Archives: May 2009

Leonardo Da Vinci Made Money As A Defense Contractor And Other Quotes From the Institute of Design Innovate Now! Conference

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 25

Just finished the great innovation summit conference at the IIT Institute of Design in Chicago. Patrick Whitney did it again, with a day full of insights and provocations at one...

Great Data Visualization of Swine Flu From The New York Times

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 18

It's weird to keep reading about the decline of The New York Times and its possible sale when the Times online is such a pioneer of online news. Check out...

How Much Is Your "Stream" Worth On Twitter Or Facebook?

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 16

We're hearing a lot about streams these days and its not about trout. It's about our individual streams of connection via Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media and...

Bad Time To Graduate For Creatives-- Let's Change That

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 16

Students graduating in the "creative" industries are terrified about job prospects and the official government figures support that fear. Mike Mandel breaks out the bad-news numbers and they are awful....

Is Human Fat The Ultimate Bio-Diesel Fuel?

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 13

One of my most popular posts is on the Earthrace bio-boat fueled by human fat. I want to return to that conversation because it is important--even if it is yucky....

May is Student Design and Innovation Month--Enormous Growth Potential

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 10

If you are in the corporate, venture capital or economic policy-making business, May is a special month for you. Students at design/innovation schools present their work publicly to their professors,...

Chrysler, Culture and Cerberus

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on May 01

There is a deep divide between my good friend Steve Baker, the author of The Numerati, a remarkable book, and myself over which is more important in business--numbers or culture....