The circular economy: How do we get there?
The circular economy is an exciting proposition to the business world, not only because of its potential to reduce production costs but also because of its innovation potential. Eco Business, [...]
Innovation Inquiry 2015 Harnessing digital disruption
We are delighted to publish a new article written by Roger Camrass, a visiting professor of Surrey University and ESADE Business School with over 30 years of experience as a consulting partner [...]
Why the financial system needs an innovation lab
The ILF is a big fan of the Finance Innovation Lab which recently received a funding award by Friends Provident Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) for its incredible work in [...]
How might we embed design thinking into the arts?
Image © Dana Mitroff Silvers We find the enthusiasm with which Design Thinking has been embraced in all kinds of communities wonderful and amazing. Most recently we came across an article from [...]
Treasury Tinder a response to Nesta’s institutionalised serendipity?
Over two years ago Nesta introduced their “Randomised Coffee Trials (RCT)” initiative, that was aiming to provide an institutionalized space for serendipity. Nesta staff that have [...]
Top 10 web trends shaping the future of sustainable business
Article published on The Guardian, on the 22nd of January 2015. While this article is positioned as ‘web trends for sustainable business (in the triple bottom line sense), we think it also [...]
Tech-Clarity Insight: Creating the Environment to Innovate
Jim Brown, president of Tech-Clarity, an independent research and consulting firm, spoke to several leading companies about how they create an environment that fosters innovation. Based on his [...]
Why giving Lego might be your best investment – it is never too early to start
Original article published in The Guardian, on the 25th of January 2015. Shubham Banerjee a 13 year old Silicon Valley entrepreneur, hacked a 200 million market through the seemingly endless [...]
14 Reasons Why You Should Keep on Brainstorming
On the 4th of November 2014, Chris Thomason, Managing Director of Ingenious Growth posted the article: “14 surprising reasons why you should stop brainstorming” on [...]
Unilever – Striving for a B?
Article posted on January 23, 2015 by The B Team published on The Guardian Last month, Brazil’s top cosmetics, fragrance and toiletries maker, Natura, became the largest – and first publicly [...]
The top 15 global opportunities
Article posted on January 20, 2015 by Jean Chua published on Eco Business The inaugural Global Opportunity Report surveyed 200 sustainability experts and 6,160 business leaders in 21 countries on [...]
Innovation Psychology: Five Personality Traits of Innovators
Article posted on December 29, 2014 by Pete Foley first published on Innovation Excellence We tend to surround ourselves with likeminded people, however, if we really want to turn ideas into [...]