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Why Germany Dominates the U.S. in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

in the most radical technologies. As a consequence, Germany doesn’t only seek to form new industries, it also infuses its existing industries with new ideas and technologies. by contrast, lets old industries die instead of renewing them with new technologies and innovation. But the fairy tale that the U.S.

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Why Social Ventures Need Systems Thinking

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to the pace of change in information technology over the last quarter century, we have been conditioned to believe that a single innovative company driven by a visionary entrepreneur can change the world. public school classroom, he approached the task with the mentality of a successful serial entrepreneur.

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