Understanding the difference between creativity and innovation can shed light on seemingly contradictory ideas, namely, that User-Led Innovation Can’t Create Breakthroughs and an article by Patricia Cohen in the New York Times last week about inventions created by users: Innovation Far Removed From the Lab. So what? MORE >>

Once upon a time, new technologies were first deployed in large institutions - enterprises, universities and research labs, the military and civilian government agencies, - from which they eventually  trickled down to the rest of the economy as their prices and complexity dropped.  Social networking applications are not new to business.  MORE >>

I've been interested in mobile learning solutions since 2004, when our VP of Macromedia Solutions Marketing wanted to see if there was market for mobile Flash in education. Tags: Innovation Internet Mobile Technology The short answer to that question was a big N-O. Lots of. MORE >>

Just about every company will tell you that innovation is one of its highest priorities.  We can see if the company is putting its money where its mouth is by measuring how much it spends on innovation relative to other companies in its industry.  Research and development is often used as such a proxy for innovation.  MORE >>

This is IBM’s fourth biennial CEO study since 2004.  Given the realities of globalization, disruptive innovation, and profound changes across technology, markets and society, it should not be surprising that CEOs and their companies must now navigate a highly volatile and unpredictable business environment.  At B-School? MORE >>