Archive for April, 2007

A Master Inventor at Work

Some people might take the view that innovations happen by accident. I would argue against that. I would say that, in fact, most innovation happens in response to a particular problem that you need to solve. My name is Andy Stanford-Clark; I’m one of IBM’s Master Inventors. Centers of innovation like IBM at Hursley put [...]

Business, Innovation

Innovative Company

Is it any wonder that companies, like the humans who build them, seek stability, familiarity and security? Oh, the comfort of rules set in stone, ironclad policies you can lean on and institutional practices based on tradition. With every passing day, that kind of safe, predictable business culture is more passé. Like it or not, [...]

Business, Innovation