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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. For example, Bezos has developed deep expertise in software engineering, robotics, information technology, devices (e.g., and we like to stick to our knitting.

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Five Power Skills for Discovering Radical Ideas

Harvard Business Review

When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Frugal innovations require frugal thinking — an ability to engineer cost?conscious Think Frugally.

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