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Changing IBM's Innovation Strategy
The Issue: Setting IBM's R&D Agenda
New director of research John Kelly had to refocus the company's R&D without alienating scientists. The solution? Collaboration and diversification
The Analysis: Getting Creatives on Board
Kelly won over his R&D team by taking the time to meet his scientists and encouraging all to speak up, says consultant Charles Warner
Comment: What Would You Do?
—Helen Walters
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Special Report
The World's Most Innovative Companies
Smart ideas for tough times: The 50 companies that make up our annual ranking nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad
Innovative Companies: Interactive Scoreboard
Check out our sortable list of the 50 innovation leaders on this year's BusinessWeek-Boston Consulting Group ranking
Bezos On Innovation
Amazon.com's founder discusses his approach to innovation—both how to do it and how to stay focused when critics question high-risk projects
Innovative Companies: The Methodology
How we compiled our list of the World's Most Innovative Companies
GE: Reinventing Tech for the Emerging World
How GE Healthcare engineers combined technology and creativity to develop the MAC 400, a portable ECG machine suitable for the Indian market
Opening Up The Wii
The WiiWare Channel will feature games created by independent developers. It's win-win for both Nintendo and game designers
HP Labs' Latest Experiment: Itself
As the computer giant cuts its number of major research projects, its labs director explains the attempt to marry the grant-writing focus of a university with the entrepreneurial approach of a venture capital firm
Innovative Companies: The Lowdown
BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum chats with BCG's innovation head Jim Andrew about this year's list of the world's most innovative companies
Pure Digital Flips the Script
How the Flip—a bare-bones digital camcorder—grew from a simple idea to a contender among giants like Sony
A Smaller, Friendlier Hummer?
GM's macho tank, the Hummer, is evolving into a smaller, higher-mileage SUV even Moms can love
Slide Show: Innovation Tools and Trends
Check out our list of the latest books, Web sites, and data visualization methods that can help spark innovation
Slide Show: The Truth of Collaborative Innovation
Encouraging staff to work in groups can foster creativity, sharing of expertise, and greater efficiencies
Browse Issues
Featured Video
P&G's AG Lafley on Innovation
In an in-depth interview, Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley outlines how innovation is at the heart of the consumer goods giant
Featured Special Report
America's Green Policy Vacuum
Without a fully funded, federal alternative energy policy, the U.S. risks squandering its potential—and will continue to depend on foreign energy resources
Using Nature as a Design Guide
The Rise of the Carbon-Neutral City
Podcast: Putting Masdar on the Map
Cities: A Smart Alternative to Cars
"Gadgets" Can be Green
Green IT: Corporate Strategies
Slideshow: Material Innovation
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