Wierd how I don't think I've ever visited the site for Technology Review, yet I've now come across it twice in the same surfing session....
This blog posting pointed me to an article on "The Rules of Innovation" which covers what are purportedly four maxims for success that you should follow when bringing a new technology to market. I haven't actually read the article yet, but the blog post provides a nice summary.
Visiting the Technology Review homepage yielded a link to a list of top innovators who are under 35 years of age. And all I've done lately is rack up 50 bonus Air Miles at Dominion from buying six boxes of Pop Tarts. *sigh*
Perhaps a more motivating read would be the article on how Lockheed Martin is integrating design and development software in the construction of jet fighters. Or, for a laugh, there's the column on "Mimetic Management" which talks about how when the press covers some bigwig's ideas for doing something, everybody else has to run out and do it too.
Or maybe I should just read my goddam textbook like I'm supposed to...