Yolynd Lobo*

If innovation interests you, then there are loads of articles, books and websites out there that deserve to be devoured. Yolynd Lobo offers more food for thought

This week’s stuff is primarily a list of reading material that anyone interested in innovation must devour:

Articles
Harvard Business Review, issue dated April 2001:
'Future Space -- A new blueprint for business architecture,’ by Jeffrey Huang
Snippet: As the Internet changes the way people work and shop, companies will need to create spaces that seamlessly combine the physical and the virtual. That’s going to require a whole new kind of architecture.

The four basic elements that form the basis for any architectural design are the very same that need to be incorporated while designing a website or a portal -- matching form to function; visualising the presence of others; personalising spaces; and choreographing connectivity.

The article states that research conducted at the Harvard School of Business ingrains old architectural principles in the virtual world, thus effectively drawing the bridge between bricks and mortar and clicks and hits. After all, people are the essence for which both are built.

	Business Week, European edition, volume 6, issue dated April 9, 2001: ‘Masters of Innovation’ The article chronicles the new technology that will influence our tomorrows.
	Harvard Management Update, volume 6, No 3, issue dated March 2001: ‘What Happens to Innovation Now’

Books
Leading the Revolution by Gary Hammel:
Those of you who haven’t managed to get hold of this book, I recommend you do so immediately. A brilliant read for all who would like to understand innovation better, Hammel details what a business concept is and how innovation can be incorporated into every element of business strategy. And not just by the top-level management, but by every person within an organisation who firmly believes in innovative change. Very good tips and advice meted out by the leader, who says: "Innovation is not the whole story but it is the big story."

Websites
R&D magazine online
http://www.rdmag.com/scripts/default.asp
R&D, the popular trade magazine for scientists, has now transferred its content online with archives dating back to April 1999. There are gaps between the time articles appear in print and when they go online, but there is plenty here to give the casual reader insights into R&D and current practices and activities adopted by the scientific community