The Weekly Roundup

I’m sorry sir, my hands are tied.” These were the appalling words I heard twice in the last week – ...

The scuba industry in Hawaii was facing a real problem. Declining sales, increased competition for shrinking entertainment dollars, and new ...

If you live in the U.S., you’ll probably be celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday. And if I asked you what you ...

There’s a pattern in business in which an original, breakthrough idea is launched to great fanfare success; then it’s copied ...

When I was growing up (circa mid 1970’s), Legos were my favorite toy. Back then, Lego sets consisted of random ...

The software world enjoys many advantages. Smart people. Lots of capital. High leverage. But one that should probably be celebrated ...

Sir Richard Branson, CEO of the Virgin Group, announced this week that the first Spaceport (an airport for recreational space ...

Imagine you had the challenge of inventing a better mousetrap. Literally. A typical brainstorm session may yield incremental improvements in ...

The world is full of me-too players. Half the cars on the market are nearly identical. Detergents, sodas, and potato ...

When developing ideas, we’re always told to shoot for quality over quantity. Here’s a powerful technique that flips the model, ...