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Sucker Punch For Innovation - Elizabeth Corcoran, Forbes.com

"Sideswiped by Wall Street’s meltdown: spending on designs that push the envelope."

Innovating During A Recession - Scott D. Anthony and Leslie Feinzaig, Forbes.com

"Whether or not the U.S. or the global economy meets an economist's definition of a recession, it is clear that corporations are currently tightening their collective belts. What implications does this have for innovation? "

Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - Janet Rae-Dupree, New York Times

"The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder"

Thinking Outside the Company's Box - G. Pascal Zachary, The New York Times

"More businesses are learning how to buy the great ideas of others."

Maestros of Design, Business Week

"What do the Frisbee and the escalator have in common? The idea for each was borrowed from an unrelated field."

Lessons from Apple, The Economist

"In fact, its real skill lies in stitching together its own ideas with technologies from outside and then wrapping the results in elegant software and stylish design."

Get Creative! - Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek

"The Knowledge Economy as we know it is being eclipsed by something new -- call it the Creativity Economy."

"Mosh Pits" Of Creativity - Joseph Weber, Stanley Holmes, and Christopher Palmeri

"Innovation labs are sparking teamwork -- and breakthrough products"

Bringing Innovation To The Home Of Six Sigma - Patricia O'Connell

"Immelt wants to turn GE's buttoned-down ranks into a legion of innovators with a flair for creative thinking."

Serious Play by Michael Schrage, MIT

"How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate "