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July 28, 2009
Innovation in the Top Spot
We recently wrote about the role of product innovation in brand differentiation, particularly in competing for today’s increasingly sparse disposable dollar. Recognizing this reality, Businessweek reports that Honda has appointed Tokanobu Ito, a veteran engineer and head of R&D, to the top spot of president and chief executive officer.
Brands like Apple and Research in Motion (makers of the Blackberry) have experienced success by merging the business/R&D disciplines into its top posts – Steve Jobs’ involvement in Apple’s product design is well publicized, and RIM’s co-CEO and founder Mike Lazaridis is an engineer. Both companies have seen their financial performance increase [...]
February 27, 2009
Pop-Up Businesses
BusinessWeek’s 20 Most Important Inventions of the Next 10 Years will not hold many surprises for readers of PSFK. Although there are plenty of impressive innovations, most of them have been covered heavily in the media, and are being realized now. They are more like innovations of the present rather than “the next 10 years.” In a decade, we should be witnessing stuff that will make these selections look pale in comparison.
One concept that did strike us as new and noteworthy was the idea of a pop-up business. Not the over-used pop-up retail store, but rather a company that comes [...]




