The Creative Corporation
In every single speech I make, I say Toyota, not Google or Apple, is the single best example of the creative company. Nearly 15 years ago, I wrote a book on this with Martin Kenney. James Surowiecki...
View Article500-Page Manual Needed
As originally published in BusinessWeek, this is the third installment in a series about decision-making and design. Part One. Part Two. Because companies are hierarchical, decision-makers tend to put...
View ArticleDaring to Change Design
As originally published in BusinessWeek, this is the fourth installment in a series about decision-making and design. Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Without Apple’s willingness to keep modifying and...
View ArticleClass and Entrepreneurship
We all know the power of an Apple or a Google to create new business models and generate massive new wealth. But, long ago, the great economist Joseph Schumpeter argued that the formation of new...
View ArticleApple and the Creative Class
A headline on the Wall Street Journal’s Digits blog blasts: “Can Apple Maintain Status as Religion of the ‘Creative Class’?” Apple’s core following has traditionally been the creative class. They are...
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