Microsoft Research Keeps Dreaming Big

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September 03, 2009
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY INNOVATION Microsoft Research Keeps Dreaming Big Rick Rashid encourages thinkers at Microsoft's inhouse research arm to let their minds wander as they look to the future   MORE TOP STORIES THE FUTURE OF TECH A Radical Rethink of R&D It's a new world of collaboration across companies and nations. IBM is launching a major new experiment, while Microsoft keeps dreaming big. The question is whether anyone can come up with the breakthroughs to create millions of new jobs INNOVATION Rationalizing American Health Care How Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute revamped its operations without affecting quality of care ENTERTAINMENT Disney to Buy Marvel for $4 Billion The deal will give Disney a host of strong characters—Spider-Man, X-Men, and others—that it can sell to teen boys TECH & YOU Snow Leopard: An Upgrade in Camouflage The power of Apple's new Mac operating system is mostly under the hood ARCHITECTURE Architect Jeanne Gang's Curvy Rise Architect Jeanne Gang talks about her detective work behind the sinuous balconies that adorn her acclaimed high-rise building in downtown Chicago VOICES OF INNOVATION Name to Know: Architect Jeanne Gang She's bringing the sensuousness of nature, the sustainability of LEED building, and the thrill of the new to Chicago and beyond  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS iContact, Email Communication Experts  Try This Simple, But Powerful Email Marketing Tool. Free Trial Free Forrester Risk Management Report  Demystifying Enterprise Risk Management. Download Free With Registration. Online PHR Certificate Program w/ Villanova Univ  SHRM Approved HR Certificate Program from Villanova University. 100% Online - Find Out More Now! Secure Recruiting Platfrom  Complete SaaS Talent Platform Software (Pre/Post-Hire) View a FREE DEMO now! Wind Energy Stock – NWND  Alternative Energy Investment. National Wind Solutions. Invest. Buy a link now! This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy here. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

Inside: This Week in Innovation This week we take a closer look at Microsoft Research, the software giant's in-house innovation lab, where researchers are given free rein to explore areas that interest them, even when financial payoff may not be obvious. Also, come read about how Moffitt Cancer Research Center applied design thinking to revamp operations without affecting the quality of its patient care. -- Helen Walters E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  NEWSLETTERS   INNOVATION PODCAST Getting to Plan B Building a better business model   Advertisement   Reader Poll: Special Issue Trouble at the office? In surveys, blogs, polls, and social media, BusinessWeek collaborated with readers to identify problems at work. Together we found answers.    IN YOUR FACE: SIRIUS XM Reader Matt Writes: "I cancelled my Sirius XM subscription. The saddest part is that I was almost a 5-year customer, and they let me leave without a peep." Sponsored by Tres Generaciones Tequila Tell Us: How Could Sirius Better Retain Customers?     NEXT: INNOVATION TOOLS & TRENDS >> Like the majority of info-tech companies, Symphony Services emphasizes innovation, but its outcome-based business model really forces it to deliver the goods. In the past 18 months, clients have accepted 2,000 ideas—ranging from improving processes to creating IP—and implemented 500; 33 ideas have been patented. -- Venessa Wong POST YOUR OWN COMMENTS Visit Our Other Blogs Auto Beat Bangalore Tigers Blogspotting Brand New Day Byte of the Apple Economics Unbound European Insight Fine On Media Games, Inc. GreenBiz Hot Property Investing Insights Management IQ New Technology in Asia NEXT: Innovation Tools & Trends NussbaumOnDesign Tech Beat Working Parents Advertisement