One more from the WSJ: “It’s All About The Lighting” by Robert Lee Hotz.

1 – Could this be why we seem to be losing our ability to reach for the stars?

2 – Not only does this indicate an increase in lighting but it can also be seen as an increases in power consumption (i.e., more lights,  more power). If we were still able to reach for the stars maybe we could imagine how much energy could be saved if we were able to conserve and cut back just 10% of this figure. It is certainly seems sad that this is the world we are leaving to the next generations. It’s ironic how an innovation like the light bulb might actually be stifling future creativity.

Another from the WSJ, “Productive Brainstorms Take The Right Mix of Elements” written by Kelly K. Spors.

It certainly is interesting and we all agree that innovation is important, especially in today’s business environment. However, it seems as if this article might be an infomercial. If you notice there is no reference to success stories. There is no, “We used to do it this other way but now that we do it this way and we able to produce more, better, etc.”

At the risk of sounding like a glass-half-empty critic but there is just too much information here that is presented as “facts” when it’s much closer to opinion, theory and/or random happening.  The truth is, the people involved are more important than the structure of the process. But then again, isn’t that the case of any really successful company, project, campaign, effort, etc.?