QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK

“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” – B. F. Skinner

 

“We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work.” – John F. Kennedy

 

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.“ – Thomas A. Edison

 

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Making Stretchable Electronics
Technology Review, MIT

 

FEATURED EVENT

NCN Webinar Archives
National Creativity Network

AEP Fall 2012: Arts Learning Without Borders
Arts Education Partnership
September 13 – 14

Next 50 Sets Women in Innovation Summit for 9/22
BroadwayWorld.com
September 22

 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Creativity As Key To Engineering Innovation
Live Science

 

Marc Berman: Berman on the Brain: This is Your Brain on Art
The Huffington Post

 

Revolutionary, Ordinary Innovation
The CIO Report – WSJ

 

Sanjay Gupta teaches basic brain science
60 Minutes Overtime – CBS News

 

Faltering Innovation Means The Last Days Of American Prosperity Are Behind Us
Business Insider

 

Why memory and math don’t mix: They require opposing states of the same brain circuitry
Scope Blog, Stanford School of Medicine

 

What a Non-Partisan Plan for U.S. Entrepeneurship Would Look Like
The Atlantic

 

Productive Conversations: If only geniuses knew how to run a business
Productive Conversations | Financial Post

 

Canada must refuel for cultural creativity
Toronto Globe and Mail

 

Innovative Cloud Filmmaking with Tiffany Shlain
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Berenice Abbott: Photography and Science: An Essential Unity | Lenswoman in a Labcoat | By William Meyers
The Wall Street Journal
Through December 31

 

The Ten Most Innovative Companies In America
Forbes

 

STANFORD, Calif.: Stanford Launches First Online Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate Program
Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online

 

4 Strategies For Winning Over Innovation Naysayers
Co.Design: Fast Company

 

Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions
Scientific American

 

Mitch Ditkoff: Innovation From the Inside Out
The Huffington Post

 

International “Sister” Relationships Benefit U.S. Cities
Governing Magazine

 

ForumWatch: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
Businessweek

 

Apple Beats Competition With Design–And Design Patent
Informationweek

 

Innovative Companies Are Only As Good As Their Bravest Customers
Forbes

 

A Look Around The Bend On The Health Innovation Highway
Fast Company

 

3 Clues To How Geography Fuels Innovation
KQED

 

History, IT Innovation and the Pace of Change
Computerworld

 

Amazon Updates Its Kindle Line of E-Readers
The New York Times

 

Apple Plans to Challenge Pandora in Web Radio
The New York Times

 

Q&A: Co-Inventor of ‘The Pill’ Talks Art, Science and Chemistry
Wired Science | Wired.com

 

The Way Forward for Samsung, and Innovation
Sohrab Vossoughi – Harvard Business Review

 

At Procter & Gamble, the Innovation Well Runs Dry
Businessweek

 

Important Factors For Creative Value
DesignTAXI.com

 

You Can’t Create Something Out of Nothing
The Creativity Post

 

Shepard Fairey Should Do Jail Time: Obama Department Of Justice
The Huffington Post

 

Fee Pressure and the Future
Next Generation Consulting

 

How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies
The New York Times

 

Judge approves DOJ settlement in e-book case
The Associated Press

 

Employee Brain on Stress Can Quash Creativity; Competitive Edge
Forbes

 

It Turns Out Funding Music Education Costs Less Than Everyone Thought
TakePart.com

 

Governing Generations: What Makes the Boomers the Boomers?
Governing Magazine

 

30 Game Changing Innovations
Business Insider

 

Applying Science to the Study of File Sharing Leads to a Startling Conclusion
The X-Change Files | The Science & Entertainment Exchange

 

Communication and Emotional Expression (Part 2): Other People’s Words
The Creativity Post

 

University Startups – Why health insurance is the ultimate regional economic development
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Christopher Columbus as a Model for Innovators
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

My Thoughts on E-Book Pricing? Let Me Draw You a Picture
The New York Times

 

When A Kickstarter Campaign Fails, Does Anyone Get The Money Back?
All Tech Considered: NPR

 

Psst, Student Innovators: The World’s Biggest Tech Competition Wants You
Education – GOOD

 

Like That Music You’re Streaming? Here’s Why You Should Buy It
Business – GOOD

 

The Comparison Trap
DesignTAXI.com

 

Ideo Recruits Elmo For App That Helps Potty Train Kids
Co.Design: Fast Company

 

Alcohol and the Creative Process
The Creativity Post

 

Getting Innovation Right – Ken Garrison on Competitive Intelligence
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

The Right Idea at the Wrong Time is Still Wrong
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

The Changing Game of Strategy
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Innovation Sighting – Apple’s Use of Attribute Dependency in iPhones

Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Why Hiring People Who Annoy You Helps You Innovate
Fast Company

 

The Creative Destruction of Creative Class-ification
NewGeography.com

 

Famous Entrepreneurs
About.com

 

Mentoring the Next Generation of Innovators
Wharton Magazine

 

Arizona Commerce Authority helps to launch AZ Furnace accelerator program
Phoenix Business Journal

 

‘Visual Strategies’ Transforms Data Into Art That Speaks
The New York Times

 

Bottom-Up Innovation Gaining Traction
Blog: Triple Pundit

 

Jonah Lehrer plagiarism in Wired.com: An investigation into plagiarism, quotes, and factual inaccuracies.
Slate Magazine

 

Science and art should be partners rather than enemies
The Guardian

 

Innovation Amplifiers: 25 people who are turning up the volume on innovation in Boston
Innovation Economy, Boston.com

 

Bible Stands, 3D Scans, & Raster Plans: The meandering path of a young entrepreneur
MiKE, Innovation in Milwaukee

 

The One Question To Solve Challenges
DesignTAXI.com

 

Richard Florida: Innovation and the Economy
CNBC

 

Creative Leadership and Sense Making: Interview with Chuck Palus
The Creativity Post

 

Little BIGS®: How Small Changes Create Real Innovation Success
The Creativity Post

 

Creativity & Innovation World Tour 2012
Blog: Michael J. Gelb

 

Innovation 101 – The New Role of Context
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Is the Era of Innovation Over?
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

The innovation ecosystem – infographic
Blog: Innovation Excellence

 

Top 20 Innovation Articles – August 2012
Blog: Innovation Excellence