Sat.Sep 26, 2009 - Fri.Oct 02, 2009

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The Assumption of "Trust" in Social Networks

Bennett Cherry

I received an email today about Second Porch, a new startup that allows Facebook users to "trade and rent vacation homes among their trusted group of friends and networks". The concept is certainly intriguing as it marries up social networking with an oft-intimidating process: renting a vacation home. For many vacation-goers, they don't even consider the option of renting a vacation home for.

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Learning from an Innovation CEO.Mark King, TaylorMade-adidas Golf

Bennett Cherry

Yesterday, my students and I had the great privilege of learning from a CEO. Mark King, of TaylorMade-adidas Golf, shared with us about the culture of innovation at TaylorMade. It's a culture that has been intentionally created by Mark and his leadership team over the past 9 years. Interestingly, the strategic shift initially came about as a result of a comment made by one of the senior team.