The 2007 Fast Company piece makes fascinating browsing as it explores the "intersection of business and design".
The slide show is here.
Sam Lucente, HP's first ever VP of Design's observations about the value of design across the organization caught my attention, right down to a "Design Capability Index".
An interesting theme is the rise of environmental responsibility in design and architect/interior designer Phillipe Starck's focus on "good":
"The style of tomorrow will be the freedom and recognition of difference. We must replace the name 'beautiful' by the name 'good.' Beautiful means nothing."
~ Jenny Ambrozek
