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Why Rational People Can’t Succeed as Economic Forecasters

Harvard Business Review

Bullock and Warren Persons of the Harvard Economic Service, who are almost completely forgotten now but briefly wielded global influence. Babson really believes in historical trends. He’s just a trend analyst. Fisher doesn’t think trends are important at all; instead he believes in causation.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.