The “head magician” at Katjes Magic Candy Factory talks about custom candy, serial entrepreneurship, technology, and the growing pains of startups.

In her book on inventive genius, Melissa Schilling delves into the personality traits that lead to breakthroughs.

The Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase announcement shows that new action is possible.

Leaders must act quickly to overcome obstacles so they can harness revenue opportunities for the industry and health benefits for society.

Best-selling author Daniel Pink analyzes more than 700 studies to reveal the science of perfect timing.

The greatest learning often takes place when we step outside our comfort zones.
For further insights, read “Two Simple Concepts to Free Up Innovation.”

Step into your “yikes zone,” then break anxiety-producing and overwhelming tasks into small, doable pieces. See also “How to Innovate by Stretching Yourself Mentally.”

As large companies join forces to tackle healthcare, they will accelerate innovation and disruption in the broader industry.

Instead of returning capital to shareholders through buybacks and dividends, companies will have to invest aggressively in profitable growth initiatives.

In his magisterial new biography of the ultimate Renaissance man, Walter Isaacson provides important insights into the nature of creativity and innovation.

Eight ways that AI is likely to reshape business in the next 12 months. For further insights, see PwC’s study.

In her new book, Leslie Berlin offers a group portrait of the unsung heroes who forged iconic companies — and a new industry — in the 1970s.

Seven books that will help you kick off 2018 on a sound footing.

Freek Vermeulen of the London Business School offers contrarian nuggets for innovation-hungry leaders.

Chip and Dan Heath explain how to add defining moments to your customer experience.

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Space tourism and self-driving cars are exciting to ponder, but what about just making our current systems work better?

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.

Although crowdfunding has been hailed as a brilliant new tool for edgy entrepreneurs, Internet investors tend to back safer, less groundbreaking products.

To address slow growth, multiplexes are replacing humans with machines, and popcorn and soda with gourmet treats.

Leaders can encourage their organizations to construct their own futures by empowering internal iconoclasts and establishing a sense of urgency.

While central banks puzzle about the lack of inflation, the e-commerce giant’s swift move to slash prices at Whole Foods shows how business is keeping prices down.

Payors, providers, medtech companies, and pharmaceutical firms need to get better at working with one another.

It’s tempting to dismiss a wild idea, but if respected it can be a springboard for finding synergies and new ways of doing things.