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From Trust to Innovation

A great leader envisions success and recognizes that its path relies on the talents of others. With the right talent and approach, “success” can often exceed the vision.

Hard Lessons for a Soft Drink

What the "New Coke" failure teaches us about innovation

As innovation junkies, we spend a lot of time studying success stories. Which got us to thinking recently about the flip side — the blunders, and what we learn from them. 

Gambling on Innovation

How Business Intelligence Helped Caesars Out-Think the Recession

How to Create More Room for Innovation

Build a bigger box

Magic Beans

Psychometric tools that predict employee success

Once upon a time America’s industries measured productivity in tons of steel, board feet of wood, or cars off the assembly line.  Now, our economy relies on ideas – marketing, service, and information. Increasingly, our employees are our product. 

Church Bells Chime for AT&T

The 200-ft steeple at Holy Cross Church in Federal Hill will soon evangelize a different message.

Mind Over Machines Takes Its Place Among Top Baltimore Firms

Mind Over Machines has once again been recognized in the Baltimore Business Journal’s (BBJ’s) 2011 Book of Lists as a leading web design and software development firm.   A highly sought-after business tool, the BBJ’s Book of Lists is a leading resource for industry leaders in the Baltimore area. 

Mind Over Machines Quality Practices Take the Cake

Mind Over Machines continues to raise the bar of excellence, helping leaders - like you - achieve business results that matter.

Game-Changer

What college football can teach us about innovation

You’ll be reading this just after the Super Bowl, when America’s gridiron heroes have hung up their cleats for another season, but I’m writing in December, and the college football national championship game has yet to be played. 

The Genius of Madness

Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk made big dreams a reality.  Will you?

The observation that genius and insanity are two sides of a coin dates at least to the ancient Greeks.  A Swedish study in May proclaimed the line between insanity and creativity “wafer thin.”