by Drew Boyd | Jun 6, 2010 | Academic Focus, Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist
A survey from IBM’s Institute for Business Value shows that CEOs value one leadership competency above all others – creativity. It is therefore timely that the City University London formed its Centre for Creativity with a goal of becoming the UK leader in...
by Drew Boyd | May 18, 2010 | Academic Focus, Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist
The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati has as its primary mission the creation of a better visual and design environment. DAAP is frequently ranked as one of the best art and design schools in the nation. Business...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 29, 2010 | Academic Focus, The Economist
What sets innovative products and services apart from others? Common sense would suggest they have unique and unusual characteristics that make them very different than all the rest. Furthermore, if you wanted to study innovative products and services to learn the...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 16, 2009 | Academic Focus
Once you develop the capability to generate ideas, you need a rigorous approach to managing innovation within the context of your company’s culture. For that, Professor Jeff DeGraff’s Competing Values Framework (CVF) is the best-in-class approach. CVF...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 12, 2009 | Academic Focus
A colleague asked me, “Who is that innovation guru at the Harvard Business School?” That’s easy: Dr. Teresa Amabile. Dr. Amabile heads the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School and is the only tenured professor at a top school to...
by Drew Boyd | Aug 11, 2009 | Academic Focus, Innovation Method, The Economist
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has created the first-of-its kind Bachelor of Innovation™ program. Founded by Professor Terry Boult, the programis “an internationally unique interdisciplinary undergraduate program between the College of...
