http://www.businessweek.com Each week, BusinessWeek's innovation and design writers and editors talk with the most cutting-edge minds in business. The latest from radical innovators and designers in business BusinessWeek Innovation, Design, business, arts, entertainment, architecture, businessweek, podcast, iPod no Each week, BusinessWeek's innovation and design writers and editors talk with the most cutting-edge minds in business. en-us Copyright 2009, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Jaime Beauchamp#bw_online_media@businessweek.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:17:16 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bwwebmaster@businessweek.com 1000 http://images.businessweek.com/icons/bw_podcast_88x31.jpghttp://www.businessweek.com8831 The recession is no time to let up BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_18_09.htm Despite financial, economic, and regulatory pressures, companies must hurry along their product development. Standardizing or automating routine processes can help, as Asian leaders are showing Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:15:12 -0500 16:25 Innovation, Invention Machine, Mark Atkins, sustainable, software, automate, standardize, product cycle, recession, productivity, Asia, innovation platform http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_markatkins_111809.mp3 The State Dept.'s Alec Ross on Invention BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_09_09.htm Alec Ross, senior advisor on innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, discusses how governments at home and abroad can fuel inventive thinking. Companies such as Google and Cisco, he says, have gained from public funding Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:59 -0500 7:02 Alec Ross, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, innovation, Google, Cisco, Twitter, DARPA, internet http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_ross_111109.mp3 Polycom's CEO on videoconferencing BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_02_09.htm Robert C. Hagerty, CEO of Polycom, discusses why he thinks videoconferencing and telepresence (essentially very high-quality videoconferencing) will spark invention and new business partnerships Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:46:56 -0500 5:49 Polycom, Robert C. Hagerty, videoconferencing, telepresence, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, World Business Forum, acquisitions, partnerships, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_hagerty_110409.mp3 Fostering a design community in China BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_27_09.htm Both local and multinational design firms in Shanghai are starting to explore the role design can play in addressing social issues such as education and the environment, says Tim Marshall, provost of the New School in New York. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:06:43 -0400 14:18 China, Shanghai, China design, design, design community, design culture, design thinking, high complexity design, Tim Marshall, The New School http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_marshall_102609.mp3 Fahrenheit 212 and the Next New Thing BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_20_09.htm New York innovation consultancy Fahrenheit 212 has helped the likes of Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble develop new products. CEO Geoff Vuleta tells how the firm also came up with a new vending machine for Samsung Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:51:16 -0400 13:52 Innovation, design, Geoff Vuleta, Fahrenheit 212, advertising, marketing, consultant, vending machines, recession, Samsung, Coca-Cola, consumer products http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_GeoffVuleta_092809.mp3 John Kao on macro-innovation strategies BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_13_09.htm Innovation adviser and author John Kao says that scaling up innovation projects requires acting on behalf of society, not just corporations. Could governments play a larger role? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:38:45 -0400 7:36 John Kao, innovation, The Institute for Large Scale Innovation, government, creativity, corporations, Deloitte, Harvard Business Review, Singapore, Helsinki, India http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_JohnKao_1012.mp3 Are connections worth more than money? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_06_09.htm Amid the recent hype surrounding the valuations of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, Harvard professor Nicholas Christakis discusses the hidden values of being connected both offline and online Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:09:04 -0400 9:00 Nicholas A. Christakis, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Facebook, Twitter, social networking, banking, Northern Rock Bank http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_NicholasChristakis_0921.mp3 Matthew May on the power of simplicity BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_29_09.htm The best ideas have something missing - and that's no bad thing, says former Toyota consultant Matthew E. May. Here, he explains the importance of elegance and evolutionary innovation in business Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:46:05 -0400 9:41 Elegance, Matthew E May, Toyota, Apple, Twitter, chess, checkers, ideas, innovation, brainstorming, simplicity, complexity http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_mattmay_090908.mp3 IDEO's Tim Brown urges execs to change BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_22_09.htm Tim Brown, CEO of design shop IDEO, writes in his new book, Change by Design, that companies would do better by adopting "design thinking." Learn what customers want, he says, and answer their needs Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:39:38 -0400 10:56 design, innovation, design thinking, IDEO, Tim Brown, Procter & Gamble, A.G. Lafley, Change by Design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Brown_091109.mp3 Bain's Darrell Rigby on bold moves BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_15_09.htm Bain & Co. partner Darrell Rigby, author of Winning in Turbulence, says smart companies will assess strengths during the recession and move toward recovery with daring but calculated actions. He talks to BusinessWeek's Reena Jana Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:31:40 -0400 9:24 Darrell Rigby, Bain and Co., recession, innovation, Winning in Turbulence, strategy, Cisco http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_DarrallRigby_091609.mp3 Sharp execs are filling pipelines today BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_08_09.htm Companies are slashing budgets as sales have tumbled. But Lisa Gundry, director of DePaul University's Center for Creativity & Innovation, warns that cutting R&D now will mean stale catalogs when customers return Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:55:26 -0400 10:53 innovation, recession, depaul university, center for creativity, budgets, R&D, process, new products, lisa gundry, risk, art institute, einstein http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_LisaGundry_082509.mp3 Building a better business model BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_01_09.htm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Randy Komisar discusses his book, Getting To Plan B. By eschewing the traditional business plan, entrepreneurs and innovators can build thriving enterprises Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:00:19 -0400 17:40 enterprise, innovation, business plan, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byars, Randy Komisar, Getting to Plan B, Helen Walters, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, PayPal, Google, GlobalGiving http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_RandyKomisar_082609.mp3 How Harley-Davidson revved up innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_25_09.htm Dantar Oosterwal, a former product-development exec at Harley-Davidson and Sara Lee and the author of The Lean Machine, argues that innovation can be streamlined just like manufacturing. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:18:57 -0400 10:55 Product development, lean management, Harley-Davidson, Lean Machine, author, Dantar Oosterval, Sara Lee, General Motors, design, motorcycles, lean manufacturing, Toyota http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Oosterval_082409.mp3 New ideas need marketing to catch fire BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_19_09.htm Most people need some coaxing to try something new, says David Midgley, an INSEAD marketing professor and author. That's why marketing is so critically important Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:00:55 -0400 10:47 Innovation, marketing, advertising, INSEAD, David Midgley, Apple, product, design, Innovation Manual, author, Michael Arndt, BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_081309.mp3 Is 15th Avenue Coffee a viable strategy? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_12_09.htm Starbucks want to create a new, niche coffee shop. Will 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea appeal to consumers or will it inspire a backlash? Branding expert Brian Collins weighs in Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:11:21 -0400 12:21 starbucks, design, coffee, branding, stores, Brian Collins, 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, interior design, third places, creative http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_081209.mp3 Does Tweeting count as 'productivity'? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_04_09.htm Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and director of MIT's Center for Digital Business, says Twitter can be measured by how it makes people productive, not just in monetary value Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:26:33 -0400 7:53 Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT, MIT's Center for Digital Business, Google, Twitter, productivity, value, Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology is Reshaping the Economy http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_brynjolffson_080309.mp3 How Strategyn helped Microsoft BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_28_09.htm While most companies say innovation is the key to growth, they often don't know quite what their clients want. Consultant Ulwick of Strategyn has a Six Sigma-like process to figure that out and, in turn, set companies on a surer product-development course. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:26:43 -0400 17:12 Innovation, research, product development, Microsoft, customer needs, Ulwick, Strategyn, consultancy, What Customers Want, software, recession, http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_ulwick_072709.mp3 Davin Stowell says design spurs business BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_21_09.htm The co-founder of Smart Design, a New York innovation consultancy, discusses how industrial design was born in the Great Depression -- and how it can galvanize economic growth even in very tough times Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:44:23 -0400 6:06 Smart Design, Davin Stowell, innovation, design, economy, Great Depression, recession, Hewlett-Packard, OXO, Ford, Reena Jana http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Stowell_072209.mp3 Amit Mital on emerging-market R&D BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_14_09.htm Microsoft is looking to developing-world audiences for inspiration on new products for the U.S. Now it is also increasingly hunting for R&D talent among students in emerging markets. The company's Amit Mital explains Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:30:46 -0400 6:29 Microsoft, innovation, trickle-up, Amit Mital, Imagine Cup, emerging markets, developing world, Multi-Point, software, student competition, recruiting http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_mittal_071509.mp3 How companies can consistently innovate BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_08_09.htm The more successful a company is today, the more likely it is to be disrupted tomorrow. MIT Sloan School of Management visiting professor Alan MacCormack suggests new approaches for anticipating what's ahead Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:12:11 -0400 12:23 innovation, research, Intel Research, Alan MacCormack, venture capital, Helen Walters, disruption, innovation radars, startups http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_MacCormack_061609.mp3 Less IT doesn't mean less innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_30_09.htm Lemuel Lasher, chief innovation officer at Computer Sciences Corp. says that although IT spending is down, innovation continues Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:26:00 -0400 13:26 Computer Sciences Corp, IT spending, Lemuel Lasher http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Lasher_070109.mp3 I Miss My Pencil author Kara Johnson BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_23_09.htm I Miss My Pencil is a book of ideas and concepts. Co-author and IDEO design strategist Kara Johnson discusses some of the book's findings and explains why freewheeling experimentation is important Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:34:56 -0400 11:14 IDEO, Kara Johnson, I Miss My Pencil, Helen Walters, design, designer, strategy, market research, Martin Bone, client, CEO, MBA http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_johnson_061609.mp3 How competitive innovation breeds ideas BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_15_09.htm Wharton 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. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:27:08 -0400 7:54 innovation, tournaments, competition, ideas, American Idol, Christian Terwiesch, Karl T. Ulrich, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Innocentive, social responsibility, Hollywood http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_061509.mp3 Thinking about internal innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_10_09.htm Building an innovation culture might be one of the least discussed challenges facing executives. But, says InnoCentive CEO Dwayne Spradlin, it's also one of the most pressing. Spradlin offers tips and advice for fostering internal innovation Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:07:35 -0400 13:43 innovation, culture, transformation, executives, business, InnoCentive, Dwayne Spradlin, business culture, middle management http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iotw_spradlin_0610.mp3 Why Change Is Good BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_03_09.htm The recession has caused industries to crumble and companies to rethink how they do business. Innosight President Scott Anthony discusses how to adapt and survive with fewer resources. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:18:08 -0400 6:35 Innovation, Scott Anthony, transformation, IBM, Cisco, Apple, U.S. government, recession http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_silverlining_060209.mp3 Turning ideas into real-world creations BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_27_09.htm Gerald Sindell, who runs business consultancy Thought Leaders International, talks about the process he has developed to help people become innovative. He lays out this step-by-step program in his new book, The Genius Machine Wed, 27 May 2009 14:46:23 -0400 9:31 Gerald Sindell, The Genius Machine, Thought Leaders International, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_sindell_052709.mp3 Philippe Starck on why he still designs BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_18_09.htm "I am always ashamed of everything I do." So speaks Philippe Starck, creator of iconic products, luggage, hotels, even spaceship interiors. In this freewheeling interview, he candidly takes on all topics Mon, 18 May 2009 16:08:37 -0400 12:30 Philippe Starck, industrial design, success, failure, Parrot, speakers, client, business, design, innovation, marketing, economy http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_05_20_09.mp3 Author Wolcott advises branching out BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_12_09.htm Innovative products and services will take a company only so far. Northwestern University's Robert Wolcott counsels corporations to create offshoot businesses, too Tue, 12 May 2009 16:44:08 -0400 12:30 entrepreneurship, innovation, Northwestern University, Robert Wolcott, Michael Lippitz, Kellogg Innovation Network, Apple, IBM, BP, General Motors, business creation, research http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_wolcott_050709.mp3 Paul Saffo on tomorrow's economy BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_05_09.htm Forecaster and strategist Paul Saffo discusses the shift from "consumer" to "creator" economy, and the implications this has for Big Business Tue, 05 May 2009 17:55:00 -0400 9:42 creator, economy, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, biotechnology, Long Nose, Bill Buxton, Paul Saffo http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Saffo_05_06_09.mp3 Nathan Shedroff on design and business BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_28_09.htm In 2007, Nathan Shedroff helped launch an MBA program in design strategy at California College of the Arts. Here, he discusses some things the faculty has learned so far, along with the importance of design thinking in business Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:18:47 -0400 13:38 design, design thinking, design education, corporations, experience design, Nathan Shedroff http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_shedroff_042909.mp3 Graham Pullin on making simpler products BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_21_09.htm Companies such as Apple are focusing on how design for the disabled might inspire easy-to-use gadgets for people of all ages and abilities. Graham Pullin, author of Design Meets Disability, discusses how this approach makes sense for businesses. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:07:30 -0400 6:18 Graham Pullin, innovation, design, disabled, accessibility, health care, Apple, Bang and Olufsen, interface, simplicity http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_PULLUN_042009.mp3 Arup's Luebkeman on building innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_14_09.htm The U.N. estimates that by 2050 some 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities. Chris Luebkeman, director for global foresight and innovation at Arup, discusses the implications of this shift, and some of the measures being taken to face it Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:57:04 -0400 18:51 building, innovation, Chris Luebkman, Arup, infrastructure, Slim City, recession, future of construction, architecture http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Luebkman_031809_withintro.mp3 David Gibson on information design BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_04_07_09.htm "I know your system was a success because nobody mentioned it." So spoke a happy client to David Gibson, a trailblazing New York designer. Here, Gibson explains the importance of information design, as shown by outfits such as Apple and Best Buy Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:53:41 -0400 13:24 wayfinding design, information design, David Gibson, Two Twelve, Apple, Best Buy, Circuit City, New Jersey Transit, Qatar, Dubai, infrastructure, construction http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Gibson.mp3 Joshua Cooper Ramo On Radical Ideas BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_31_09.htm Joshua Cooper Ramo, managing director at Kissinger Associates and author of The Age of the Unthinkable, says businesses that think counterintuitively will succeed in the downturn Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:28:24 -0400 10:09 Joshua Cooper Ramo, Kissinger Associates, Nintendo, banking, Time Inc., recession, skunk works, China, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_032309.mp3 Creative teams stay small and focused BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_24_09.htm Guy Kawasaki, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and former Apple Fellow, discusses his new startup, the "online magazine rack" Alltop. He also talks about the challenges that large corporations face when trying to think in fresh ways. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:44:58 -0400 6:55 Guy Kawasaki, Alltop, MyAlltop, Apple, Steve Jobs, innovation, elevator pitch, South by Southwest, SXSW, start-up, venture capital http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_kawasaki_031909.mp3 An online pharmacy takes on the big guns BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_17_09.htm After graduating from Oxford's Said B-school and working at Ford Europe, Hayden Hamilton left to start an online pharmacy, ProgressiveRx, catering to Americans with no prescription drug coverage. He's competing with the big-box stores on price. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:55 -0400 9:34 jessie scanlon, hayden hamilton, online pharmacy, healthcare system, healthcare costs, healthcare reform, Wal-Mart, big-box stores, Oxford SAID business school, ALS http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Scanlon.mp3 How Xerox found outside innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_03_11_09.htm Santokh Badesha, a Xerox fellow and the manager of open innovation for the Xerox Innovation Group, gives the inside story of how the company used open innovation to solve a long-standing problem in its printer business Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:32:54 -0400 11:21 Xerox, open innovation, Nine Sigma, color printers, Jessie Scanlon, Santokh Badesha, connect and develop, P and G, internal R and D http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/Scanlon_Xerox.mp3 A new report urges U.S. to spur innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_26_09.htm Co-author Rob Atkinson explains the findings of "The Atlantic Century," a new report from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, which calls for U.S. government and business to focus determinedly on innovation. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:31:28 -0500 19:41 innovation, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Rob Atkinson, business, government, public/private partnership, global, local, health care, infrastructure, free market, economy http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_atkins_022709.mp3 Innovation doesn't have to be risky BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_24_09.htm Columbia Business School professor and innovation consultant Rita McGrath discusses her new book, Discovery-Driven Growth, and the methods that companies should use to manage growth. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:41:01 -0500 8:16 Rita McGrath, Jessie Scanlon, Columbia Journalism School, Discovery-Driven Growth, Ian MacMillan, innovation, growth, risk, low-risk, strategy http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_022509.mp3 Inventing smarter cameras BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_17_09.htm Dr. Visvanathan Ramesh, Siemens' Inventor of the Year, discusses advances in computing power and the sophisticated camera equipment that makes it possible to endow machines with sight Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:42:14 -0500 8:54 Research, machines, security, cameras, algorithm, Visvanathan Ramesh, Siemens http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_04_09.mp3 Gerard Kleisterlee on China and India BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_10_09.htm The chief executive of Dutch multinational Royal Philips Electronics discusses how the company remains committed to research and mergers and acquisitions in developing regions, even during the downturn Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:30:06 -0500 6:45 Royal Philips Electronics, Gerard Kleisterlee, innovation, India, China, Africa, lighting, infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions, recesssion, economic downturn http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_GerardKleisterlee_012909.mp3 Christensen on health-care innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_02_04_09.htm It's no secret the U.S. health-care system is in a state of disarray, but can Washington save it? Or will private innovation outpace government proposals? HBS professor Clayton Christensen analyzes some of the key issues facing 21st century health care Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:03:46 -0500 19:06 health care, medicine, innovation, disruptive innovation, Clayton Christensen, Catherine Arnst, Innosight, malpractice, technology, software, medical records http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_clayChristenson.mp3 NineSigma's Frank Evan on innovation ROI BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_28_09.htm NineSigma's Frank Evan helps big companies tap independent inventors, university researchers, and others outside their R&D departments. Evan talks about open innovation, how to know if it's working, and why you shouldn't just slash your innovation budget. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:20:30 -0500 8:25 Frank Evan, Jessie Scanlon, NineSigma, open innovation, P&G, Rolls Royce, Xerox, pet food, inventor http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_012809.mp3 Designing (and redesigning) an icon Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_21_09.htm From the 2009 Detroit International Auto Show, MINI Design Chief Gert Hildebrand discusses how his designers keep the iconic line of autos fresh year after year. He also talks about the fraternity of auto designers that meets up at auto shows. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:07:24 -0500 12:34 Design, Autos, Mini, Detroit Auto Show http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/Innovations_Mini_011209.mp3 How you shop: what it means BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_13_09.htm American consumers are developing new shopping styles, concludes a new survey of 30,000 shoppers by IBM. Big Blue's Fred Balboni explains a new suite of tools intended to help retailers analyze customers' buying patterns as the downturn continues Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:04:31 -0500 6:21 IBM, Fred Balboni, retail, innovation, survey, shopping, National Retail Federation, technology http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_01_14_09.mp3 Deloitte's Michael Raynor on innovation BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_01_07_09.htm Michael Raynor, co-author of The Innovator's Dilemma and author of The Strategy Paradox, outlines his theory of "the new contrarianism." In a downturn, says Raynor, companies need to look beyond belt-tightening to focus obsessively on their customers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:23:58 -0500 9:51 innovation, recession, downturn, Michael Raynor, contrarianism, less for less, Deloitte http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_01_07_09.mp3 How Nike, IBM understand their customers BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_30_08.htm Dev Patnaik, founder of innovation strategy firm Jump Associates, discusses how businesses can really expand their reach if they take the trouble to look at things through their customer's eyes. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:01:54 -0500 10:16 Dev Patnaik, Jump Associates, empathy, IBM, Nike, Target, Mercedes-Benz, Northwest Airlines, recession, innovation, strategy, layoffs http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_12_30_08.mp3 BusinessWeek's take on a year of change BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_23_08.htm BusinessWeek's New York innovation team discuss the main themes and trends of the past year, from disastrous financial innovation to the proposed remodeling of health care Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:05:27 -0500 13:55 innovation, round-up, I&D, BusinessWeek, Helen Walters, Bruce Nussbaum, Reena Jana, Matt Vella, autos, financial innovation, credit crisis http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_12_24_08.mp3 A new, digital generation makes its mark BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_17_08.htm Don Tapscott, author of 'Grown Up Digital,' describes how business leaders must adapt to a new, hyper tech-savvy generation. He also discusses the effect this young group had on the 2008 election and will continue to have on the incoming Administration. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:20:46 -0500 10:59 Net Gen, generation, Generation Net, internet, digital, internet, web, 2008 election, social networking http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_Tapscott_121708.mp3 Helmut Traitler on Nestle's partnerships BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_09_08.htm Nestle has been working with art students and emerging-market researchers to develop new products and branch out to new audiences. Helmut Traitler discusses how the Swiss-based company approaches "open" innovation to help Nestle grow. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:44:29 -0500 5:47 Nestle, innovation, emerging markets, Art Center, water, Helmut Traitler, collaboration, partnership, open innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_Traitler_12_10_08.mp3 Corporate culture is key BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_12_03_08.htm Rajesh Chandy discusses his study on business innovation, highlighting the five ingredients of successful companies. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:56:20 -0500 12:40 Innovation, corporate culture, risk, failure, ideas, success, future, breakthrough http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_Chandy.mp3 Bob Arko says new desks prompt new ideas BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_25_08.htm The creative director of Coalesse, a recent addition to Steelcase's stable of furniture companies, discusses why it's important to design new types of chairs and conference tables to spark collaboration and encourage fresh thinking in the workplace Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:31:02 -0500 7:20 Steelcase, innovation, Bob Arko, Coalesse, furniture, office, design, Google http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_112608_Arko.mp3 The North Face's Eco-Chic New Products BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_18_08.htm Steve Rendle, president of outdoor-gear maker The North Face, discusses how the company blends its research in sustainable materials with its development of new high-performance products Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:30:55 -0500 7:31 The North Face, Steve Rendle, outdoor gear, sports gear, sustainable materials, outdoor clothing design, research & development, economic downturn, retailing http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_northface_111908.mp3 Does investing in innovation pay off? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_11_08.htm Barry Jaruzelski, a partner at Booz & Co., discusses the findings in the fourth annual Global Innovation 1000 survey of the world's top spenders in corporate R&D, and why it's important to invest in new products during a recession. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:20:18 -0500 9:07 Booz, Co., innovation, Global Innovation 1000, Toyota, China, India, research and development, recession http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOW_Jaruzelski_111208.mp3 Investing in clean tech startups Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_11_04_08.htm Paul Holland, general partner of Silicon Valley's Foundation Capital, discusses the role of venture capital in fostering innovative green startups even as the economic downturn dries up funding. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:44:50 -0500 8:25 Clean technology, green energy, green technology, environment, global warming http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/IOTW_Holland.mp3 The intersection of art and technology BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_28_08.htm Ben Fry, co-developer of the Processing open-source programming environment and recent winner of the prestigious Muriel Cooper Award for interactive digital communication, discusses the ever-increasing crossover between art, design, and technology Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:46:42 -0400 9:13 art, design, technology, innovation, open source, programming, Muriel Cooper, Ben Fry, Casey Reas http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_fry_10_29_08.mp3 Gensler study links design and profit BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_21_08.htm Office design affects productivity. Gensler's Diane Hoskins discusses a survey that shows employees who rate their workplaces as conducive to collaborative and private work tend to perform better, which in turn can improve the bottom line. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:37:03 -0400 11:30 Gensler, Diane Hoskins, work, office design, 3M, economic downturn, collaboration, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_22_08.mp3 How NASA uses social networking Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_14_08.htm NASA's chief knowledge architect, Jeanne Holm, discusses how the space agency is adopting Web 2.0 technologies, including wikis and social networking tools, to sift through, organize, and archive mountains of mission and launch data Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:03:52 -0400 8:10 Web 2.0, social networking, IM, space, orbit, lunar lander, stars, atmosphere, shuttle, Jeanne Holm, NASA, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/Innovations_Nasa_101508.mp3 MIT's OPEN Prototype Initiative BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_10_07_08.htm Tedd Benson discusses the OPEN Prototype Initiative, a collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and private industry that aims to develop guidelines to test environmentally friendly ways to design and build homes Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:17:51 -0400 12:00 Sustainable design, architecture, green homes, podcast, BusinessWeek, Matt Vella http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_Benson.mp3 Can companies learn from the downturn? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_30_08.htm Is financial innovation one of the roots of the crisis? Can companies come out of the downturn stronger? What can executives learn from the credit crunch? Matt Vella and Bruce Nussbaum discuss the consequences of panic on Wall Street Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:42 -0400 8:11 Innovation, recession, credit crisis, credit crunch, research and development http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_Nussbaum_100108.mp3 The markets within a video game Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_24_08.htm Eyjolfur Guomundsson, the first economist hired to study and guide the economy of a massively multiplayer online world, discusses his role in developing the virtual markets within science-fiction video game EVE Online. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:27:44 -0400 8:43 EVE Online, Eyjolfur Guomundsson, economy, virtual world, virtual economy, MMOG; gaming; http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_guomundsson_09_24_08.mp3 What business can learn from heavy metal Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_16_08.htm Branding expert David Turner works with companies such as Coke. Here he talks about his recent job -- designing the cover for Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic -- and about what consumer brands can learn from rock stars. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:16:19 -0400 14:46 Metallica, Death Magnetic, heavy metal, rock, David Turner, Turner Duckworth, Jessie Scanlon, branding, consumer brands, Coca-Cola http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_metallica_09_16_08.mp3 Constance White on fashion's influence Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_10_08.htm As fashion mavens gather to assess designs for Spring-Summer 2009, eBay's style director takes a look at the intersection of business and fashion Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:05:15 -0400 9:51 eBay, fashion, Narciso Rodriguez, Proenza Schouler, Fashion Week, innovation, distribution, Constance White http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_10_08.mp3 How to create brands consumers will love Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_02_08.htm Robert Brunner, co-author of a new book that looks at the way great design can make people love a brand, discusses how companies such as Apple, BMW, and Target use design to establish lasting and lucrative relationships with customers. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:53:19 -0400 11:45 design, design thinking, industrial design, design supply chain, design infrastructure http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_03_08.mp3 Organizing research during tough times BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_26_08.htm John Roese, Nortel's CTO and innovation chief, discusses how the company reorganized its research and development teams in the wake of the telecom slump of 2001. The strategy? Pairing scientists with newly hired usability experts and designers Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:07:36 -0400 14:58 Research and development, R&D, networking, virtual worlds, experience design, usability design, usability experts, John Roese, Nortel, telecom industry http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_27_08.mp3 Designing the world's tallest building Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_19_08.htm Just as new world records are set at the Beijing Olympics, the race to construct the world's tallest building continues. Lead designer William Pedersen discusses the opening of the "super-skyscraper," the Shanghai World Financial Center. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:37:59 -0400 11:04 William Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox, architecture, skyscrapers, China, tallest building in the world, Shanghai, Shanghai World Financial Center, Chinese culture http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_19_08.mp3 New product lessons from the Games BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_12_08.htm BusinessWeek's Reena Jana & John A. Byrne discuss how companies are using the Beijing Games to develop new products & ideas Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:23:47 -0400 12:31 sports, Beijing, innovation, product development, placement, marketing, global, international, sponsorships http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_12_08.mp3 Tips on Managing Social Networks BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_08_05_08.htm As the momentum around social networks for business continues to grow, how can executives know what's appropriate and what systems to implement within their own enterprise? Social networks expert John Kembel offers a few ways of thinking about the issue Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:39:33 -0400 12:13 social networks, networking, online, Facebook, enterprise, software, technology, platform, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_kembel_080608.mp3 Immerse yourself in this BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_29_08.htm Tali Krakowsky, Imaginary Forces' director of experience design, discusses the mix of architecture, motion graphics, interior design, and interactive art used in creating immersive experiences for companies including BMW, IBM, and Morgan Stanley Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:31:49 -0400 9:46 design; interaction, architecture, motion graphics, interior design, BMW, IBM, Morgan Stanley http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_krakowsky_07_30_08.mp3 How research and development must change Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_22_08.htm Monty Montague, a principal at innovation consultancy Bolt, discusses how incorporating design into traditional R and D departments has led to major innovations at companies ranging from IBM to Herman Miller. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:54:02 -0400 9:40 innovation, research, development, R&D, design, product design http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iow_montague_072308.mp3 Developing tomorrow's new digital media BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_15_08.htm David Wertheimer, executive director of USC's Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab, argues for a digital middle ground where media companies, consumers, and tech providers--groups that have at times been at odds--can co-create future media innovations Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:25:32 -0400 17:35 Media, digital, content, USC, technology, innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iow_071608_Wertheimer.mp3 A new book on how brands function BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_08_08.htm Co-author David Meerman Scott discusses Tuned In, a new book that investigates the elements enabling such insurgent brands as Zipcar, Intuit, Magnavox--and even Barack Obama--to resonate with consumers. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:29 -0400 11:18 Branding, Zipcar, Intuit, Magnavox, Barack Obama, brands, consumers, connections, experience http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/iow_meermam_scott.mp3 What's new at the crowdsourcing stalwart BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_07_01_08.htm InnoCentive, the site where companies and nonprofits post problems and anyone can solve them for cash, is always remaking itself. Today, beyond science- and engineering-based challenges, its topics include fixing the U.S. health-care system and clean tech Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:08:19 -0400 7:35 InnoCentive, Eli Lilly, innovation, crowdsourcing, nonprofits, inventors, science, engineering, services http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_spradlin_070308.mp3 Digital design in the modern age BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_24_08.htm Design commentator Steven Heller discusses the evolution of digital design and the challenges facing both those building Web-based businesses and those charged with designing them Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:37:03 -0400 10:05 Web, design, online, Google, visual, interaction, graphics, SEO, usability, aesthetics, interface http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/id_heller_062308.mp3 Harvard professor Bob Higgins on health BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_17_08.htm Bob Higgins, longtime venture capitalist and entrepreneurship professor, talks about health care and the threat to U.S. leadership in research from nations that invest more in science. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:07:14 -0400 10:24 Health care, innovation, health, medicine, Harvard, Business, Bob Higgins, Cathy Arnst, globalization, leadership http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_18_08.mp3 Innovation in education BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_11_08.htm Clayton Christensen talks about transforming education through disruptive innovation, how schools can cater to children who learn differently, and how the U.S. can improve their system. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:05:53 -0400 16:00 Education, Disruptive innovation http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_11_08.mp3 Casual gaming for good causes BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_04_08.htm EA's new casual games boss discusses why titles aimed at wider audiences offer designers greater opportunities to innovate. Nashak also talks about Games for Change, a festival uniting do-good nonprofits with game makers. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:49:27 -0400 10:20 Casual games, games for change; EA; Electronic Arts; Robert Nashak http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_03_08_2.mp3 Emerson Electric's New Innovation Push BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_04_08.htm How does numbers-focused conglomerate Emerson Electric hope to foster breakthrough innovations? Charlie Peters, the company's newly named chief innovation officer, explains. A big part of the effort: developing products that are "new to the world" Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:38:47 -0400 9:35 Innovation, New product development, Emerson Electric, Charlie Peters, New to the World http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_06_03_08.mp3 Making the most of the Web 2.0 world BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_27_08.htm Charlene Li, the co-author of the new book Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies talks about how companies are tapping into social media to talk with customers rather than at them. Tue, 27 May 2008 18:44:22 -0400 8:20 Forrester Research, Web 2.0, Social Media, customer service, support, community http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_28_08.mp3 Turning commodities into experiences BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_20_08.htm Whirlpool's design chief discusses how innovation helps the company compete in the highly commoditized appliance market. To stay ahead of increasing competition, designers are now working on the development of an ecosystem of new products Tue, 20 May 2008 17:50:46 -0400 14:01 Whirlpool, Chuck Jones, Charles Jones, appliances, innovation, commodities, experiences http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/innovation/innovation_05_21_08.mp3 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