Two related trends characterize the recent past: value propositions are migrating from the physical to the informational, and value creation is shifting from firms to consumers. These two trends meet in the phenomenon of ‘consumer generated intellectual property' (CGIP). In this paper, we...

From the seclusion of monastic life to the noise of Silicon Valley, the ancient practice of mindfulness has ‘come out of the cloister.' As an antidote to mindless cognition and behavior, the practice of mindfulness — with its principle of grounding attention in the present moment — has...