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Learn to Get Better at Transitions

Harvard Business Review

Or they can come from without, the land of restructurings and layoffs, divorce or other major life shifts. What kind of people energize you, and what kind of environments shut you down? Essentially, you are market-testing your new plan, and figuring out where you are most needed and appreciated. Letting the outside in.

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How Not to Unwittingly Reveal Company Secrets

Harvard Business Review

Here's a quick quiz: Have you ever tweeted your business-travel plans? A few tweets or Facebook comments about a work project can give a competitor valuable insight into a company's product plans, and travel information might suggest that marketers or salespeople are aiming at new clients or regions.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating.

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A New Model for Innovation in Big Companies

Harvard Business Review

They pay upwards of $300K to $1 million to consultancy firms that conduct market analyses and in-depth need-finding, identify new opportunities, generate promising ideas, and, often, develop ideas into working prototypes. The client company then refines these concepts and prototypes and takes them to market. A Different Approach.