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Jaime Beauchamp#bw_online_media@businessweek.com Wed, 14 May 2008 13:25:36 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bwwebmaster@businessweek.com 1000 http://images.businessweek.com/icons/bw_podcast_88x31.jpghttp://www.businessweek.com8831 Developing game-changing models Jeneanne Rae http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_14_08.htm Jeneanne Rae of Peer Insight gives practical advice on how to redesign common business models using examples of transformations in companies from Amazon to IBM and Boeing Wed, 14 May 2008 13:22:02 -0400 11:39 Innovation, Technology, Business models http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_14_08.mp3 How to design a holistic consumer experience Peter Merholz http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_07_08.htm Peter Merholz of Adaptive Path discusses how focusing on consumers' experience of new products and services through rapid prototyping and other means can inform and shape design Wed, 07 May 2008 13:40:56 -0400 15:07 designer, user experiences, Adaptive Path, innovation, business http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/Innovation_05_06_08.mp3 The new world of service BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_29_08.htm IBM's chief service researcher discusses the findings of a new survey, conducted with the University of Cambridge, charting the evolution of service innovation and laying out recommendations for businesses and universities seeking to innovate Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:32:56 -0400 10:15 Service, service innovation, IBM http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_30_08.mp3 China's booming, soaring cities Thomas Campanella http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_23_08.htm Thomas Campanella, author of The Concrete Dragon, talks about China's urban revolution and what the construction boom has to teach architects, urban planners, and city leaders in the West Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:57:38 -0400 11:46 Architecture, City Design, Urban Planning, Cities http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_23_08.mp3 This year's most innovative companies Jim Andrew http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_17_08.htm BusinessWeek's Bruce Nussbaum chats with BCG's innovation head Jim Andrew about this year's list of the world's most innovative companies Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:29:39 -0400 15:08 Innovation, Companies, Strategy, Innovative, World, BCG, BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_17_08.mp3 Design and branding the Sagmeister way Stefan Sagmeister http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_09_08.htm On the publication of his latest book, "Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far," renowned graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister discusses his philosophy and approach. The key to success for those looking to commission great design? Hire a small firm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:34:31 -0400 15:49 Stefan Sagmeister, design, advertising, branding, marketing, creativity, philosophy, attitude, client, approach http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_09_08.mp3 Dealing with perennial workplace puzzles BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_02_08.htm Marty Neumeier discusses workplace problems including balancing long-term goals with short-term demands and attempting to predict returns on innovative concepts Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:31:00 -0400 18:44 technology, work, innovation, design, breakthrough, conceptualization, management, http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_02_08.mp3 When push comes to pull on the Web Nita Rollins http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_26_08.htm Nita Rollins, co-author of the book The Open Brand, assesses some companies that are embracing the potential of the Web and user-generated content to create compelling marketing campaigns Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:23:53 -0400 16:03 Branding, marketing, business, innovation, research, online, web, advertising http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_26_08.mp3 The steady rise of social networks Clay Shirky http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_19_08.htm Author and NYU professor Clay Shirky talks about some of the ideas in his new book, "Here Comes Everybody," an exploration of the far-flung effects that Web-enabled social tools, like blogs or Twitter, are having on business and society Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:01:34 -0400 20:34 Social networking, social media, internet, web 2.0 http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_19_08.mp3 Ubisoft's drive to innovate Laurent Detoc http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_12_08.htm Laurent Detoc, Ubisoft North America's president, talks about how the company's surging profits have been driven by innovation and cross-genre experimentation embracing casual games and younger audiences Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:46:59 -0400 11:39 Games, Innovation, Ubisoft, business, gaming, design, animation, graphics, iPod, podcast http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_12_08.mp3 How to cope with the megalopolis Deyan Sudjic http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_05_08.htm Deyan Sudjic, co-author of the forthcoming book "The Endless City," talks about the design challenges presented by rapidly expanding mega-cities around the world Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:06:46 -0500 7:34 Innovation, Design, City, Urban Design, Metropolis, Population http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_05_08.mp3 Designers bring tech to life at MoMA show Paola Antonelli http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_27_08.htm Paola Antonelli, Architecture & Design curator at NY's Museum of Modern Art, discusses a new exhibit that shows how design can transform so-called disruptive technologies, complex data, and scientific breakthroughs in surprising and creative works Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:32:53 -0500 9:03 Museum of Modern Art, Paola Antonelli, design, innovation, corporate research, trend watching, nanotechnology, data visualization http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_27_08.mp3 Fueling the video game franchise Kai Huang http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_20_08.htm The co-founder of the company behind the massively popular Guitar Hero video game franchise describes how innovation is fueling a new generation of highly engaging interactive media Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:31:34 -0500 7:11 Guitar Hero, Kai Huang, video games, games, gaming, RedOctane, accessories http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_20_08.mp3 The challenges of going carbon-free Khaled Awad http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_11_08.htm Khaled Awad, the man overseeing the development of the massive Masdar city project in Abu Dhabi, talks about the challenges of creating the world's first sustainable metropolis Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:50:26 -0500 8:44 Sustainability, carbon neutral, urbanism, city planning, green technology http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_11_08.mp3 The radical new supersonic business jet Richard Tracy http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_06_08.htm The chief designer and technology officer behind a new private ultra-fast business jet talks about his company's plans to bring supersonic travel back into the mainstream Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:01:25 -0500 8:10 Private jet, supersonic, Concorde, Aerion http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_06_08.mp3 Siemens on the factory of the future Paul Camuti http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_30_08.htm Paul Camuti, CEO of Siemens Corporate Research, talks about how virtual factories can save corporations time and money, for instance by predicting design flaws. If the simulations sometimes look like video games, it's no coincidence, Camuti says Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:44:00 -0500 7:21 Siemens, factories, General Motors, Eclipse Aviation, IDEO, simulations, virtual worlds, Second Life, video games, Siemens Corporate Research http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_30_08.mp3 How integrative thinking breeds success Roger Martin http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_23_08.htm Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, discusses his theory of "the opposable mind," the ability to assess and balance wildly conflicting ideas, business models, or strategies and come up with an entirely new way of doing things Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:11:12 -0500 17:01 Innovation, strategy, thinking, design thinking, Roger Martin, Rotman, AG Lafley, P&G, recession, C-suite, mastery, originality http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_23_08.mp3 Refitting the iconic SUV for a new age Andy Wheel http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_16_08.htm Andy Wheel, lead designer of the popular Land Rover LR3 SUV, talks about designing premium 4x4s in an era of skyrocketing fuel costs and environmental concerns. With a history of classic, go-anywhere vehicles, how does the British luxury automaker adapt? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:36:35 -0500 13:27 Auto design, SUV, Land Rover, LR3, video, audio, iPod, business, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_16_08.mp3 Seth Godin explains his new book Seth Godin http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_09_08.htm Marketing guru and entrepreneur Seth Godin has just published his latest book: Meatball Sundae. Here he talks about the new book and what old-school companies should and shouldn't do Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:50:58 -0500 10:49 Seth Godin, Jessie Scanlon, New Marketing, Meatball Sundae, Long Tail, blogging http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_09_08.mp3 What's really important in innovation? Bruce Nussbaum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_02_08.htm BusinessWeek Innovation Chief Bruce Nussbaum talks to Innovation & Design editor, Helen Walters about what will really matter in this sphere in 2008, from shifts in the way that businesses work to new thinking about sustainability Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:31:44 -0500 16:31 Innovation, Predictions, Sustainability, Business model, shift, consumers, competition, Identity, Experience http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_02_08.mp3 Can illegal copies provide inspiration? Matt Mason http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_26_07.htm Matt Mason, a former London deejay and the founder of RWD, a popular British magazine, argues for piracy as a business model rather than a threat. In his new book, "The Pirate's Dilemma," he discusses the history of piracy--and how it drives innovation Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:37:43 -0500 14:54 Piracy, intellectual property, music industry, software, fashion, video games, Microsoft, Walt Disney, Apple, Matt Mason http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_26_07.mp3 Report from Design Summit in Bangalore Bruce Nussbaum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_19_07.htm BW Innovation chief, Bruce Nussbaum, talks to editor Helen Walters about his trip to Bangalore for the CII-NID Design Summit and the differences between Chinese and Indian innovation Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:43:00 -0500 8:09 India, Bangalore, innovation, China, Design, National, policy, IT, business model, shift http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_19_07.mp3 Redesigning elections after 2000 Marcia Lausen http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_11_07.htm Marcia Lausen, author of the new book Design for Democracy: Ballot & Election Design, talks about how design can reshape and strengthen the democratic process Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:41:13 -0500 8:48 Design, Democracy, Elections, Ballots, Hanging chads, Vote, Voting-booth http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_11_07.mp3 Don Norman dissects automated devices Don Norman http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_05_07.htm As machines get more automated, are they also less user-friendly? Design guru and author Don Norman explains why so many products might not be so "smart" after all and what can be learned from the Newton's failure and the Roomba's success Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:18:30 -0500 13:21 automation, Apple, automobiles, Braun, Roomba, Segway, ethnography, design, engineering, innovation, Northwestern University, Apple Newton http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_04_07.mp3 Chief Creative Officer J Mays J Mays http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_26_07.htm Ford's chief designer is trying to make the carmaker cool again with retro-inspired design Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:40:58 -0500 16:49 Innovation, design, auto design, cars http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_27_07.mp3 A full-court press into basketball Charlie Denson http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_20_07.htm Nike made a splash in the 1990s with its Niketown superstores. Now, the athletic-wear giant is turning to smaller boutiques. BusinessWeek's Reena Jana talks with Charlie Denson, president of the Nike brand, about the new strategy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:02:00 -0500 6:15 Nike, House of Hoops, Foot Locker, Harlem, branding, retail, NBA, Charlie Denson, market research, online communities, Nike Plus http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_23_07.mp3 A pioneer of web standards talks design Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_14_07.htm Jeffrey Zeldman has been evangelical about the need for Web standards ever since he designed his first site back in 1995. He talks to BusinessWeek.com's Matt Vella about the future standards necessary in a brave new, Web 2.0-filled world Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:56:32 -0500 19:55 Jeffrey Zeldman, web standards, online, design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_14_07.mp3 GM design chief Ed Welburn Ed Welburn http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_05_07.htm Ed Welburn, design chief of the world's largest auto manufacturer, talks about the company's design-driven turnaround Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 14:46 Innovation, Design, Car Design, General Motors, Concept, Camaro http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_05_07.mp3 How Carnegie Mellon's School of Design approaches service Dan Boyarski http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_20_07.htm How can good design be applied to services as well as products? Dan Boyarksi talks with BW's Jessi Hempel about the rise of service design and the annual conference Carnegie Mellon hosts to explore the boundaries of this emerging form Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 14:07 Dan Boyarski, CMU, Carnegie Mellon, service design, design, design school, school of design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_17_07.mp3 Car design in the context of business strategy Stewart Reed http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_13_07.htm Stewart Reed, chair of the Transportation Design Department at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design, talks about car design in the context of business strategy Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 9:18 Art Center College of Design, Stewart Reed, New York International Auto Show, Audi, sustainable design, Prius, design strategy, auto industry http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_10_07.mp3 From the Runway to the Driveway Hans-Dieter Futschik http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_05_07.htm During New York's Fashion Week in February, 2007, Hans-Dieter Futschik, director of passenger car design at Mercedes-Benz, discusses how and why the luxury auto maker is paying attention to high fashion for design and branding inspiration. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:00:00 -0500 7:54 Mercedes-Benz, fashion, branding, New York Fashion Week, design, innovation, automobiles, luxury, Giorgio Armani, Milan http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_06_07.mp3 Designing for China Gordon Bruce http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_22_07.htm As a young designer, Gordon Bruce worked in the office of the pioneering designer who built the first-ever corporate design programs at IBM and Mobil Oil. Now Bruce is doing the same for the equivalent companies in Asia. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:00:00 -0500 16:56 Jessie Scanlon, corporate design program, IBM, Mobil Oil, Westinghouse, Asia, Samsung, Lenovo, China http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_23_07.mp3 It's Payback Time Harold L. Sirkin http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_11_07.htm Author Harold L. Sirkin of the Boston Consulting Group discusses why sustainable growth should be the key focus of every business's innovation strategy. He also argues that killing off a great but unprofitable idea can be the best decision. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:00:00 -0500 8:05 The Boston Consulting Group, James P Andrew, Harold L Sirkin, Payback Innovation, Microsoft, Apple, Iridium, Concorde, British Airways, Air France http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_16_07.mp3 Booz Allen Hamilton's Barry Jaruzelski predicts the next trends Barry Jaruzelski http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_08_07.htm It's the time of year when we look back on the past 12 months and predict how the business landscape will shift in 2007. Booz Allen Hamilton vice-president Barry Jaruzelski tells us what he thinks. Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:00:00 -0500 25:36 Jessie Scanlon, innovation, trends, business landscape, RFID, outsourcing, Barry Jaruzelski, Booz Allen Hamilton http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_09_07.mp3 Designing Interactions Bill Moggridge http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_11_06.htm In the early Silicon Valley days, pioneering designers and computer scientists developed the concepts and tools that now define technology. Bill Moggridge, author of the book Designing Interactions, talks about the history and the future of the field. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:00:00 -0500 20:58 Jessie Scanlon, Bill Moggridge, design, interaction, Silicon Valley, design history, IDEO, experience design, desktop http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_12_06.mp3 Why Consumers Want What They Want Alex Steffen http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_20_06.htm Sohrab Vossoughi, founder of top innovation and design strategy firm ZIBA Design, is moving beyond mere ethnography to figure out not only what consumers want, but why they want it. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:00:00 -0500 11:28 Alex Steffen, sustainability, transparency, ethics, recycling, marketing, branding, architecture, Toyota, Whole Foods, Philips, eBay http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_21_06.mp3 Can design really change the world? Alex Steffen http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_13_06.htm A new book looks at ways businesses, individuals, and governments can provide ecofriendly, ethical goods and services -- for profit Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:00:00 -0500 9:45 Alex Steffen, ethics, recycling, marketing, branding, architecture, Toyota, Whole Foods, Philips, eBay http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_14_06.mp3 AIGA Business and Design Conference Tom Kelley http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_06_06.htm What do we learn when the "designers" and the "suits" share the stage at Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference? We debrief conference MC (and Ideo GM) Tom Kelley Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:00:00 -0500 15:18 Jessie Scanlon, Tom Kelley, IDEO, China, Roger Martin, Rockwell Group, Henry Myerberg, Richard Smyth, JetBlue, Toff Degarmo, Frank Gehry, Michael Stanat http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_07_06.mp3 Borrowing innovation strategies Carol Coletta http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_10_06.htm Is it possible to borrow innovation strategies from consulting firms, such as Chicago's Doblin Inc., to help cities with dwindling populations remake themselves? Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 13:06 CEOs for Cities, Detroit, Doblin Group, urban planning, metrics, Bilbao, Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Museum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_10_06.mp3 The Next Big Thing: Paradoxes Robyn Waters http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_03_06.htm Former Target VP of trend, design, and product development discusses how companies are turning to contradictions to see more products and services. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 10:34 Robyn Waters, Target, RW Trend trends, Starbucks, Worth Global Style Network, Hummer, Mini Cooper, retail http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_03_06.mp3 What's New in Video-Game Careers? David Hodgson & Bryan Stratton http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_19_06.htm The co-authors of a new book on jobs in the video-game industry discuss how the industry has evolved in the last decade and predict the hottest careers of the next 10 years. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 11:14 video games, engineering, software, consoles, Paid Play, David Hodgson, Bryan Stratton, Alice Rush, Myst ,Spore, Second Life, The Sims http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_19_06.mp3 The Dwell Design Conference Sam Grawe http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_12_06.htm Prefab. Sustainability. Modernism. These themes wind through every issue of Dwell, the magazine about architecture and design. They are also the core themes of the first Dwell on Design conference, which takes place Sept. 15-17 in San Francisco. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 8:50 Jessie Scanlon, Sam Grawe, Dwell Magazine, architecture, pre-fab, modernism, sustainability, sustainable design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_12_06.mp3 Building History Barry Bergdoll http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_29_06.htm Barry Bergdoll, a prominent art historian and chair of the Department of Art History at Columbia University, will become the chief curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art on January 1, 2007. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 11:06 Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, architecture, Zaha Hadid, Marcel Breuer, starchitect ,Columbia University, real estate http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_29_06.mp3 ID's Annual Design Review Julie Lasky http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_22_06.htm Since 1954, ID -- a magazine covering the art, business and culture of design -- has held its Annual Design Review, a juried competition showcasing the best American and international design of consumer products, furniture, equipment, and more. Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 9:06 Jessie Scanlon, Julie Lasky, ID Magazine Annual Review, innovation, product design, James Dyson, Decathlon, Chef'n Palm Peeler, Motorola Pebl Phone, Babmbu disposable plates http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_22_06.mp3 Developing a virtual business for a real world market Giff Constable http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_15_06.htm Giff Constable, who heads up business development for the Electric Sheep Company, talks with BusinessWeek.com's Reena Jana about the challenges and advantages of designing commercial buildings and goods within the growing universe of Second Life. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 12:34 Second Life, Starwood Hotels, The Electric Sheep Company, Giff Constable, online game, architecture, design, marketing, reena jana, andrew blum, jessie scanlon, jessi hemple http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_15_06.mp3 A Practical Approach to Managing Risks David Apgar http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_08_06.htm In his new book Risk Intelligence, author David Apgar proposes practical ways for companies (and individuals) to better assess and manage the hazards of new product development, brand strategies, and other adventurous business directions. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 12:26 David Apgar, risk intelligence, innovation, new product development, research, emotional networks, management tools, Toyota, Pfizer http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_08_06.mp3 A network of outside thinkers helps to spark innovation Chris Meyer http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_01_06.htm Social networks may be all the rage among teens and venture capitalists today, but they're also a useful construct for innovation. BW's Management editor Jena McGregor talks to Christopher Meyer, CEO of Monitor Networks. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 16:41 social Group, Christopher Meyer, Monitor Networks, Procter Gamble, InnoCentive, Eli Lilly, Ernst Young http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_01_06.mp3 After the end of apartheid Ravi Naidoo http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_25_06.htm South Africa is experiencing something of a creative renaissance. Perhaps no one embodies this creative emergence more than Ravi Naidoo. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 12:11 Jessie Scanlon, Ravi Naidoo, Interactive Africa Design, Indaba, apartheid, born free generation, World Cup 2012, Sir Terence Conran, The Conran Shop http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_25_06.mp3 Dyson School of Design Innovation James Dyson http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_18_06.htm Through his work as a designer and an advocate for contemporary design, James Dyson has been at the forefront of the field of industrial design for more than three decades. Now he plans to inspire teens to pursue engineering and design. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 8:25 Dyson School Design, James Dyson, Engineering, education ,Engineers, British designer, vacuum cleaner, england, United kingdom http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_18_06.mp3 Kiva.org uses smart design to make a little cash go a long way Premal Shah http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_11_06.htm As the intersection between peer-to-peer financing and philanthropy, Kiva.org is harnessing the power of social networking to support microenterprise in the developing world. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 10:16 Kiva, eBay, philanthropy, microfinance, Premal Shah, Matt Flannery, Jessica Flannery, Uganda, Honduras, microenterprise, grameen bank http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_11_06.mp3 Cultivating Hewlett Packard's Product Ecosystem Sam Lucente http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_13_06.htm Hewlett Packard Vice-President of Design Sam Lucente is using design to unify the vast personal-electronics company and create an ecosystem of consumer-friendly products that are simpler to use and immediately identifiable with HP's brand. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 11:50 Hewlett Packard, Sam Lucente, IBM, personal electronics, personal computing, Netscape, remote controls, ethnography http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_13_06.mp3 Sustainable Architecture Blaine Brownell http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_06_06.htm An architect by day, Blaine Brownell spends his spare time hunting for new materials like transparent ceramics, self-cleaning paint, and illuminated tiles. These innovative materials are crucial to the building of the future, he tells BW. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 18:23 Jessie Scanlon, Blaine Brownell, materials, science, Transmaterial, architecture, sustainable design, sustainable materials, green building, LEED Green Building Council http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_06_06.mp3 The Breaking Point: The End of Planned Obsolescence? Giles Slade http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_30_06.htm Giles Slade, author of Made to Break, talks to BW's Reena Jana about how industrial designers, corporations, and consumers alike can benefit from breaking the cycle of "planned obsolescence," or the deliberately short lifespans of gadgets, vehicles, and c Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 14:30 Giles Slade, Apple iPod, Raytheon, Motorola, marketing, TVs, mobile phones, Harvard University Press, sustainability http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_30_06.mp3 On the floor of ICFF in New York Yves Behar, Elisabeth Hertzfeld, Jocis Debo, Ivan Luini, Jerry Helling http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_23_06.htm Andrew Blum talks about technology, materials, and how we live today with Yves Behar of fuseproject, Elizabeth Hertzfeld of Remake Design, Jocis Debo of Materialise.MGX, Ivan Luini of Kartell U.S., and Jerry Helling of Bernhardt Design. Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 27:11 icff, javits center, desgin fair, podcast innovation creative businessweek jessie scanlon http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_23_06.mp3 Weird Ideas and Hard Facts Bob Sutton http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_16_06.htm Bob Sutton's 2002 book, "Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1-2 Practices for Promoting, Managing, and Sustaining Innovation" (The Free Press), gave readers techniques for inspiring innovation in an organization. Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 20:53 Bob Sutton, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford University, Hard Facts, Weird Ideas That Work ,innovation, mergers, culture, management prototyping, business school, hip-hop, Cisco http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_16_06.mp3 Target's clear RX Deb Adler http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_09_06.htm It all began with her grandfather's prescription drug bottle, which her grandmother mistook for her own. The confusion put her grandmother in the hospital, and inspired Deborah Adler, a student at the School of Visual Arts, to design a better drug label. Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 19:45 brian collins, Deborah Adler School of Visual Arts, drug label, Target, Clear RX, pill bottle design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_09_06.mp3 People against dirty Eric Ryan http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_02_06.htm It all started on a road trip. Childhood friends Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry -- one a style and branding expert, the other a chemical engineer -- hatched an idea to create a new line of home-cleaning products. Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 23:33 brian collins, eric ryan, method cleaning products, environmentally friendly products, green cleaners, packaging design, people against dirty, adam lowry, target http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_02_06.mp3 The Business of Design Peter Lawrence http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_25_06.htm Long before designers were invited to the World Economic Forum, one man was already talking about the vital connection between business and design: Peter Lawrence, founder and chairman of the Corporate Design Foundation. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 14:31 Jessie Scanlon, design business, Peter Lawrence, Corporate Design Foundation, @issue, Whilrpool, Chuck Jones, Lee Green, IBM, design conference http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_25_06.mp3 The Park of the Future Jashua David http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_18_06.htm On Manhattan's West Side, an old elevated freight railway is being reinvented as a public park called the High Line. Contributing editor Andrew Blum speaks with Joshua David, co-founder of Friends of the High Line. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 17:49 high line, andrew blum, joshua david, new york city sky line, innovation, garden railway, friends of the high line, urban, non-profit http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_18_06.mp3 The Milan Furniture Fair Reena Jana http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_11_06.htm The world's hottest furniture designers are all in Italy. Last week's Milan Furniture Fair, the annual round-the-clock designfest was a marathon of splashy product launches and fabulous parties. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 8:11 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan Furniture Fair, design, design trends, Marcel Wanders, Issey Miyake, Ron Arad, Swarovski, Simon Heijden ,Jorg Bernauer, Dai Fujiwara, Electrolux children's furniture http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_11_06.mp3 Architects Love NY Amanda Burden http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_04_06.htm New York City Planning Commission chair Amanda Burden is helping to make New York a great place for architects from around the world to visit, and maybe even a favored destination. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 13:54 architecture, amanda burden, planning commission, new york city skyline, zoning http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_04_06.mp3 Re-imagining light in New York James Carpenter http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_27_06.htm Artist, architect, and glass technologist James Carpenter talks about the new 7 World Trade Center, a project on which he collaborated with architects Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill on strategies to make the office building respond to its surroundings. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0500 13:07 Architecture, glass, new York, NY, design, ground zero, WTC, world trade center, skidmore, owings, merrill, larry silverstein http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_28_06.mp3 How Shanghai Tang Became China's First Luxury Brand Raphael le Masne de Charmont http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_13_06.htm Raphael le Masne de Charmont, chief executive of Shanghai Tang since 2001, discusses how the company has grown and established itself as China's first luxury brand -- via innovative design strategies Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0500 17:27 China, luxury, Shanghai Tang, fashion, branding, retail, design, Shanghai, Hong Kong, David Tang, Raphael le Masne de Charmont, Joanne Ooi http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_21_06.mp3 What's driving the branded entertainment trend Mark-Hans Richer and Don Peasley http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_13_06.htm With the March 12 kickoff of the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Championships - known by fans as March Madness - Pontiac launched a marketing campaign that takes branded entertainment to a new level. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0500 9:11 March Madness, Pontiac, H.O.P., music video, CBS, 2K Sports, NCAA, Division 1 Men's Basketball Championships, Don Peasley, Mark-Hans Richer, Leo Burnett, General Motors http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_14_06.mp3 Stories from the Source Chee Pearlman http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_06_06.htm When Chee Pearlman heard Charles Elachi, the director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, describe what it took to land the Pathfinder on Mars, she was struck by the extent to which this technical feat relied on craft. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0500 9:13 Chee Pearlman, Richard Koshalek, Erica Clark Art Center College of Design, design conference, J Mays, New Beetle, Audi TT, Jonathan Ive, ID Magazine, Mars Pathfinder, JPL http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_07_06.mp3 Do US CEOs really get innovation? Jena McGregor http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_27_06.htm Despite management's focus on innovation, U.S. executives give it short shrift, according to a study. In fact, Chinese managers name innovation or creativity as the most respected leadership quality four times more than the U.S. or Canada does. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:00:00 -0500 8:28 innovation, creativity, vision, CEOs, China, Unites States, US, middle managers http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_28_06.mp3 The randomness of corporate innovation Jonathan Copulsky http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_20_06.htm Here's the bad news: Most corporate innovation processes are no more predictable than a coin toss. That's what Jonathan Copulsky and his colleagues at Deloitte Consulting found when they surveyed 159 executives and non-executives last summer. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:00:00 -0500 10:48 Jonathan Copulsky, corporate innovation, pipeline, skunkworks survey, Deloitte Consulting, research http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_21_06.mp3 Davos' innovation, creativity, and design strategy sessions Bruce Nussbaum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_20_06.htm This year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the 2006 program of the uber-klatch for high-profile economic and political elites included more than 22 sessions on "Innovation, Creativity, and Design Strategy." Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:00:00 -0500 11:01 World Economic Forum, Davos, innovation, design, strategy, creativity, India, CEOs, Tim Brown, Roger Martin, Marissa Ann Mayer, Infosys http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_14_06.mp3 The making of a great Superbowl ad Steve Hayden http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_06_06.htm Steve Hayden of Ogilvy & Mather discusses the impact of a commercial his firm created - it became perhaps the most famous TV ad ever. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:00:00 -0500 10:42 Ogilvy & Mather, Steve Hayden, Ridley Scott, Apple Macintosh, Superbowl, Subservient Chicken, Monster advertising, ads, TV, spot commercials http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_07_06.mp3 Sustainable skyscrapers take Manhattan Carol Willis http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_30_06.htm An exhibit at New York City's Skyscraper Museum showcases a new crop of environmentally sustainable towers sprouting in Manhattan. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:00:00 -0500 19:23 architect, architecure, skyscraper, Carol Willis, Skyscraper Museum, environmental, green New York City, building, real estate http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_31_06.mp3 Inside the IDEA Awards Chris Conley http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_23_06.htm The annual IDEA awards, given out by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek magazine, have turned into the most coveted design honors in the country. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:00:00 -0500 6:56 IDSA, IDEA, Industrial Designers Society of America, Chris Conley, Jessie Scanlon, Gravity Tank, design award, industrial design, design and business http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_24_06.mp3 Innovation, creativity, and design strategy Bruce Nussbaum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_16_06.htm When the World Economic Forum opens in Davos on Jan. 25, something will be different. The traditional format -- plenaries and sessions, dinners and parties --will continue, but the conversation is changing dramatically. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:00:00 -0500 9:07 World Economic Forum, Davos, India, CEOs, Tim Brown, Roger Martin http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_17_06.mp3 How today's companies can connect with consumers Jessie Scanlon http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_09_06.htm Darrel Rhea, CEO of the company that helped Marlboro find its masculinity and margarine reveal its true color, talks about how today's companies can connect with consumers. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:00:00 -0500 18:36 Darrel Rhea, Cheskin, Making Meaning, branding, marketing ,Nathan Shedroff, Steve Diller http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_10_06.mp3 Real campaigns for the real world Bruce Nussbaum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_26_05.htm Why did Dove's "Real Women" ad campaign make such a splash? Because it broke one of the golden rules of the advertising business: Only sexy models sell. Dove's ads featured everyday women -- not supermodels, or even models, for that matter. Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:00:00 -0500 21:40 Brian Collins, Ogilvy & Mather, brands, branding, advertising, Bruce Nussbaum, Brand Integration Group, Dove, Sony, Gap http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_27_05.mp3 The art and tech of animation Jessie Scanlon http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_19_05.htm A new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art pulls together drawings, paintings, sculpture and, of course, films from throughout animation studio Pixar's 20-year history. Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:00:00 -0500 12:11 Pixar, Lasseter, animation, 3-D, Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, Ronald Magliozzi http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_20_05.mp3 The Internet of things Jessie Scanlon http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_12_05.htm Bruce Sterling, the word-slinging science-fiction author from Texas, planned to write a book set in an age of ubiquitous computing -- in which every object is embedded with an RFID tag and can communicate with every other object. Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:00:00 -0500 27:45 Bruce Sterling, Art Center, Pasadena, ubiquitous computing, RFID, search engines, design, technoculture, science fiction, sustainability, cyberpunk http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_13_05.mp3 Moshe Safdie & Rafael Viñoly Andrew Blum http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_05_05.htm Contributing editor Andrew Blum talks to two architects who have recently set up fellowship programs within their studios: Moshe Safdie and Rafael Viñoly. Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:00:00 -0500 24:42 architecture design, Moshe Safdie, Rafael Viñoly, architect http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_06_05.mp3