Do We Really Need Banks?

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Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. INNOVATION HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile Do We Really Need Banks? Jaideep Prabhu and Navi Radjou The developing world is showing us what the future of banking could look like. This post is part of the new HBR Debate "Finance: The Way Forward." Share your views and join the debate today » What Copycats Know About Innovation Harvard Business IdeaCast Imitation isn't just the sincerest form of flattery; it's smart business strategy. Read more. How to Challenge Your Industry Dogma Umair Haque Apple proved it was revolutionary by challenging existing dogma. Now it's your turn. Read more. Daniel Pink on How the 21st Century Brain Affects Creativity Andrew Keen With greater emphasis on right-brain skills, the information age will give way to the conceptual age. Read more. Wanted: A First National Bank of Innovation Harvard Business Review Article Historically, the U.S. economy has been about ideas, experiment, and exploration. U.S. dynamism — the country's ability and proclivity to innovate — depends on multiplicity: variety among new ideas, a pluralism of beliefs among financiers, and diversity among consumers. But dynamism has been in decline. The 4 Ps of Innovation Scott Anthony Here's how to capture an idea's potential. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT BEST SELLERS Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials Financial Intelligence Collection HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Guide to Better Business Writing ADVERTISEMENT Oxford Career Acceleration Programme For professionals who want to move to senior management roles, or to stand out in a highly competitive job market. Interactive seminars, lectures, case study discussion and personal coaching provide high impact development in leadership, complexity of globalisation, sustainability, emerging markets. Learn more » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Innovation" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)