collaboration

Katrina Watkins stood on her front porch in Detroit’s McDougall-Hunt neighborhood staring at the vacant, overgrown stretch of land across the street.“I…

The Next IdeaIn a past life, Sile O'Modhrain edited audio for BBC radio."At the time I was working," she says, "I could edit using a razor blade and tape"…

The Next IdeaCollaboration between people of different backgrounds, expertise and points of view is one of the key drivers of innovation.There’s one entry…

The Next Idea“We never know where the next big innovation is going to come from.” That’s a common phrase we hear over and over, and it is true. Yet rarely…

The Next Idea I own a brewery in Michigan. Sometimes I still can’t believe I actually get to say that and have it be true. Thousands of home brewers and…

The Next IdeaWhen we hear the term “perfect storm,” the image that generally comes to mind is one of a high-level disaster.The phrase is relatively new,…

The Next IdeaFor new ideas to flourish, for innovations to truly take hold and change our communities, we hear all the time that we in Michigan need to…

The Next IdeaWhen people think of Michigan, a number of iconic images come to mind – a long assembly line, acres of cherry orchards, miles of gorgeous…

The Next IdeaLiving in Michigan, we experience incivility on a daily basis, from simply driving down pot-hole filled roads to attending public meetings to…

The Next IdeaThe world is rapidly changing, in case you haven’t noticed. How we fundamentally interact with businesses, with government, and with each…