Posts in chronological order with tag IDEO

Three tips for escaping the creativity peloton without giving up on collaboration

by Chris Grams February 25, 2010

If you’ve ever watched a road bike race like the Tour de France, you know the peloton is the big group of riders that cluster together during the race to reduce drag. It’s a great example of collaboration in action. But let’s face it: the people in the middle of the peloton may go faster [...]

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Is the traditional business world at war with creativity?

by Chris Grams February 11, 2010

Earlier this week some colleagues and I attended a fantastic gathering of business and political leaders called the Emerging Issues Forum. The theme of the forum—interestingly enough for a bunch of business folks—was creativity, and speakers included some of my favorite thinkers/authors who analyze the future of business:
Roger Martin, Dean of the Rottman School of [...]

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Reporting live from the front lines of the war on creativity

by Chris Grams February 9, 2010

Today I spent a great day at the Emerging Issues Forum, where I’m proud to say my home state of North Carolina attracted some of the top business minds in the world (the Twitter stream is going crazy here). This morning featured two Dark Matter Matters all stars, Roger Martin and Tom Kelley (who I [...]

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