Ask The Innovation Guru

BW's Bruce Nussbaum answers readers' questions on all matters regarding innovation. This week, Michael Poidexter asks why companies such as GM fail to be more innovative.

08/28/2008

Retail 2.0

Kris Gopalakrishnan of Infosys discusses a new set of technologies aimed at adding a digital layer to stores shelves. The idea? To help retailers monitor supplies

08/28/2008

Ask the Innovation Guru

BW’s Bruce Nussbaum answers questions from readers. This week, Dan Lewis asks: “How does one become an innovation guru?” Dan’s further challenge: “Please answer with a straight face.”

08/28/2008

Jetting Ahead

Fasten your seatbelts for a sneak peak at the first new terminal constructed in the U.S. since 9/11. JetBlue Airways' facility cost $743 million and is set to open its gates on Oct. 1

08/11/2008

Bringing Bicycles Back

David Webster of IDEO talks about how the innovation firm used product, retail, and strategy design to help parts supplier Shimano help bike manufacturers attract a new audience of riders

07/16/2008

The New Direction of Design

BusinessWeek Innovation chief Bruce Nussbaum talks to Frank Tyneski, IDSA's Ducati-driving executive director about new directions for design and innovation

06/12/2008

C. K. Prahalad on Innovation, Part 1

Management expert C. K. Prahalad discusses the new landscape of innovation, in which companies must learn to co-create with their consumers, making use of a global ecosystem of resources

05/19/2008

C. K. Prahalad on Innovation, Part 2

In the second part of this interview, C. K. Prahalad discusses executives' need to focus on business processes to capitalize on the new world of co-creation and global resources

05/19/2008

HP Doesn't Waste Time with E-Waste

Renee St. Denis discusses how Hewlett-Packard's corporate processes and design strategies have evolved in dealing with e-waste, or outdated and discarded PCs, printers, and other devices.

03/13/2008

Minimizing Hummer

General Motors' Hummer is redesigning its SUVs with smaller, more efficient models. The new HX concept, created by twenty-something designers, shows how a future Hummer mini might look

04/17/2008

P&G's AG Lafley on Innovation

04/17/2008