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December 12, 2006
The Stealth Software Challenge

by Barry Jaruzelski, Michael Busch, and Jay Kumar

Just about every product on the market, from planes to toasters to Legos, relies on microprocessors to work. But manufacturers usually treat software development for their products as an afterthought. Therein lies the problem.
November 30, 2006
Best Business Books: Media

by Nell Minow

Fractionalizers and Wikifiers
November 30, 2006
Smart Spenders: The Global Innovation 1000

by Barry Jaruzelski, Kevin Dehoff, and Rakesh Bordia

Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study of the world’s 1,000 largest corporate R&D budgets uncovers a small group of high-leverage innovators who outperform their industries.
November 30, 2006
The Weakest Link

by Nicholas G. Carr

A product’s vulnerabilities can point the way to lucrative new business opportunities.
November 30, 2006
Outrunning the Regulators

by Joni Bessler, Debra Banning, and Roman Regelman

Staying ahead of security rules can create competitive advantage.
November 30, 2006
From Laptops to Backpacks

by Mark Anderson

The next computer revolution will take place in classrooms, when each child owns his or her own PC.
November 30, 2006
Best Buy's 70 Percent Solution

by Michael Linton

By aiming to get innovative marketing programs 70 percent complete before launching them, the electronics retailer gained more marketing knowledge than it would have achieved with a more conservative approach.
November 28, 2006
Cell Phone Health Hazards: Threat and Opportunity

by Lavinia Weissman

Mobile phone manufacturers are today where cigarette makers were in the early 1950s: facing risks that may — or may not — redefine the reputation of their industry.
August 28, 2006
Looking for Privacy in All the Wrong Places

by George Tillmann

Executives must protect valuable corporate and personnel data to avoid a potentially crippling attack.
August 28, 2006
The Case for Long Shots

by J. Baldwin

The world’s most popular camping tent was once a hard sell to retailers, but it ultimately demonstrated the value of an innovative gamble.
August 28, 2006
Innovators without Borders

by Kevin Dehoff and Vikas Sehgal

For companies that want to build a global growth engine, offshoring innovation is both a challenge and a necessity.
August 28, 2006
The Innovation Sandbox

by C.K. Prahalad

To create an impossibly low-cost, high-quality new business model, start by cultivating constraints.
August 28, 2006
The Ambassador from the Next Economy

by Lawrence M. Fisher

“Venture activist” Joichi Ito has turned his life into a prototype of the organization of the future.
August 28, 2006
Janine Benyus: The Thought Leader Interview

by Amy Bernstein

The biomimicry pioneer is teaching executives that the solutions to their most challenging problems lie in nature.
August 28, 2006
Books in Brief

by David K. Hurst

Old stories, new jobs, technological hype, and gay leadership.
May 30, 2006
Growth Champions

by Edward Landry, Andrew Tipping, and Jay Kumar

How to drive the only marketing metric that matters.
May 30, 2006
Beyond Brand Management

by Richard Rawlinson

The anatomy of the 21st-century marketing professional.
May 30, 2006
The Future of Advertising Is Now

by Christopher Vollmer, John Frelinghuysen, and Randall Rothenberg

Marketers take heed: After years of overhype, the digital revolution is finally mainstream.
May 30, 2006
Complementary Genius

by Nicholas G. Carr

Sometimes “sticking to your knitting” is exactly the wrong way to build your business.
May 30, 2006
The Coming Enterprise Software Shakeup

by Mitch Rosenbleeth, Corrie DeCamp, and Stephen Chen

Enterprise software prices will soon be on the rise, but there are innovative alternatives for savvy CIOs.
May 30, 2006
The Well-Designed Global R&D Network

by Thomas Goldbrunner, Yves Doz, and Keeley Wilson

A new study finds that organizations benefit when they configure their innovation networks for cost and manage them for value.
May 30, 2006
My Customer, My Co-Innovator

by Michael Schrage

Involving customers in the innovation process can add value to new product designs.
February 28, 2006
The Hidden Costs of Clicks

by Tim Laseter, Elliot Rabinovich, and Angela Huang

Internet retailers are finally learning why books and luggage make money online — while shoes and toys don’t.
February 28, 2006
Research Meets Practice

by Robin Portman, Kevin Vigilante, and Brenda Ecken

A nationwide cancer information network could use cross-boundary knowledge to promote a broader base of breakthroughs.
February 28, 2006
Dueling Technologies at the Point of Sale

by Olaf Acker, Niklas Dieterich, and Christopher Schmitz

Paying with a mobile phone is big business in Japan and Korea, but hasn't yet caught on in the United States.