The scientists made it clear that this goal could not be accomplished without collaboration among some of the greatest research scientists in America and leading manufacturing companies in the private sector. So in 1958, MIT’s Joseph C.R. Licklider recruited a team to create the possibility of time-sharing and real-time activity among scientists, industry and the…

In 1985, the board of directors of Apple Computer summarily forced co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs out of the company and sent him packing. That brings to mind an oft-quoted piece of advice about a board of directors: “They are a lot like mushrooms; you keep them in the dark and spread manure on them.”…

Sir Isaac Newton discovered the principle of gravity when he was hit by an apple while sitting under an apple tree. Picasso claimed his best inspiration was from other great artists. Todd Teske, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Wauwatosa based Briggs & Stratton Corp., says he drew some of his inspiration for innovation…

If you’ve ever observed the construction of a major building, you’ve witnessed hundreds of construction workers using a wide variety of equipment to move earth, build foundations, erect walls and transport materials. It’s hard to imagine how this all gets coordinated and that somehow the flurry of activity and noise results in a fabulous new…