Innovation


Recent Innovation Articles

LinkedIn Soars

This is a what investors call a pop . Lin...  Read more

10 Steps to Greener Packaging

Thinking of going green? Switching to eco-packaging can be tricky. These steps will make the process a little smoother.  View slideshow

Jack Plunkett Interview: What Small Businesses Should Know

This article is the final installment of a two-part series. Read part one Read more

From Metal Factory to Architectural Innovator

How one man built his family's small manufacturing plant into the go-to metalworking studio for the world's premier architectural projects.  View slideshow

Why I Became an Entrepreneur

The inaugural post of Eileen P. Gunn's new Inc.com blog, Start Me Up.  Read more

The Future According to CEOs

What do U.S. business leaders see in the crystal ball? Plus, does innovation run in families, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Edison's Inventionland

A tour through Thomas Edison's famed workshop, plus Apple's bid to convert speech to text, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

Will LinkedIn's IPO Start a Frenzy?

Remember all the talk about how there's no money in social networks? Well, it now seems strangely academic. LinkedIn has priced its IPO, which it ann...  Read more

Inspiring Future Generations to Innovate

So much for trade secrets. Limor Fried has based a business around the idea that everyone can do it themselves.  Read more

Geoffrey Moore Interview: How to Approach the Smartphone App Business

This article is the final part of an 8 part series.  Read Read more

Cal McAllister and Ian Cohen, Founders of Wexley School for Girls 

Cal McAllister and Ian Cohen are the founders of the advertising agency, Wexley School for Girls.  Watch video

Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: How to Find Your Economic Sweet Spot

This article is part 7 of an 8 part series.  Read part 6 h...  Read more

Innovation: A Long-Distance Fingerprint Scanner

Advanced Optical Systems says it has developed a device that can capture fingerprints from up to 6.5 feet away.  Read more

Book Review: Little Bets

Author Peter Sims addresses the idea of creative innovation.  Read more

Hot New Market: Smarter Window Glass

The market for energy-saving window glass heats up.  Read more

Big Idea: An Antimicrobial Gym Towel

The story behind the Silver Towel, a bamboo towel with bacteria-resistant nanosilver particles  Read more

A Start-up Combines Slim Jims and Red Bull

Meet the founder of a new product called Perky Jerky, coming soon to a supermarket near you.  Read more

Comic Books for Entrepreneurs

Six popular business books get an illustrated makeover.  Read more

Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: Niche Innovation

This article is part 6 of an 8 part series.  Learn more about core versus context in Read more

Behind the Quiet Success of the Video Game Industry

The video game industry is quietly putting up revenue numbers that rival the movie and music industries. Author Harold Goldberg shares what other industries ...  Read more

5 Augmented Reality Campaigns We Love

Augmented reality allows brands to interact with consumers in a new and unique way. Here are five campaigns that got our attention.  View slideshow

How to Use Augmented Reality in Advertising

Combining the digital and physical worlds, augmented reality offers brands a unique new opportunity to interact with consumers. Here's why it's worth a shot.  Read more

Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: How a Small Business Can Gain Market Power

This article is part 4 of an 8 part series.  Read Read more

Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: How to Gain Market Power

This article is part three of an eight-part series.  Read Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Heartwood Studios

How custom-designed 3-D virtual training applications provide the U.S. Army with a modern alternative for training soldiers.  Read more

Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: New Book in the Fall

This article is Part 2 of an 8 part series.  Read Par...  Read more

An Unlikely Place to Nurture the Entrepreneurial Spirit? Jail.

In August 2009 Jeff Smith, then a Missouri State Senator, pled guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and resigned his seat. Five months later he wen...  Read more

Firing Up American Innovation

It will take the freedom to pursue ideas and the freedom to fail, says Vint Cerf. Plus, another Facebook lawsuit, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

Reinventing the Way We Teach Engineers

In creating a start-up school of engineering, Olin's Richard Miller first asked, "Can entrepreneurial thinking be taught?"  Read more

How My Alma Mater Is Killing My Start-up

An alumna of Syracuse University recalls the aggravating tale of trying to start a T-shirt company and trademarking the word "Syracutie."  Read more

Why New Orleans Is the Coolest Start-up City in America

Idea Village, a New Orleans-based not-for-profit that helps support local entrepreneurs, is helping rebuild its city's economic devastation by organizing a s...  Read more

Could This Man Mine the Moon?

Entrepreneurial lunar dreams. Plus, working out-of-the-office goes mainstream, LivingSocial's investment boost, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Google Prank Becomes a Reality

On April Fool's Day, the prank that was the biggest hit in the office was Google Mo...  Read more

How to Institutionalize Inspiration in Your Company

The most overlooked aspect of innovation, but arguably the most important, is inspiration. Andy Stefanovich, author of the book Look At More , shares...  Read more

Innovation: A More Efficient Way to Steer Small Satellites in Space

Honeybee Robotics is developing miniature control moment gyroscopes that can be used in small satellites that can be deployed quickly to monitor natural disa...  Read more