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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity. Small and large companies alike are experimenting with these concepts.

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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.