Reviewing The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation, by Ron Adner. The book: The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation , by Ron Adner; Portfolio. The big idea: Invention used to be 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.
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Tired of keeping track of all those documents, receipts, and business cards? These 4 mobile scanners can help.
Read More »Video: Gene testing provides insight into disease risks
A major study focusing on identical twins looked at 24 different diseases and calculated the usefulness of genetic testing. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
Read More »Cesare Attolini Takes Manhattan
Renowned men’s tailored clothing company Cesare Attolini of Naples has opened its first store outside of Italy, on Madison Avenue at the corner of 67th Street in New York. Within the 2,500-square-foot space, clients can meet with the store’s tailor to select from nearly 1,000 swatches of fine English, Italian, ...
Read More »Rare Literary Finds at New York’s Antiquarian Book Fair
From April 13 to 15, more than 200 book dealers from around the world will flock to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, bearing rare and collectible works that range from a first-edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby ($200,000) to the first modern atlas, including the earliest ...
Read More »Sneak Peek: Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, Cape Cod
After 25 years, the 429-acre Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club on Cape Cod, Mass., has renovated 90 guest rooms within its 100-year-old Victorian mansion. Rooms start at $225 per night. It’s part of a $5.3 million upgrade, which will be completed in late 2012 when the resort finishes renovating ...
Read More »Face transplant patient can feel daughter’s kisses
Face transplant patient can feel daughter's kisses
Read More »Melanoma on rise in young women: Why?
Deadly skin cancer saw rates rise 8-fold in young women from 1970 to 2009, according to Mayo Clinic study
Read More »Presentation Tools: All Hail The Whiteboard
Bullet points don't get people excited, cautions Leyl Master Black of Sparkpr.
Read More »An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Leadership Lessons From "The Godfather"
What does a real-life CEO have in common with the central figures of a fictitious Mafia crime family in The Godfather? According to Justin Moore, CEO and founder of Axcient , plenty.
Read More »Some kids with severe autism may "bloom" out of disorder
Study found about one in 10 children with severe autism got rid of symptoms by age 8; researchers dubbed them "bloomers"
Read More »Cruisers can now find cheaper shore excursions
Cruise lovers who hate being stuck with the expensive shore excursions offered by their cruise line can now find better value alternatives, thanks to a website launching today: Viator Shore Excursions.
Read More »Marketing Lessons From the ‘Little Guys’
Big businesses need to lighten up, get creative and take a few cues from small business owners. It's usually assumed that when it comes to marketing, small businesses can always learn from their larger counterparts, right?
Read More »Fail to Succeed the Google Way
Just because you had a disaster, doesn't mean you'll ultimately fail. In fact, you can learn what you need for eventual success. Google will sell co-branded tablets through online stores in an attempt to compete with Apple's iPad, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Read More »Video: Early signs of Autism
On World Autism Awareness Day, experts say the best thing parents can do is educate themselves about the early warning signs. Ines Ferre reports
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