Todd believes that mature organizations can and should develop and embrace the operational and capital efficiency that characterizes startup and early-stage companies. In fact, in our current economy, this discipline will determine which businesses die and which excel. Todd is a speaker, published author, and coauthor of the upcoming 101 Stories from the Future of Work.
Bruce Nussbaum wrapped up 2008 with a post on his BusinessWeek blog titled "'Innovation' is Dead". Most of the follow-up commentary revolved around whether "Transformation" was better/worse than "Innovation" as a focal point for 2009, given the apparent overuse of the word "innovation" throughout 2007/2008.
I recently submitted a conference proposal on the subject of coworking. The challenge is/was to explain coworking to an audience of corporate real estate, human resources, finance, and information technology professionals. What follows is an early draft of the of the first part of the proposal.