Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- "The things you make-the ideas you chase and the ideas that chase you-will ultimately define your career," writes Tony Fadell.

But what if these new insights are really ancient wisdom? Is there anything new under the management sun? Does the art and science of management depend less on inventing new ideas than on remembering what is already known? Are the really sharp managers curious, able to see without judging, taking an idea from biology or physics, and profitably applying it in their organisation?

Every few months, a new management concept arrives. It's a long list: agile, design thinking, disruptive innovation, customer centricity, ecosystems, stakeholder capitalism, lean management, platform strategy, transfor...