The Hult Global Case Challenge is the world’s largest crowdsourcing platform for social good. And it has the secret weapon that all innovators want more of: leverage.
There is a popular saying attributed to Greek author and philosopher Plato (427 BC – 347 BC, The Republic) that says “Necessity is the mother of all inventions”. This has proven true for all the history of mankind from 500,000 BC, when fire was dis ...
The costs of in-market failure far outweigh the costs associated with deploying a robust front end innovation approach. Next time you need to make the case to invest in front end innovation, make sure you talk numbers.
Recently a client and I were discuss ...
We all love Carrie Bradshaw. And why not? She’s beautiful, charming, witty and intelligent. She lives glamorously, goes to cool parties, meets fascinating people and provides insightful social commentary.
Yet her story is not just about sex. As t ...
When he released ‘Living for the Corporation’ in 2005, Irish singer-songwriter, Paul Brady, captured the downbeat mood of a generation. One verse in particular conveys the underlying sense of desperation, of stark choices, that permeates much of corporat ...
Open thinking between the worlds of science and business has created the first car that folds in the middle to minimize the amount of space it takes up. The Hiriko (which means “city car” in Basque) was developed at MIT’s Media Lab as part of the Smar ...