Guest Thinkers

n nMalcolm Gladwell returns to the pages of The New Yorker with a story about “innovation multiples” — independent discoveries or inventions that occurred at the same time, but in […]

While the initial hype surrounding virtual worlds such as Second Life has somewhat faded over the past year, it’s exciting to see that CINEMAX plans to run a 10-part documentary […]

The Wall Street Journal recently unveiled its picks for the best business gurus in the world. These gurus – led by Gary Hamel, Thomas Friedman, Bill Gates and Malcolm Gladwell […]

Even if you’re a Charlie Rose fan, you’ll have to admit that this is brilliant: Charlie Rose interviews himself on the future of technology. It sounds a bit like a […]

The amount of innovation and creativity coming out of the WWE continues to amaze me. Thinking back to the groundbreaking book Blue Ocean Strategy, I think the WWE has found […]

The May 2008 issue of Portfolio magazine (“the brilliant issue”) has a listing of the 73 most brilliant thinkers in business – the rebels, upstarts, game changers and connectors who […]

Ever wondered why some people are successful and others are not? Malcolm Gladwell answers that question in his new book about the Outliers. The buzz about the book, as might […]

With all the gloom and doom surrounding the economy these days, it seems like the consumer-facing companies that are going to do well during an economic downturn are those that […]

In everyday life, people have what social scientists refer to as “spare cycles” — little moments of free time, that if properly utilized, could represent a huge untapped source of […]

n nThe cover story of the current issue of Business Week looks at how the Olympic Games have fostered innovation across a wide range of sectors and industries: “Sometimes innovation […]

In his bestselling book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business, celebrity restaurateur Danny Meyer explains how he went from a struggling 27-year-old first-time restaurant owner to […]

As John Maeda points out in his bestselling book The Laws of Simplicity, companies can unlock a tremendous amount of innovation by embracing the principles of simplicity. 

My colleague Chuck Frey, founder and editor of Innovation Tools, is conducting an Innovation Climate Survey to determine how innovation is holding up during a time of economic uncertainty and […]

Recently, Seth Godin wrote about the importance of authenticity in business. For Seth, being authentic is doing what you promise, not “being who you are.” That got me thinking — […]

Today officially marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking work, The Origin of Species. At […]

The recent economic turmoil has started me thinking about being on the “buy” side and the “sell” side of innovation. Almost any industry has a “buy” side and a “sell” […]

This month’s issue of Monocle magazine (a cross between the Economist and Wallpaper magazine) takes a closer look at the future of retail, focusing on the “smartest shopkeepers, best buyers, […]

Long-time readers of Endless Innovation no doubt realize that the inspiration for this blog’s title derives from Darwin’s famous quote from the final sentence of The Origin of Species about […]

It’s often the case that imposing constraints can actually lead to more, not less innovation. Consider the case of the Tata Nano, which launched today in Mumbai to much acclaim […]

How innovative is your city? McKinsey Digital has released a new innovation study of the world’s leading cities, grouping them into one of four different categories — “hot springs,” “dynamic […]

For anyone interested in learning “what’s next,” Paul Saffo’s keynote address at the World Innovation Forum in New York City earlier this week presented a number of tantalizing previews. According […]

At the World Innovation Forum in New York City, Harvard’s Clayton Christensen delighted the audience with his classic story of the “milkshake” (as seen at the top right of the […]

Fred Krupp will be speaking on the topic, “How Innovators Can Win the Race for the Future: The Climate Challenge.” Fred Krupp is a pioneer in the use of market […]

To cap off Day 2 of the World Innovation Forum, Dan Ariely will be speaking on the topic, “The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.” Dan Ariely is a professor […]

To kick off Day 2 of the World Innovation Forum, Clayton Christensen will be speaking on the topic, “Disruptive Innovation as a Platform for Growth.” Clayton Christensen, world-renowned for his […]

For full, blow-by-blow coverage of Day 1 of the World Innovation Forum in NYC, click here. From the Pitney Bowes bloggers hub, I was using the nifty Cover It Live […]

To cap off Day 1 of the World Innovation Forum, Vijay Govindarajan will be speaking on the topic, “Strategic Innovators: From Ideas to Execution.” Vijay Govindarajan is widely regarded as […]

C.K. Prahalad will be speaking on the topic, “The Future of Innovation: On Customers, Needs, Global Resources and Value Creation.” C.K. Prahalad is one of the most influential experts in […]

World Innovation Forum keynote speaker Paul Saffo will be be speaking on the topic, “Untangling the Future: Why Innovations Never Follow a Straight Line.” Paul Saffo is a forecaster and […]

World Innovation Forum 2009 On May 5 and May 6 next week, I’ll be live-blogging the World Innovation Forum from the Nokia Theater in midtown Manhattan. Please join me as […]