
A buoyant stock market, cheaper pump prices, and the housing revival are trumping the worrisome negatives

Cheaper Asian imports and economic disaster in Europe has made U.S. manufacturing soft

Sounds like Watergate was a lot of fun. No wonder Washington's old hands can't help but reminisce

Almost 80 percent of the U.S. military's mobile devices are BlackBerry products, but now that will probably change

A government crackdown on foreign investment has sent speculators fleeing, but one man is more bullish than ever

Quit-smoking apps get hot in a $1 billion market

On a new reality TV show, first prize is a fast-food outlet. Winners, beware

For some, Joel Peterson says, online courses or specialized one-year programs may be better choices than the MBA

Bitcoin crashed last month. That hasn't stopped venture capital firms from investing in Bitcoin companies
By Roger L. Martin
Harvard Business Press; 208 pages; $26.95
Martin is dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and another key figure in the world of design thinking. In this slim book, he lays out his theory of why the perspective is so important for those running a business in today's fiendishly complex world. Smartly, Martin acknowledges the intricacies involved in trying to implement design thinking but is nonetheless clear that companies need to jump to it. He provides some useful tools and advice to help.
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