The Best of the September Issue

 

August 12, 2015 by Best of the Issue Idea Watch Gazing at Nature Makes You More Productive Kate Lee Go ahead, look out the window. Idea Watch Luxury Branding Below the Radar Harvard Business Review Staff The days of in-your-face logos are over. Feature The Organizational Apology Maurice E. Schweitzer, Alison Wood Brooks, and Adam D. Galinsky What makes an effective mea culpa. Feature Design for Action Tim Brown and Roger Martin How IDEO does it. Interview How Indra Nooyi Turned Design Thinking Into Strategy Adi Ignatius “A well-designed product is one you fall in love with. Or you hate,” says PepsiCo’s CEO. Synthesis Collaborate for Real Alison Beard It needs to be more than just a buzzword. Managing Yourself How to Embrace Complex Change Linda Brimm Facing a big career transition? Take a deep breath and read this.

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