Watch Now: Videos from our Innovation Story Studio
John B. Rogers at BIF-5
Can you crowdsource the design of a car? Locol Motors CEO shares his unique collaboration between small-volume manufacturing and car-loving communities.
Patricia Seybold at BIF-5
Amazing social entrepreneurship story from the "Outside Innovation" author who shares insights from The Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme.
Roger Martin at BIF-5
The dean of the Rotman School talks about how today's MBA programs create nothing but "jargon spewing economic vandals" and the imperative for change.
Practically Radical: Peter Snyder at BIF-5
There's an exciting paradigm shift taking place in science today that moves the notion of 'doing' to 'knowing' explains the Lifespan VP of research.
John Maeda at BIF-5
In this onstage interview with co-host Bruce Nussbaum, the RISD president digs into his viewpoint that innovation has lost its appreciation of "thinking for thinking’s sake."
Ethan Zuckerman at BIF-5
The activist, academic and co-founder of Global Voices shares a story about building cultural bridges, xenophilia and a little video game called War of Warcraft.
Bill Buxton at BIF-5
Leading designer and Microsoft principal researcher questions why the design of most technology doesn't incorporate important social, cultural and historical perspectives.
Alice Wilder at BIF-5
Educational psychologist and Blue's Clues creator discusses her creative approach to getting kids excited about learning. (Hint: Ask a lot of questions.)
Saul Kaplan at BIF-5
Inspiring opening remarks from the founder and chief catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory.
Practically Radical: Richard Antcliff at BIF-5
NASA Langley's Chief Technologist talks about how a 92-year old organization like NASA can reinvent itself to do more with less and still be innovative.
Greg Matthews at BIF-5
With cool project work to back him up, Humana's Director of Innovation demonstrates the power of social media as a tool for innovation.
Melissa Withers at BIF-5
Adding fresh thinking to the higher education debate, BIF's Executive Director shares the latest research from BIF's Student Experience Lab.
Practically Radical: Fabienne Munch at BIF-5
Herman Miller's director of ideation shares her story of stabilizing, energizing and ultimately transforming her innovation group - all in the space of five months.
Practically Radical: Nick Bowen at BIF-5
IBM's VP of Technology shares insight into the company's near-death experience and learning how (and when) to react to disruptions in its way.
Practically Radical: Allan Tear at BIF-5
The Betaspring co-founder talks about the 12-week, mentorship-driven bootcamp he started last summer to help entrepreneurs build and launch their companies.
Helmut Traitler at BIF-5
In this conversation with Bruce Nussbaum, the Nestlé Vice President of Innovation Partnerships gets under the hood and tinkers with the concept of open innovation.
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From Tweaks to Transformation: Why Business Model Innovation Matters
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Len Schlesinger
March 9th 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010
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