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Failure is Part of Innovation

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By Linda Fisher Thornton To Innovate, Rethink the Blueprint If we just try to make something better using the design blueprint that we've always used, it is very difficult to innovate. Using the blueprint we have used in the past ties us to the assumptions and limitations of those blueprints.

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Differences or Inclusion – Which Are We Focusing On?

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And that's a good thing for productivity and innovation, isn't it? That may not seem like a profound statement at first, but think about it for a moment. Diversity is about having different types of employees, right? It is a good thing. But it's not enough.

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2011 Most Ethical Companies

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You may choose to rank based on Trust, Ethical Leadership, Innovation, Revenue, Advertising Spending or Industry. It's interesting to see the names change when you compare the revenue rankings to the ethical leadership rankings.

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