Crowdsourcing is not just for new entrants challenging established players; the latter can also leverage crowdsourcing to their advantage, enabling users to design new products and testing the demand at the same time.

BP ENERGY INDIA targets a unique emerging market need with an affordable, clean and safe cooking solution that reduces carbon emissions. With a proven sales model, in India, this case study documents the BP ‘Oorja’ Smokeless Biomass Stove,

The smart phone industry is booming and young adults everywhere are favoring these portable devices over laptops. It is becoming the device of choice because it has many more conveniences than the laptop.

One of the greatest modern architects is Daniel Libeskind, in a recent interview with Elmear Lynch in Conde Nast Traveler, Libeskind reflects on some of the great innovation themes that instructed his previous work and speculates on several new trends that will drive architectural innovation in the coming years.

The toy company Mattel is well known for its Barbie doll brand. They need a constant stream of internal innovations to build on this success. So Ivy Ross, Senior VP of Girls Toy Design set up something she called Project Platypus.

Do you know the difference between innovation and invention? In the mobile space, Apple and Samsung have legally clashed over it. Other brands are doing the same as they try to protect their intellectual property. A whole ecosystem has arisen around IP law and enforcement.

Too often we all run around trying to pluck a gamechanging idea out of thin air that nobody has ever seen, solving a problem that has never been solved, when really if the truth be told, there are still lots of existing problems with lots of solutions that are still waiting for a simple, elegant solution.

Lately I've met with a number of potential clients who are frustrated that their innovation efforts aren't creating a bigger splash in the market. It can be difficult to identify the limiting factor in any new product or service. Perhaps the customer need wasn't as strong as we anticipated..

Linda Bernardi challenges Business Insider's "How Apple, Samsung and Google Take Different Approaches to Innovation".

I had the opportunity to interview Communispace CEO Diane Hessan and Promise CEO Charles Trevail just one day after the acquisition announcement, and they shared some interesting perspectives on why the purchase made sense, how their clients will benefit, and the importance of co-creation as an innovation strategy.