"Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship." -- Peter Drucker

"What do you see as the next big thing in terms of technology innovation?"

"What do you see as the next big thing in terms of business innovation?"

"If you were building an organization today, versus running an established organization, are lessons from prior economic periods relevant? Why?"

"How do you see the nature of organizations changing -- e.g., more green computing, less offices, more virtual work, more expertise based networks?"

"Since the theme is agility in times of transition, what are the major economic, social and technological trends you see impacting organizations today and in the future?"

These are just the warm up questions that three of us will be answering at the UW Innovation in Information Management fall conference. Nothing like having real questions that you can sink your teeth into!