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Can American Idol Spur Invention?

How competitive innovation breeds ideas

BusinessWeek -- Innovation of the Week imageWharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich discuss how companies can cultivate and select new business opportunities by creating or participating in competitions for ideas.

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Innovation Doesn't Triumph Naturally

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A Starbucks that's 'Not a Starbucks'

Wed, Aug 12 2009 10:11:21 EDT

Determining Twitter's Value

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Innovation 101: What Do Customers Want?

Tue, Jul 28 2009 15:26:43 EDT

Design in a Recession

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Microsoft's Trickle-Up Strategy

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Building Innovation Radar

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Computer Sciences CIO Sees Progress

Tue, Jun 30 2009 13:26:00 EDT

Experiments, Prototypes & Concepts

Tue, Jun 23 2009 12:34:56 EDT

Can American Idol Spur Invention?

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Building an Innovation Culture

Wed, Jun 10 2009 15:07:35 EDT

Transformative Innovation

Wed, Jun 3 2009 10:18:08 EDT

Innovation in 11 Easy Steps

Wed, May 27 2009 14:46:23 EDT

Starck on Design

Mon, May 18 2009 16:08:37 EDT

The Key to Corporate Longevity

Tue, May 12 2009 16:44:08 EDT

Defining the Creator Economy

Tue, May 5 2009 17:55:00 EDT

Design Strategy for Business

Tue, Apr 28 2009 17:18:47 EDT

Accessible Design Is Good Business

Tue, Apr 21 2009 13:07:30 EDT

The Future of the City

Tue, Apr 14 2009 17:57:04 EDT

How Business Can Find Its Way

Tue, Apr 7 2009 17:53:41 EDT

'Unthinkable' Business Strategies

Tue, Mar 31 2009 16:28:24 EDT

Guy Kawasaki on Startup Innovation

Tue, Mar 24 2009 14:44:58 EDT

ProgressiveRX vs. Wal-Mart

Tue, Mar 17 2009 16:45:55 EDT

Open Innovation: A Xerox Case Study

Wed, Mar 11 2009 11:32:54 EDT

Benchmarking American Innovation

Thu, Feb 26 2009 15:31:28 EST

High Growth, Low Risk

Tue, Feb 24 2009 10:41:01 EST

Making Machines "See"

Tue, Feb 17 2009 14:42:14 EST

Philips CEO: Emerging-Market Lessons

Tue, Feb 10 2009 17:30:06 EST

The Innovator's Prescription

Wed, Feb 4 2009 10:03:46 EST

The Value of Open Innovation

Wed, Jan 28 2009 16:20:30 EST

Keeping MINI Fresh

Wed, Jan 21 2009 11:07:24 EST

IBM's New Retail Tools

Tue, Jan 13 2009 16:04:31 EST

The New Contrarianism: Less for Less

Wed, Jan 7 2009 11:23:58 EST

Empathy Loves Company

Tue, Dec 30 2008 11:01:54 EST

The Year in Innovation: 2008

Tue, Dec 23 2008 11:05:27 EST

The Net Generation Grows Up

Wed, Dec 17 2008 17:20:46 EST

Nestle's Collaborative Strategies

Tue, Dec 9 2008 17:44:29 EST

Five Traits of Innovative Companies

Wed, Dec 3 2008 12:56:20 EST

Why Invest in Office Furniture Now?

Tue, Nov 25 2008 14:31:02 EST

Developing Green Gear

Tue, Nov 18 2008 16:30:55 EST

The World's Top R&D Spenders

Tue, Nov 11 2008 17:20:18 EST

Greening Venture Capital

Tue, Nov 4 2008 17:44:50 EST

The Power of The Visual

Tue, Oct 28 2008 18:46:42 EDT

Can a Well-Designed Office Pay Off?

Tue, Oct 21 2008 15:37:03 EDT

'My' Space

Tue, Oct 14 2008 18:03:52 EDT

A Test Lab for Greener Houses

Tue, Oct 7 2008 18:17:51 EDT

Innovating Through the Crunch

Tue, Sep 30 2008 19:26:42 EDT

An Economist on the Virtual Economy

Wed, Sep 24 2008 11:27:44 EDT

Metallica's Brand Savvy

Tue, Sep 16 2008 17:16:19 EDT

eBay's Fashion Focus

Wed, Sep 10 2008 10:05:15 EDT

Design That Matters

Tue, Sep 2 2008 16:53:19 EDT

R&D After the Crash

Tue, Aug 26 2008 20:07:36 EDT

The View from 1,614 Feet

Tue, Aug 19 2008 16:37:59 EDT

The Olympics and Innovation

Tue, Aug 12 2008 18:23:47 EDT

Conducting Quality Conversations

Tue, Aug 5 2008 18:39:33 EDT

When Design Worlds Collide

Tue, Jul 29 2008 18:31:49 EDT

R&D: The D Is for Design

Tue, Jul 22 2008 14:54:02 EDT

Anytime/Anywhere Media

Tue, Jul 15 2008 16:25:32 EDT

Tuning In to Consumers

Tue, Jul 8 2008 15:52:29 EDT

How InnoCentive Is Still Innovative

Tue, Jul 1 2008 16:08:19 EDT

The Business of Web Design

Tue, Jun 24 2008 16:37:03 EDT

Health-Care Innovation

Tue, Jun 17 2008 17:07:14 EDT

Education 2.0

Wed, Jun 11 2008 17:05:53 EDT

Games for Change

Wed, Jun 4 2008 16:49:27 EDT

From Me-Too to New to the World

Wed, Jun 4 2008 11:38:47 EDT

The Social Media Groundswell

Tue, May 27 2008 18:44:22 EDT

Whirlpool's Innovation Model

Tue, May 20 2008 17:50:46 EDT

How To Redesign Business Models

Wed, May 14 2008 13:22:02 EDT

It's the Experience That Counts

Wed, May 7 2008 13:40:56 EDT

Service Innovation Rising

Tue, Apr 29 2008 16:32:56 EDT

Concrete Dragons

Wed, Apr 23 2008 15:57:38 EDT

Innovative Companies: The Lowdown

Thu, Apr 17 2008 15:29:39 EDT

Things Stefan Sagmeister Has Learned

Wed, Apr 9 2008 12:34:31 EDT

Solving Wicked Problems

Wed, Apr 2 2008 16:31:00 EDT

Creating Open Brands

Wed, Mar 26 2008 16:23:53 EDT

Here Comes Everybody

Wed, Mar 19 2008 15:01:34 EDT

Gaming Innovation

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Finding the Endless City

Wed, Mar 5 2008 11:06:46 EST

Design and the Elastic Mind

Wed, Feb 27 2008 15:32:53 EST

Rise of the Guitar Hero

Wed, Feb 20 2008 15:31:34 EST

Putting Masdar on the Map

Mon, Feb 11 2008 16:50:26 EST

Designing A New Supersonic Plane

Wed, Feb 6 2008 17:01:25 EST

Virtual Factories Get Real

Wed, Jan 30 2008 17:44:00 EST

Channeling the "Opposable Mind"

Wed, Jan 23 2008 17:11:12 EST

Designing Land Rover's New Moves

Wed, Jan 16 2008 12:36:35 EST

When Companies Make Meatball Sundaes

Wed, Jan 9 2008 18:50:58 EST

Innovation in 2008

Wed, Jan 2 2008 14:31:44 EST

Piracy as Innovation Strategy

Wed, Dec 26 2007 11:37:43 EST

India and Innovation

Wed, Dec 19 2007 18:43:00 EST

Design for Democracy

Tue, Dec 11 2007 17:41:13 EST

Are Smart Devices that Intelligent?

Wed, Dec 5 2007 18:18:30 EST

Shaping Ford's Future

Mon, Nov 26 2007 16:40:58 EST

Nike's New House of Hoops

Tue, Nov 20 2007 14:02:00 EST

Whither the Web?

Wed, Nov 14 2007 18:56:32 EST

Redesigning General Motors

Mon, Nov 5 2007 0:00:00 EST

Designing Services

Tue, Mar 20 2007 0:00:00 EDT

New Trends in Auto-Design Strategy

Tue, Mar 13 2007 0:00:00 EDT

Fashionable Design

Mon, Feb 5 2007 23:00:00 EST

Design in China

Mon, Jan 22 2007 23:00:00 EST

Win by Growing

Thu, Jan 11 2007 23:00:00 EST

Trends of 2007

Mon, Jan 8 2007 23:00:00 EST

Pioneers of the Valley

Mon, Dec 11 2006 23:00:00 EST

Why Consumers Want

Mon, Nov 20 2006 23:00:00 EST

World-Changing Design

Mon, Nov 13 2006 23:00:00 EST

Design Means Business

Mon, Nov 6 2006 23:00:00 EST

Innovating Cities

Tue, Oct 10 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Profitable Paradoxes

Tue, Oct 3 2006 0:00:00 EDT

New Careers in Gaming

Tue, Sep 19 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Dwell on Design

Tue, Sep 12 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Museum of Modern Art

Tue, Aug 29 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Best of Show

Tue, Aug 22 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Get a Second Life

Tue, Aug 15 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Risky Business

Tue, Aug 8 2006 0:00:00 EDT

The Power of Networks

Tue, Aug 1 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Creative Renaissance

Tue, Jul 25 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Design Education

Tue, Jul 18 2006 0:00:00 EDT

An eBay for Microfinance

Tue, Jul 11 2006 0:00:00 EDT

HP's Ecosystem

Tue, Jun 13 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Materials Witness

Tue, Jun 6 2006 0:00:00 EDT

The Breaking Point

Tue, May 30 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Flexible Furniture

Tue, May 23 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Facing Facts

Tue, May 16 2006 0:00:00 EDT

A Dose of Design

Tue, May 9 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Dirty Talk

Tue, May 2 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Corporate Design

Tue, Apr 25 2006 0:00:00 EDT

High Line Aspirations

Tue, Apr 18 2006 0:00:00 EDT

Hot Design

Tue, Apr 11 2006 0:00:00 EDT

City of Design

Tue, Apr 4 2006 0:00:00 EDT

WTC: City of Glass

Mon, Mar 27 2006 23:00:00 EST

China Chic

Mon, Mar 13 2006 23:00:00 EST

Brand Madness

Mon, Mar 13 2006 23:00:00 EST

Radical Craft

Mon, Mar 6 2006 23:00:00 EST

Top-Down Innovation

Mon, Feb 27 2006 23:00:00 EST

Innovation Survey

Mon, Feb 20 2006 23:00:00 EST

Creativity for CEOs

Mon, Feb 20 2006 23:00:00 EST

The Insanely Great Ad

Mon, Feb 6 2006 23:00:00 EST

Green Skyscrapers

Mon, Jan 30 2006 23:00:00 EST

Judging Design

Mon, Jan 23 2006 23:00:00 EST

Design in Davos

Mon, Jan 16 2006 23:00:00 EST

Making Meaning

Mon, Jan 9 2006 23:00:00 EST

Branding Stories

Mon, Dec 26 2005 23:00:00 EST

Pixar at MoMA

Mon, Dec 19 2005 23:00:00 EST

Bruce Sterling

Mon, Dec 12 2005 23:00:00 EST

The Studio As Schoolhouse

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