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How Being A Generalist Can Help You Adapt And Innovate

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers looked specifically at the development of the Microsoft Kinect, which was released back in 2010 as an accessory to the Xbox gaming console. Last, but not least, they created a timeline of publications where the Kinect technology was used to determine who the early adopters were. Driving innovation.

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To Create Change, Leadership Is More Important Than Authority

Harvard Business Review

Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Yet Semmelweis and Antioco had not only authority, but also had the facts on their side and were willing to risk their careers. Semmelweis was castigated by the medical community and died in an insane asylum, ironically of an infection he contracted while under medical care.