editorial
Leading or Managing?; Improv and Innovation

making sense of change
In a world of rapidly advancing technology, someone has to keep things under control. By Wade H. Shaw

improv engineering
A comedy producer imparts some idea-generating tips he's learned on the job. By Jean Thilmany

experiment ... early and often
To create a truly innovative product, you have to be willing to tinker. But establishing a culture to support that can be surprisingly hard.
By Jean Thilmany

developmental overload
How does it happen? How can you manage it?
By Bradford L. Goldense and John R. Power

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