Watch Now: Videos from our Innovation Story Studio
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.
Neri Oxman at BIF-5
By letting materials tell their own stories, the form-finding (not form-making) artist, architect and material ecologist shares a few brilliant examples of her work.
Bill Shannon at BIF-5
DaVita Chief Wisdom Officer delivers captivating story that gives new meaning to the famed Three Muskateers motto 'all for one and one for all.'
Richard Saul Wurman at BIF-5
The legendary information architect offers a handful of delightfully disconnected personal stories about weight-loss, dressing in white and his latest book 33.
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.
Max Geiger at BIF-5
The host of Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior" talks about how the show determines hypothetical winners between historical warriors through simulations.
Sarah Endline at BIF-5
How does a kid from rural Michigan get thinking about global economics and social entrepreneurship? Meet the mastermind, chocolatier and chief rioter of sweetriot.
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.)
Natalie Jeremijenko at BIF-5
Blending biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering, the artist shares some creative experiments from her environmental health clinic.
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.
Carne Ross at BIF-5
Hear the incredible story of how and why this former British senior diplomat and founder of the Independent Diplomat is reinventing diplomacy for the 21st century.
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.
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."
Nell Merlino at BIF-5
The women's rights activist and pioneer shares a moving story about helping women break through the economic barriers that keep them from earning more.
Paola Antonelli at BIF-5
The MOMA senior curator gives her take on the design process and it's ability to understand the increasingly complex nuances of consumer preference.
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.
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March 9th 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010
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