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June 13, 2008
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Inside: This Week in Innovation

This week, we feature stories from our quarterly special, Inside Innovation. Senior Writers Steve Hamm and Geri Smith explore the management lessons from the struggling One Laptop Per Child program. Writer Brian Hindo looks at how Emerson Electric, the fast-growing industrial conglomerate, has implemented a series of metrics to sift efficiently through new innovations. Larry Keeley of Doblin sets out the challenges facing the U.S. health-care system -- and suggests some solutions. And my fellow Innovation Editor, Reena Jana, writes about Herman Miller's quest to duplicate the success of its famous Aeron chair with hospital furniture. Alongside, as always, is a host of useful innovation tools, trends, and tips.
-- Helen Walters
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I recently posted on why the Presidential candidates—and the nation—need to start a conversation about designing a National Innovation Policy. It suggested a number of things we might want to consider and asked for ideas from anyone interested in the conversation. The Economist has criticized the idea of a National Innovation Policy—and my post—in an ill-informed essay.

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