The Case Against the All-Male Start-up
Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can i... Read more
Innovation
Recent Innovation Articles
An Inside Look Into the Nuclear Industry
As I’ve mentioned before , I’m a fan of nuclear ene... Read more
Innovation: A Cheaper Alternative to Kevlar
Novana says it has developed an antiballistic material that is just as tough as Kevlar, but less expensive to make. Read more
Creating the Lean Startup
How Eric Ries developed a scientific method for launching profitable companies Read more
The New World of Open-Source Mentoring
Some businesses are using social networks to find mentors for their staff. Read more
Finding Workspace on the Fly
During a recent business trip, Tech Trends columnist John Brandon tried out LiquidSpace, a website and app designed to help you find a temporary workspace. Read more
A Challenge to the Small Business Image
A new study points out that "small business" and "innovation" are not synonymous. Read more
TrendWatch: U.S. Patent Reform 
How could upcoming patent law changes impact your small business? Watch video
How I Structure Innovation
Merisant CEO Paul Block says rather than leave innovation and inspiration to a whim, structure your company and empower employees to think toward the future. Read more
How Incorrect Profitability Metrics and Lack of Disruptive Innovation are Crippling the Economy
Why is the economy so dismal? The Federal Reserve warned in September 2011 that the U.S. economy is facing "significant downside risks" as stocks and comm... Read more
An Accelerator Grows Up
Two years ago, when I first wrote about accel... Read more
4 Start-ups Help Entrepreneurs Get Cash
Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, Weemba, and Kabbage are four start-ups on a mission to connect you with cash. Read more
The Case for Letting Your Customers Design Your Products
Why limit your company's brainpower to your employees? Here's how to tap the crowd to research new concepts, innovate, and design new products or services. Read more
Innovation Inspiration From Nonprofits
What can your business learn from the innovative ways nonprofits operate today? We've tapped the best ideas and business strategies from seven nonprofits. View slideshow
How Campbell's Soup Went From Stale to Innovative
...as former Campbell's Soup Company CEO Doug Conant brought the brand back by encouraging every possibility. Read more
How to Develop a Disruptive Product
One of the world's oldest publishing companies brought in a ringer to revolutionize the way the company does business. The result? The first fully-interactiv... Read more
How Tasty Catering Became an Illinois Incubator
On the verge of losing the business, CEO Tom Walter looked to young employees to turn his business around, and then helped them fund their own. Read more
Behold the Future of TV
In 24 hours, 80 developers needed to create the most innovative video prototypes possible. Here's a look at the hackathon's clear winners. Read more
Ten Years Later: Disaster Shapes Invention
On the anniversary of September 11, Inc.com reflects on innovations that emerged out of the country’s most tragic event, from Meetup to One World Trade Cen... Read more
7 Head-Turning Fashion Start-ups
With Fashion Week underway, here's a look at the start-ups that are making waves just off the runways. View slideshow
365 Days a Year, the Oil & Gas Industry Delivers
The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, t... Read more
10 Innovative Kitchen Products
It's not just professional chefs who have cool tools these days. Innovation is happening for the home kitchen as wellâ€"helping cooks make meals faster, clea... View slideshow
Innovation in the Oil & Gas Industry
The oil and gas business never changes! You get oil out of the ground, turn it into gas and put it in your car. Nothing ever changes, righ... Read more
Innovation Lessons, Imported From Detroit
Author and Detroit native Josh Linkner shares poignant lessons in spurring change from the unfinished story of Motor City's slump and comeback. Read more
How to Protect Your Turf
Five tips on beating out the competition and making your business stickier Read more
How to Assess the Market Potential of Your Idea
Not sure if your new business idea is good enough to succeed? Here are six ways to test it. Read more
Demo Day's Coolest Ideas
Here's a brief recap of a few of the more creative start-ups (and hair styles) from 500 Startups's Demo Day at General Assembly. Read more
How to Use Visuals to Create Engaging Meetings: Sunni Brown Interview
In Part 1 of my interview,... Read more
Should You Reward Bad Ideas?
Some ideas are crazy. Some are underdeveloped. Some will fail. How can you deal with them without squelching your employees' creativity? Read more
7 Unique Brainstorming Techniques
Want to encourage creativity amongst your team? We asked CEOs, creative writers, and a comedy instructor, their tips for drawing out good ideas. View slideshow
Ignite Creativity & Innovation with the Technology of Gamestorming: Sunni Brown Interview
Sunni Brown , M.P.A., is owner of BrightSpot I.D., a company specializing in visual thinking ... Read more
How to Tap Employee Ideas
Encouraging your employees' creativity can not only create an engaging work environment, but create new business. Seven experts share their tips on getting e... Read more
Move With the Speed of Disruption
Can you predict change? Michael Raynor, author of The Innovator's Manifesto, explains his theory for identifying disruption early, and dramatically changing ... Read more
America’s Fastest-Growing Engineering Company
Bridger Photonics develops laser technology that can help police find meth labs. Read more
Hot New Market: Electronic Textbooks
A look at the companies competing to be top of the class in the digital textbooks market Read more
