Category Archives: entrepreneurialism
by Indy Neogy on February 6th, 2013
Marissa Meyer: Innovation and Strategy Catch-22
My latest piece of writing is now up at “Intelligent Head Quarters” – a new-ish site which focuses on business and innovation with a digital twist. Marissa Meyer, the still new leader of Yahoo! had some good news this week ...More >
by Kate Hammer on August 24th, 2012
Looking back at the 2012 Intersection Event
KILN sponsored the Inaugural Intersection Event at Pixar HQ back in January, 2012. To rev up interest in the 2013 event (which is by-invitation, only), the Intersection team have prepared this video. We’re delighted to see KILN’s Chief Solver Gregg ...More >
by Kate Hammer on September 7th, 2011
McKeon’s Law: Or how to think differently about your sector
In the whirlwind of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO, it’s easy to forget that it isn’t just superstars who drive breakthrough innovation in an industry like computing. It’s also a shared mindset. By looking at the computing industry’s shared ...More >
by Kate Hammer on August 3rd, 2011
Innovation, invention and “system”
Culture officer-at-large Grant McCracken takes issue in his recent HBR post with the characterisation of entrepreneurs as system builders, creating enterprise by “marshaling, mobilizing, and connecting different worlds,” to quote Said Business School professor Marc Ventresca. What Grant misses from Ventresca’s ...More >