton M. Christensen, The Thought Leader Interview
The innovator’s educator looks at why great companies fail and why theory trumps data.
October 1, 2001 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Zealot Profile: Susan Desmond-Hellman
Genentech Inc., Executive Vice President, Development and Product Operations, and Chief Medical Officer
January 1, 2001 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The State of Strategy, 2001
Rethinking the ABCs at the Strategic Management Society's annual meeting.
January 1, 2001 by Lawrence M. Fisher
From Vertical to Virtual: How Nortel's Supplier Alliances Extend the Enterprise
To grow a new fiber-optics business at Internet speed, the Canadian giant gave up manufacturing and turned its vendors into strategic partners.
January 1, 2001 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Product or Service? Internet Infrastructure's Battling Business Models
Akamai Technology and the Inktomi Corporation both speed Web pages from servers to desktops. But to chase earnings, they've taken different routes. Can both lead to riches?
October 1, 2000 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Quaking Up with Geoffrey Moore
With his newest book, "Living on the Faultline," the best-selling management seer divines a Fortune 500 prey to the same Technology Adoption Life Cycle that convulses Silicon Valley.
April 1, 2000 by Lawrence M. Fisher
REI Climbs Online: A Clicks-and-Mortar Chronicle
How a half-billion-dollar Seattle outdoor-equipment retailer became a virtual merchandiser.
January 1, 2000 by Lawrence M. Fisher
An Interview with John Seely Brown
October 1, 1999 by Lawrence M. Fisher
How Elan Grew by Staying Small: Growing a Business with Shrewd Acquisitions
In an industry of mega-mergers, one company has grown by taking smaller bites - and it has thrived.
July 1, 1999 by Lawrence M. Fisher
How Mondavi Is Growing around the World
Joint ventures can hold the key to expanding globally, introducing new product lines and leveraging brand capital. But it takes good relationships - and patience.
April 1, 1999 by Lawrence M. Fisher
Here Comes Front-office Automation
October 1, 1998 by Lawrence M. Fisher
The Innovation Incubator: Technology Transfer at Stanford University
October 1, 1998 by Lawrence M. Fisher

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