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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

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The Metamorphosis of the CIO

Harvard Business Review

Eventually, businesses became department stores, specialty stores and malls, and finally, today''s e-businesses and networked organizations that support them. Only a small percentage came up with anything that was truly innovative. This is very different from the way large businesses have operated for decades.

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How Leaders Can Let Go Without Losing Control

Harvard Business Review

The birds coordinate themselves with remarkable agility to find food and avoid attacks. Over centuries, the military has developed an approach to managing “ the fog of war.” Without doctrine, it’s impossible for managers to let go without losing control. Google has its nine principles of innovation.