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The Future of GamblingWMS Industries is leading the charge in transforming the slot machine business. And it's doing so by design...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/27/2008
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Web Design that Doesn't SuckIndie web design firm Stamen has designed interactive sites for clients including Yahoo, BMW, and Digg. Their design philosophy? Trust their own judgments...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/27/2008
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The Ten Commandments of Web DesignThe Internet is constantly changing. BusinessWeek.com spoke to a bevy of experts and distilled the must-follow rules top online designers live by in 2008...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/25/2008
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Moving to the Mobile WebApple's iPhone has raised the bar for mobile Web design by bringing buzz, investors, and new technology to the sector...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/23/2008
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What Do Teens Want?Using its online community, Habbo, Sulake surveyed some 58,000 teenagers to compile marketing data covering cosmetics to mobile-phone preferences...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/20/2008
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Trucker Hats, Tattoos, and MadonnaChristian Audigier, the force behind the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch fashion lines, knows how to get his designs noticed and worn by superstars...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/18/2008
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The Electric Car LivesBacked by U.S. venture capital, Norwegian company Think is betting its Ox concept vehicle can prove the electric car's time has finally arrived...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/16/2008
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ICON: The People's PlaneA small Southern California startup is betting that ultralight recreational aircraft like its sleek A5 will revolutionize private aviation...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/12/2008
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Daptiv's Greenhouse: Collaboration GrowsA new open innovation strategy from the software provider asks users to share and follow up on ideas to help improve service...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/11/2008
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Peter Senge's Necessary RevolutionIn a new book, the management guru discusses the environmental woes facing business and some steps that may lead to a more sustainable world...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/11/2008
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FedEx Ditches Kinko'sGood-bye, FedEx Kinko's. Hello, FedEx Office. The old neighborhood copy shop turns a corner...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/09/2008
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One Laptop Meets Big BusinessThe big idea of giving PCs to poor children has been challenged by educators and business. Here, follow the misadventures of One Laptop per Child...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/05/2008
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Inside InnovationCheck out the latest issue of our innovation special, which looks at Herman Miller's move into hospitals and the state of American healthcare—among other things...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/05/2008
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Fixing FishmanHow a routine packaging redesign at the high-end music equipment maker kick-started a companywide turnaround...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/04/2008
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Yves and Mitch's Excellent VentureMitch Pergola, the business strategist behind Fuseproject, talks about how design firms can take a page from the venture capital playbook...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 06/02/2008
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Changing the World from the EdgeOur columnists show how impassioned student movements for social change can teach executives about innovation...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/30/2008
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The Strange Case of the Missing MicrofiberIt's green, it's healthful, and it works. So why is this cleaning textile practically shut out of the U.S. market?...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/30/2008
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from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/29/2008
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Satellite OfficeAt Sputnik, a small pack of students juggles the pressure of art school with the responsibilities of a working design studio. High stress, low rates. Very low...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/28/2008
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How to Stand Out? Try AuthenticityTake a cue from Starbucks and Anthropologie and get to know your customers on an intimate basis. That's the only way to cut through the noise...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/28/2008
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Autodesk's Digital DreamsThe software maker's CEO talks about the future of digital prototyping and the amazing structures made possible by the technology...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/23/2008
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Johnson & Johnson's Big Design ChallengeJ&J Chief Design Officer Chris Hacker is a man with a mission: to bring sustainable design to corporate America...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/21/2008
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from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/21/2008
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C.K. Prahalad: The New Age of InnovationA new book from the Bottom of the Pyramid guru lays out the new landscape of business, driven by consumer co-creation and service customization...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/19/2008
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Nau is ThenThe hip green clothing label with an unconventional approach to style, materials, and retailing calls it quits. What went wrong?...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/16/2008
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Why GE Is Getting Out of the KitchenStoves, refrigerators, and other appliances used to be the core of General Electric's business. But now the hot growth is elsewhere...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/16/2008
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Facebook's Big FaceliftThe social networking site's coming redesign will be marked by a cleaner, more organized look to appeal to its vastly bigger, more diverse user base...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/14/2008
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A New Mantra for CreativityExecutives should apply the "Order of Magnitude" rule to any problem that demands a creative solution...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/12/2008
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Inside the Tata Nano FactoryThe tale of the creation and design of the world's cheapest car is one of innovation and ingenuity, both inside and outside Ratan Tata's organization...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/09/2008
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Institutional InnovationsA Silicon Valley nonprofit fostered the development of a radical open-source platform for top-level health research...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/07/2008
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Is U.S. Innovation Headed Offshore?Apparently not, even though more research and development is joining manufacturing in the shift toward low-cost nations...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/07/2008
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Braving Brazil's 'Airline Graveyard'Can JetBlue founder and former CEO David Neeleman find success with his latest venture, a domestic Brazilian airline dubbed Azul?...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/06/2008
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Will China Welcome A Mid-Range Hotel?Hotel Jen marries high design with smart business strategy as it targets an overlooked—and growing—sector of the hotel market...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 05/02/2008
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Doostang Update from the CEODear Doostang Community, Greetings! There are big changes going on here at Doostang, and I wanted to take a moment to both introduce myself and tell you a bit more about where Doostang is headed. In March, I joined Doostang as its new CEO. I was intrigued by the opportunity for a number of reasons: the rapid...read more
from Mareza Larizadeh on 05/01/2008
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Doostang Update from the CEODear Doostang Community, Greetings! There are big changes going on here at Doostang, and I wanted to take a moment to both introduce myself and tell you a bit more about where Doostang is headed. In March, I joined Doostang as its new CEO. I was intrigued by the opportunity for a number of reasons: the rapid...read more
from Chelsea Burkett on 05/01/2008
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How Nokia Users Drive InnovationThrough online aps such as Sports Tracker and Nokia Beta Lab, the Finnish handset giant gathers customers' ideas from around the world—virtually free...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/30/2008
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IBM: The New Contours of Service InnovationIn a new high-profile report, the tech giant pushes governments, universities, and business to more than double investment in service research and development...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/30/2008
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Delta-Northwest: Unlikely to FlyEven if the historic merger goes through, the newly combined company will face huge difficulties getting off the ground...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/30/2008
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How Google Fuels Its Idea FactoryCEO Eric Schmidt describes the simple principles driving the company's steady stream of innovations...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/30/2008
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How to Make Meetings MatterThey're a crucial part of the business process, but if your meetings are planned on autopilot, you're probably not sending the right message...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/28/2008
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Europe's Carbon-Trading PioneersThe cap-and-trade-emissions market has spawned a host of innovators who act as brokers and deal in carbon dioxide futures and derivatives...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/28/2008
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Danone Innovates to Help Feed the PoorAlong with Grameen Group and Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, the French food company has created a nutritious and inexpensive yogurt for Bangladesh...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/28/2008
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Converse's All-Star ImageThe century-old sneaker maker has been undergoing an overhaul since it was bought by Nike. The new global VP for footwear talks about the classic retro shoe...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/25/2008
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A Fresh Look at WaterIsrael's IDE Technologies is taking its desalination expertise worldwide. With droughts and global warming, someone's always going to want a drink...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/25/2008
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Nokia Starts ListeningTired of losing ground in the U.S., the handset maker is ready to customize phones for carriers...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/24/2008
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Still Searching Steve's CoreWhile it fails at delivering worthy lessons from the mind of Apple's leader, this new book might prove enjoyable to readers who haven't explored his career...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/23/2008
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Experiences MattersReporter Matt Vella live-blogs from Adaptive Path's experience design conference in San Francisco...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/21/2008
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Good Design, Good Business in ChinaPreservation, environmental awareness, and community were paramount for winners of this year's BusinessWeek/Architectural Record China Awards...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/21/2008
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The World's Most Innovative CompaniesThe latest issue of Inside Innovation includes the annual BusinessWeek-BCG survey of the world's top innovators, a Q&A with Amazon's Jeff Bezos, a look at the new Hummer and much, much more...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/17/2008
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A Smaller, Friendlier Hummer?GM's macho tank, the Hummer, is evolving into a smaller, higher-mileage SUV even Moms can love...read more
from Kanyi Maqubela on 04/17/2008
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