Monthly Archives: October 2011

Educating for complexity: How do we transform schools into centres of innovation?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by imblog

“The challenge we face is nothing less than transforming our schools from assembly-line factories into centers of innovation.” Those are the words of Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City where the  iZone project is transforming education. Clearly, the 19th … Continue reading →

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Science = Innovation?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by imblog

Today’s blog post is by Intelligent Management team member Dr. Giovanni Siepe, a theoretical physicist by training and an expert in statistical methods for management. The scientific community is still looking for confirmation of a seemingly revolutionary scientific discovery: neutrinos … Continue reading →

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While Greece sinks, Canada launches a thousand ships

Posted on October 24, 2011 by imblog

In the past few days we have read about two starkly contrasting scenarios. In one, the Canadian government awarded three decades of shipbuilding work (33 billion dollars) to two private shipbuilding yards in Halifax and Vancouver.  Reports from Greece, instead, … Continue reading →

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Destroying the markets with flawed assumptions

Posted on October 20, 2011 by imblog

Today’s blog post is by team member Dr. Giovanni Siepe, a theoretical physicist by training and an expert in statistical methods for management. The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2011 went to Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims. The reason for … Continue reading →

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Donating is not just good, it’s smart

Posted on October 17, 2011 by imblog

In a recent post, Seth Godin underlines the lack of common sense behind charity galas: “…the gala is actually corrupting. Attendees are usually driven by social and selfish motivations to attend, and thus the philanthropic element of giving–just to give–is … Continue reading →

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Do we really want to be free of our constraints?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by imblog

On a client’s website, they rightfully explain that their technology frees their customers of certain constraints. What exactly do we mean by constraints and are they a totally bad thing? We all want more freedom. A constraint would seem, by … Continue reading →

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Are we really just creatures of media hype?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by imblog

Today we continue our journey into systemic solutions for sustainable innovation with a piece by Larry Dries, JD a team member who is not a Mac user and who therefore has the necessary emotional detachment to write this piece. I … Continue reading →

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Think different, and develop and execute different: the pattern of sustainable innovation

Posted on October 6, 2011 by imblog

There is a unique human ability to conceive an idea. Ideas are born every minute, but only some of them actually make it into the world, and even fewer survive as a sustainable innovation, something that brings benefits to all … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Brooklyn Bridge – the new economics

Posted on October 3, 2011 by imblog

The NYC General Assembly are angry. Hundreds of them were recently arrested on Brooklyn Bridge as they protested on behalf of all those who feel that “corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our … Continue reading →

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