BusinessWeek, Top 25 Unsung Innovators
Another week, another innovator breakout list. BusinessWeek, via partnership with Boston Consulting Group, put together a list of 25 companies that could be the bigco innovators in 10 years, i.e., the Apples, Googles and Toyotas of tomorrow. Many of these companies already command good to great revenues for 2008 (included), with some having been around the block and back. In the midst: Alibaba.com, Future plc, Grameen Bank, Hulu, Mint.com and a few you wouldn’t expect. List after the jump… Read more >>
What Would Google Do (to Innovate Next)?
Jeff Jarvis’ book came out this past week – yes, we recommend buying it immediately as we did – and then BusinessWeek does a related cover story. Most be a good week for Jarvis, whose BuzzMachine blog and regular Davos’ accolades help him challenge businesses to iterate more openly and innovate their practices. Per Chris Anderson (of the Long Tail): “Google is not just a company, it is an entirely new way of thinking about understanding who we are and what we want.” But where does Google go next? Read more >>
Innovation in Recession: Attack, Be Narrow and Backlog Ideas
From BusinessWeek’s “The Innovation Engine: The Upside of Recession” – which innocently enough came out in March 2008 with early advice about attacking advertising market share and catapulting past slower/tighter brands during recession. In that article’s predictive wake, New Medici will pull various items that correspond with taking advantage during hard times. Interestingly, BW made note that Trader Joe’s (1958), MTV (1981) and Apple’s iPod (2001) all were born during recessions. We’ll pour into how the media and lifestyle or brand space can increase value in 2009. Read more >>