Watch Now: Videos from our Innovation Story Studio
Jonah Lehrer at BIF-5
Wired contributing editor and author of "How We Decide" and "Proust Was a Neuroscientist" shares his intriguing research about the human brain and how/why we decide the things we do.
Natalie Jeremijenko at BIF-5
Blending biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering, the artist shares some creative experiments from her environmental health clinic.
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: Gina Melone at BIF-5
The Hasbro futurist shares the origin story of Project Zambi, a cute little elephant born from a crowdsourcing effort that blends passion with social responsibility.
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.
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.
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.
Saul Kaplan at BIF-5
Inspiring opening remarks from the founder and chief catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory.
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.
Per-Kristian (Kris) Halvorsen at BIF-5
Intuit's chief innovation officer sits down with BIF-5 co-host Bruce Nussbaum to talk about what it takes to drive innovation capability across a company.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - Thursday, September 16, 2010
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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Student Experience Lab: Phase 1 Overview
While every student experience is in many ways unique, the first phase of the BIF Student Experience Lab identified nine experiential themes that span demographics, geography and school and student-type.