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Innovation Champions

It's a conversation. It's a community. It's about one of the key business challenges of our era. It's IN: Inside Innovation, our new supplement devoted to helping companies use "design thinking" 6/19/2006

 

 

The World's Most Innovative Companies

Their creativity goes beyond products to rewiring themselves. BusinessWeek and the Boston Consulting Group rank the best 4/24/2006

 

 

Mickey D's McMakeover

The heavy plastic look is history. A clean, simple design is on the way in

 

 

Italy's Architectural WondersItaly's Architectural Wonders

Richard Meier's new museum in Rome is leading the trend of the modern in a country steeped in history 4/14/06

 

 

Dubai's Architectural Wonders Dubai's Architectural Wonders

As oil reserves dwindle, Dubai's attention-grabbing construction projects, including an underwater hotel, are aimed at drawing tourist dollars 3/2/06

 

 

Get Creative!Get Creative!

How to build innovative companies 8/31/05

 

 

Private Aircraft Flying Higher

Cutting-edge aircraft design helps the industry soar 12/6/05

 

 

fashionweekFashionWeek
Autumn 2005

Europe's most fashionable lounge bars, Dunhill's four new designers, vintage watches, the finest grappa, the newest, smallest digital cameras, Ireland's most notable golfing links holidays, plus breaking the wind-powered speed records in an extraordinary craft and how blueprints are taking precedence over scripts in cover star Brad Pitt's busy life

 

 

Best Product Designs of 2005The Best Product Designs of 2005

Many of the winning entries from this year's competition for Industrial Design Excellence Awards spring from a close observation of the customer 7/4/05

 

 

Architecture AwardsOutsourcing Innovation

Big-name companies such as Dell, Motorola, and Philips are farming out their R&D to giant but little-known Asian developers. It's fast, efficient, and yes, it's cheaper. But the economic implications are enormous. Are these companies going too far? 3/21/05

 

Architecture AwardsBusinessWeek/ Architectural Record Awards 2004

In one of the toughest contests of its kind, we scrutinize both design and function: The focus is on solving client problems and achieving business goals. Here, the winners -- and some finalists, too

 

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