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• Switching Places

  A front page article in the November 19th issue of the Wall Street Journal highlights a very unusual way that two leading firms are forcing innovation. They’ve switched employees. For Google, famous for its creative culture, the upside is that they might... Posted Dec 03 2008, 12:47 PM by admin with | with no comments (Click to add comments) Filed under: Innovation, Leadership Style, Organization/Staffing

• “Dow CEO Must Foster a Spirit of Innovation”

  The above titled article in today’s Wall Street Journal was prompted by Dow’s announcement that is purchasing Rohm & Hass for a 74% premium over yesterday’s closing price. This brings me back to my last blog post on business transformation. In it... Posted Jul 11 2008, 12:49 PM by Mike Mata with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Strategy/Vision, Methodology, Organization/Staffing, Manufacturing & Process

• “Splash of Innovation”

  Last month the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled “Campbell’s Chief Looks for Splash of Innovation”. The article was an interview with Douglas Conant, CEO of Campbell Soup Co. in which he discussed Campbell’s recent successes in innovation (e.g... Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:50 PM by Mike Mata with | with no comments (Click to add comments) Filed under: Methodology, Consumer Products, Organization/Staffing

• Exactly Where Does Creativity Come From?

  Over the last few years, functional MRI testing has given researchers the ability to see inside the brain in real time. Now, according to this month’s Scientific American Mind, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have used jazz pianists to... Posted Jun 11 2008, 11:53 AM by Lynda Lawrence with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Strategy/Vision, Leadership Style, Future, Methodology, Organization/Staffing, Ideation

• “The Most Innovative Small Business in America”

  “The customer is the company. Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month – with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force, and no retail distribution. And it has never produced a flop.” The above title and quote is from the current... Posted Jun 03 2008, 05:22 PM by Mike Mata with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Strategy/Vision, Future, Methodology, Consumer Products, Organization/Staffing, Ideation