This is an inspiring article, and challenges all of us to think outside our innovation box: Many managers feel they are doomed to weigh the futile rigor of ordinary strategic planning processes against the hit-or-miss creativity of the alternatives. We believe the two can be reconciled to produce creative but realistic strategies. The key is…
Innovationedge has been working with Ann Liebeskind, a Fox Cities physician in northeast Wisconsin specializing in the Lipids (Cholesterol Management) field. Through Ann, we learned that the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their guidelines and recommended screening all kids for cholesterol problems. The guidelines are a step in the right direction…
I’m always interested in how the Food and Beverage manufacturing industry comes up with innovative ways to entice consumers to eat healthier. A lot of market studies and crowdsourcing ideas have certainly made this an interesting industry to watch. But here’s some interesting trends going on behind the scenes over in the U.K. that takes…
A few weeks ago I shared how innovative technology can now suck the smog out of the air in large, polluted cities. Speaking of green technology and air quality, a British Columbia company, Carbon Engineering, built the first air-capture CO2 demo plant. This technology works, and is now ready to be implemented on a…
This next week marks an historic visit from Pope Francis to the United States. And while the news headlines will be about the places he visits and the people he talks to, one little known story ought to get some coverage too. Actually it did. Time Magazine featured the story of a priest who is…
Lots of us wish we had a way to wrap ourselves in a cloaking device or blanket that would hide us from the world. Whether you were a Star Trek fan in the 1960s or a Harry Potter fan, you’ve probably thought about how handy that would be. Well get ready, because scientists might be…
Nanotechnology is changing the way scientists look at sub particles, and the medical experts look at the body. Now researchers say that they have found a way to smuggle drug-carrying nanoparticles past the body’s immune system, by cloaking them to resemble real human blood cells. The use of hybrid nanoparticles that combine both man-made and…
I’ve blogged in the past about the incredible smog problem faced by many major cities around the world. There have been many innovative ideas over the years to clean up our air, but this one caught my eye for its unique solutions. There are towers being built that act as giant vacuum cleaners by sucking…
I’m always eager to share the latest innovation insights from colleagues who have been in the trenches with me, and Robert Tucker is one of the best. here is his latest observation on the retail industry: For retailers, and for a growing number of industries, disruption is no longer a theoretical construct. It’s the reality…
Here’s something you wouldn’t expect to be innovative – or safe. But of course it is both of those things. A new 10-story residential condo, slated for Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, and a 12-story retail, office, and apartment building in Portland, Oregon, will be the first two tall wood buildings in America. Wood generally has a…
