Steelcase celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and president and CEO Jim Hackett has been with the company for almost a third of that time, 31 years. In that span Steelcase has transformed itself from traditional manufacturer to industry innovator, known as much for the insights behind its furniture as for the products themselves. Hackett…
The best selling author on right-brain thinking, great workspaces, and the “grilled cheese option” A former speechwriter for Al Gore, Daniel Pink now cuts an impressive speech-making path of his own: his website lists a practically nonstop schedule of public and private engagements in locations around the world. He’s written four best sellers, contributes articles…
The workplace just got smarter. Is it possible to compress real estate and shrink individual footprints while at the same time helping people to collaborate and create more effectively? Yes. As companies work their way out of the recession, they often feel a tug-of-war between two seemingly contradictory goals: the need to stay lean and…
On innovation, and why companies struggle with it. Roger Martin leads a busy life. He’s dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a professor at the school, and a successful author. His most recent book, The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking Is the Next Competitive Advantage (Harvard Business Press,…
On TOMS Shoes TOMS Shoes is a company with an extraordinary premise: with every pair of TOMS they sell, they also give a pair of new shoes to a child in need in places like Argentina, Ethiopia, and South Africa. The shoes protect children from cuts, sores, and soil-transmitted diseases that can penetrate the skin…