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June 19, 2008
 

Innovation & Design

A weekly guide to innovative people, ideas, and companies

  INNOVATION STRATEGY

The New Direction of Design
BusinessWeek Innovation chief Bruce Nussbaum talks to Frank Tyneski, IDSA's Ducati-driving executive director about new directions for design and innovation

DESIGN THINKING
Peter Senge's Necessary Revolution
In a new book, the management guru discusses the environmental woes facing business and some steps that may lead to a more sustainable world

OPEN INNOVATION
Daptiv's Greenhouse: Collaboration Grows
A new open innovation strategy from the software provider asks users to share and follow up on ideas to help improve service

  PRODUCT DESIGN
INNOVATION
ICON: The People's P***
A small Southern California startup is betting that ultralight recreational aircraft like its sleek A5 will revolutionize private aviation

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  Inside: This Week in Innovation
This week, reporter Matt Vella writes about small Norwegian company Think's big plans to bring its small electric car, the Ox, to the U.S. He also chronicled the unveiling of the ICON A5, a sleekly styled airp*** for average Joes that could hit runways by 2010. Meanwhile, Senior Writer Jessie Scanlon sat down with Massachusetts Institute of Technology management guru Peter Senge to talk about the environment and about steps businesses can take to build a more sustainable world. Also, contributor Ernest Beck writes about Seattle software maker Daptiv's Greenhouse, a new platform that invites clients to share and track ideas to improve service. Finally, BusinessWeek Innovation Chief Bruce Nussbaum chatted with Frank Tyneski, executive director of the IDSA, about new directions for design and innovation.
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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. closequote

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