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Surefire Predictions and Why Doomsayers are Wrong

Harvard Business Review

Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs. Designers will become even more valued members of product development and planning teams in every field. Already the idea of encore careers is taking hold.

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Surefire Predictions and Why Doomsayers are Wrong

Harvard Business Review

Innovative forms of financing, such as Kickstarter, will continue to grow, also invented by social entrepreneurs. Designers will become even more valued members of product development and planning teams in every field. Already the idea of encore careers is taking hold.

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Many CEOs Aren’t Breakthrough Innovators (and That’s OK)

Harvard Business Review

However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. This would mean, for example, working in R&D to lead pharma innovation, new product development for high tech, and product design or merchandising for fashion retail.

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