Every year BusinessWeek ranks the most innovative companies in the world, based on a survey of top executives by Boston Consulting Group. In the survey, Apple has ranked #1 in innovation for the past four years.
This year, the publication is asking reader to weigh in with their own opinions in an online poll:
2009 Most Innovative Companies
Apple ranked No. 1 in 2008’s Most Innovative Companies ranking. Does Apple deserve its reputation?
– Yes
– No
Which of the 2008 Most Innovative Companies should NOT have been on the list?
– Drop down menu of companies
MacDailyNews Note: Surprise! We chose Microsoft.
How have the economic and financial crises affected innovation at your company?
– Innovation budget cut
– Innovation budget unchanged
– Innovation budget increased
Is innovation of financial investments a good or bad thing?
– Good
– Bad
What would you tell your boss to boost innovation at your company?
– Drop down list of options
Will U.S. companies lead the world in innovation?
– Yes
– No
Will Indian and Chinese companies overtake U.S. companies in innovation?
– Yes
– No
Name a publicly traded company that’s dealing with the downturn in an innovative way, and how.
– Text input box
MacDailyNews Note: We replied: Apple Inc. “We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our company was that we were just going to invest our way through the downturn, that we weren’t going to lay off people, that we’d taken a tremendous amount of effort to get them into Apple in the first place — the last thing we were going to do is lay them off. And we were going to keep funding. In fact we were going to up our R&D budget so that we would be ahead of our competitors when the downturn was over. And that’s exactly what we did. And it worked. And that’s exactly what we’ll do this time.” – Apple CEO Steve Jobs, February 2008
What is the most innovative company most people haven’t heard of yet?
– Text input box
MacDailyNews Note: We replied: Fusion-io (due mainly to the Woz factor).
Which is more important to you today: Taking risks or stability?
– Taking risks
– Stability
Take the poll here.
MacDailyNews Take: You know what to do.
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TIME Magazine: Microsoft’s Windows Vista ‘an embarassment to the good name of American innovation’ – February 02, 2007
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Pioneer Press: Windows Vista shows ‘Apple is an innovation engine; Microsoft, not so much’ – January 29, 2007
Ballmer: I’m Microsoft’s ‘primary champion of innovation’ – July 27, 2006
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Apple Computer consistent innovator again and again over 30 years – March 26, 2006
Apple Computer No. 1 on Fortune’s ‘Most Admired for Innovation 2006’ list – March 14, 2006
Fortune: Apple Computer the most admired company for innovation in 2006 – February 22, 2006
PC World: Microsoft innovation – an oxymoron – September 14, 2005
Comprehensive survey names Apple Computer the world’s most innovative company – July 22, 2005
Apple Computer tops The 2005 Wired 40 list of companies leading tech innovation – April 25, 2005
