Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of people, risk, leadership and performance. During the recent judging round of the sixth annual Horizons ...

Innovation takes hold when people know their ideas won’t get lost. In teams where listening is active and follow-through is ...

Today, virtually every company aims to be innovative. But not every organization knows how to assemble a great innovation team—or how to set them up for success. Essentially, an innovation team’s ...

The Medical University of South Carolina's chief innovation officer says innovation is part of the health system's culture, and something in which everyone takes part. Jesse Goodwin sees innovation ...

In companies, innovative ideas often come out of teams. That's why it's so important to have team members who are excited and focused on projects that lead to innovation. However, having team members ...

Innovation must be a collaborative, boundary-pushing process supported by a team that is diverse in every sense of the word, according to Megan Ranney, MD, director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for ...

Most people think of Capital One as a financial services company, but the truth is we’ve been talking about Capital One being a technology company for a while. Following a decade-long tech ...

Leaders of government at all levels who aspire to create innovative organizations always need help. That help might come from borrowing and adapting the ideas of another jurisdiction. At Harvard, we ...

Our firsthand experience working with big consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies confirms that a passionate entrepreneurial spirit often exists wherever business exists, no matter the company size.

A contrarian is someone who asks, “What if this works beyond our wildest dreams?” A contrarian will make sure the next big thing is a good thing. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

Alanah Nichole Davis moderates a session at the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Soirée. Our realities in our respective ecosystems depend on our timelines. What you might believe about your local ...

From “Shark Tank” style competitions to hackathons and book clubs — engineering teams have a certain swagger when it comes to rituals that promote innovation. But for some teams, innovation starts ...