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Thanks Mashable! 7 Most Inspiring Videos on the Web Include Two from BIF Innovation Story Studio

Melissa Withers — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:04:21 -0800

Mashable's Josh Catone shared a few good tips this week, directing inspiration-seekers to videos on the web that will reinvigorateyour day. Among his top seven choices were two vids from the BIF Innovation Story Studio (Lewis Gordon Pugh and Cat Laine).

BIF-5 Videos Now Available!

Chris Flanagan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:04 -0800

The BIF-5 Summit videos are now available on our Innovation Story Studio.

Since there's nothing better than a great story, please, let your friends and colleagues know. You'll find each of the videos in a shareable and embeddable format.

Form Seeking Organizations

Melissa Withers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25:34 -0700

I have been thinking about the notion of form seeking structures since being wowed by MIT researcher Neri Oxman during the BIF-5 Collaborative Innovation Summit. Neri’s exciting work has big implications for organization design as we move from self-limiting industrial era structures to self-organizing networked structures.

Five Questions with BIF Director Melissa Withers

Melissa Withers — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:17:13 -0700

In the October 21 issue of the Providence Business News, BIF Executive Director Melissa Withers talks with the paper about the successful BIF-5 Summit and what's next for the Student Experience Lab.

BIF Student Experience Lab Featured in New England Journal of Higher Education

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:43:08 -0700

BIF Executive Director Melissa Withers was recently tapped by the New England Journal of Higher Education to write an article about the BIF Student Experience Lab. See article below.

Why the Student Experience Matters

By Melissa Withers

Putting the Student Voice at the Center: Lab Debuts Student Experience Map

Melissa Withers — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:34:13 -0700

The Business Innovation Factory's Student Experience Lab was launched to create a place where innovators can understand the student experience and experiment with new solutions. The Lab launched with an initial effort to map the current experience of college students and identify opportunities for significantly enhancing the student experience.

Soaking Up The Learning: BIF-5 Blogroll

Chris Flanagan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:53:35 -0700

Boundary-breaking, silo-jumping, diversity-crazed headcases. That's who catayzes change. Despite the continued turmoil of our economy, the ongoing battles around education and healthcare reform, and the daunting task ahead for so many companies to rebuild from near-death, optimism prevailed during the past 48 hours. Innovators are a unique bunch. The glass is ALWAYS half full.

BIF-5 Is Here!

Chris Flanagan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:35:13 -0700

One of the best things about participating in the BIF-5 Summit is connecting with a new network of instigators, collaborators and friends. Our event kicks off tomorrow with a fabulous lineup of storytellers who will share their first-hand accounts of what it takes to drive real innovation.

Getting Practically Radical with Co-Host Bill Taylor

Melissa Withers — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:46:34 -0700

This year we added a new twist to the BIF Summit format, opening up an opportunity for six members of the audience to take the stage along with BIF-5 co-host Bill Taylor. Drawing inspiration from Bill's new book, Practically Radical, we have selected six innovators from the BIF-5 audience who understand that you can't innovate by being "a little bit" better than everybody else.

BIF Honored by Providence Business News at 2009 Innovation Awards

Melissa Withers — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:25:58 -0700

BIF was pleased to be among those honored at the 2009 Rhode Island Innovation Awards, co-hosted by the Providence Business News and Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. BIF was a finalist in the "Innovation Champion" catagory. The catagory was created to honor organizations that, through programs and services, encourage, inspire and enable innovation in the community.