Leaps of faith
For 25 years, Mike Lazaridis has been perfecting the technology behind Canada's most popular invention:the BlackBerry. Now he's using his curious mindand his moneyto help discover the next Einstein
IDEAS AND INNOVATION
Compact explosion
India's Tata Nano launches the race for the world's cheapest car
IDEAS AND INNOVATION
The Idea Factory
How did Ideo become the reigning king of product makeovers? By declaring no challenge too big or solution too small
IDEAS AND INNOVATION
The Storyteller
It takes a marketer like Marc Stoiber to look deep into the heart of a soulless conglomerate and discover its granola core
IDEAS AND INNOVATION
Green giant
In the battle to tame Canada's greenhouse emissions, B.C.'s Gordon Campbell is the undisputed heavyweight
IDEAS AND INNOVATION
Changing Gears
Rotman's Ideo-inspired design initiative is prepping the CEOs of tomorrow to think beyond the next buck
Gilgan's Island
A factory to make houses? That's the biggest thing that distinguishes Mattamy Homes. But it's not the most important onethat would be Peter Gilgan, who found that accountancy just wasn't detailed enough
Blame Canada
Whenever Canadian exports get gored in the U.S., Senator Max Baucus has a hand in it. Right or wrong, the man from Montana winsit's his system, after all
RoB magazine's 16 nods
For the third year, Walrus dominates national magazine awards with 37 nominations; Globe tops business periodicals
Eric Reguly
Too huge to neglect
With the U.S. spiralling into a recession, we need a trade agreement with Europeand fast
Gimme much more
Investors need more data on companies and the bigwigs who run themand it should be the law
Jennifer Wells
Is too much sex possible?
Apparently not if you're trying to sell Cosmo TV to Canada's "fun, fearless" single gals
Corporate Governess
No time out and there's no time like the present
A free company BlackBerry can be a Trojan Horse invading your personal time; how to gracefully decline a promotion
Big Idea
Patently absurd
You can't do anything in software these days without running the risk of being sued by a patent piratejust ask Apple, Sears and Kellogg's. Maybe it's time to abolish these innovation killers
Off the Clock
Away from home
You'd think the head of Home Depot Canada would spend her weekends renovating a room or two. Try jetting off to London or Beijing
Exit Interview
Time to take a hike
Jones Soda founder Peter van Stolk seeks new forms of fizz




















