As a college student, I was a volunteer on Joe Biden’s initial race for U.S. Senate. I recalled him saying something like, “If I’m elected, come see me in Washington.” Twenty or so years later I did just that. I put Biden to the test. It was after a speaking engagement in Washington, D.C. I was about to head to…
Last week during a speaking engagement in Colombia, I had the opportunity to view firsthand the amazing transformation Medellin has undergone from Murder Capital of the world 20 years to being name the World’s Most Innovative City.
At The Economist’s 2013 Ideas Conference in Berkeley, Robert B. Tucker was invited to report on the best practices of the world’s most innovative companies. Guess who’s not on the list?
The media is always ranking “the most innovative companies”-Forbes does it. Fast Company does it. The Economist Intelligence Unit even does it. But what do innovation rankings really measure and do they help business leaders understand the new rules of innovation?
Back in the mid-2000s, a new class of senior managers emerged at forward-thinking companies. Often called chief innovation officers, their job was to drive growth and transformation in a systematic way. But almost a decade on, are these leaders delivering the goods?
I was in Silicon Valley the other day showing my daughter around. She’s graduating from college next month and is thinking of moving there to seek her fame and fortune, or at least an entry level job in a startup.
