3 Dec 09: BusinessWeek.com

Protect Intellectual Property By: Cheryl Perkins and Jeff Lindsay Read Full Article With the expectations of sustainable products a growing concern for consumers, bioplastics are becoming an increasingly important part of the plastics industry. Just like auto companies are searching for alternative sources of energy for transportation vehicles, chemical companies are searching for alternatives in…

My brain, your brawn: The Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2008 Big companies are on the prowl for small businesses that will hand over their best ideas in exchange for a piece of the action “…Compensation for the entrepreneurs in these kinds of deals varies widely, depending on the idea and the company. Technologically advanced…

Cheryl Perkins’ blog on her recent biomimicry teachings/ learnings at the San Diego Zoo was featured on the San Diego Zoo’ Biomimicry homepage. Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems, also known as “innovation inspired by nature”, according to the Biomimicry…

Rising above the flat line: Insight on Business, September 2009 Neenah-based consultants publish Conquering Innovation Fatigue

Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent: Cheryl Perkins, InnovationEdge By Cheryl Perkins, President, Innovationedge LLC More and more companies are facing talent management challenges. Downsizing, the aging of the workforce and the ongoing retirement of resources with years of institutional knowledge are making it even harder for them to have the right people, with the right…

                          May 2011, Insight Magazine If your office employs a diverse array of age groups, chances are you experience a clash of temperaments now and then. To shed a little light on the issue, Insight invited Innovationedge President Cheryl Perkins to lead a…