When people say, “Think outside the box,” the box I picture is Bisquick. That’s a popular baking mix, of course, and it’s also what General Mills used to call the biscuits you could make with it. My ...

“Innovation, most of the time, is simply taking A, B, C and D — which already exist — and putting them together in a form called E.” — Wolfgang Schmitt, chairman, Rubbermaid Corp. I distinctly recall ...