Key of IKEA

January 1st, 2009
Bill Agee, IKEA

Bill Agee of IKEA says innovation begins with a culture of courtesy and a sense of community. An exclusive Q&A interview by Tim Manners.

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Next Big Thing

January 1st, 2009
Innovation Roundtable

Will the Great Recession bring out the best and brightest?  A discussion featuring Michael Mendenhall of Hewlett-Packard, Patia McGrath of General Electric, John Fish of AstraZeneca and Patrick Meyer of Now Inc.

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An Innovator’s Blueprint

January 1st, 2009
Jane Eastman, Henry Rak Consulting Partners

Innovation effectiveness is the key to growth in challenging times.  By Jayne Eastman.

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The Obama Challenge

January 1st, 2009
Spencer Hapoineu, Insight out of Chaos

One should never waste a good crisis … and by all accounts this one will be a doozy.  By Spencer L. Hapoienu. 

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Secret Sauce

January 1st, 2009
Vince Weiner, Active International

There’s absolutely nothing about this recession that a little bit of good chocolate and a lot of great retail can’t cure.  By Vince Weiner.

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Solutions Without Walls

January 1st, 2009
Al Wittemen, TracyLocke

Innovation demands tearing down walls between consumers and shoppers.  By Al Wittemen.

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Green Pragmatism

January 1st, 2009
Cindy Jolicoeur, Marketing Drive

Eco-savvy consumers should be at the center of your brand strategy.  By Cindy Jolicoeur.

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Box of Tools

January 1st, 2009
Luke Mansfield, Landor Associates

Innovation is a set of philosophies and methods to help solve problems in creative ways.  By Luke Mansfield.

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Retail as Runway

January 1st, 2009
John Wilkins, Miller Zell

Left-brained brands should take a cue from right-brained retailers.  By John Wilkins.

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The Shopper’s Journey

January 1st, 2009
Tim Scholler, Mars Advertising

A new study reveals what our struggle for meaning and identity says about the way we shop. By Tim Scholler.

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T-Minus Ten

January 1st, 2009
Chris Hoyt, Hoyt & Company

A Hub benchmark study says the shopper-marketing rocket ship is ready for liftoff.   By Chris Hoyt.

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A Mighty Wind

January 1st, 2009
Jon Kramer, Alliance Marketing

Shopper marketing isn’t about the shopper.  It’s about the retailer.  By Jon Kramer.

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Shoeless Cobblers

January 1st, 2009
Chris Maher, Greenlight

Agencies must re-invent their business models. By Chris Maher.

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Everyone Matters

January 1st, 2009
Dori Molitor, WomanWise

You’ve got to give to get … but the best gift is the one that comes from your heart. By Dori Molitor.

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Crisis of Relevance

January 1st, 2009
Tim Manners, The Hub

If irrelevance got us into this fix, then relevance can get us out of it. By Tim Manners.

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Blue Noise Innovation

January 1st, 2009
Donna Sturgess, GSK

Do you hear "blue noise" on the airwaves in your building?  Follow it.  By Donna J. Sturgess.
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Pivot: The 5 & 10

January 1st, 2009
Pivot Point

What if Woolworths were innovative?

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Cool Books

January 1st, 2009
Cool Books

Cooking with All Things Trader Joe’s, The Customer is Always Wrong, Horse Trading in the Age of Cars.

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The Hub 28

January 1st, 2009
The Hub, Issue 28

The entire Jan/Feb ‘09 issue of The Hub magazine (52 pages), centered on innovation, including an interview with Bill Agee of IKEA and 17 other articles. (download pdf)