Watch Now: Videos from our Innovation Story Studio
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.
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.
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.
Jocelyn Wyatt at BIF-5
Within the context of her own personal journey, IDEO social innovation lead shares her process for building social enterprises in the developing world.
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.
Helen Walters at BIF-5
BusinessWeek's editor of innovation and design sits down with Saul Kaplan to talk about the proliferation of social media and what it means for publishing.
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.
Don Tapscott at BIF-5
The leading business strategy authority brings fresh focus to Gen-Y through the story of one over-achieving millenial who doesn't read books (and it's ok).
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.
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.
Natalie Jeremijenko at BIF-5
Blending biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering, the artist shares some creative experiments from her environmental health clinic.
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.
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.'
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.
Michael Samuelson at BIF-5
Returning storyteller and Health and Wellness Institute president shares an intensely personal story about breast cancer and the need to be your own advocate.
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.
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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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Dan Pink
Monday, March 29, 2010
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