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The New World of Beta Curation

Strategy Driven

The other, smaller and rarer, is decentralized, horizontal, and inclusive. Organizations need to have dozens, maybe hundreds, of individual experts, fully capable of idea generation and innovative thought. A CEO I counsel keeps a notebook on his desk with the heading: What makes you happy? I call it Alpha.

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Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit

Harvard Business Review

Without realizing it, even well-managed businesses versed in modern management practices can generate an environment that is hostile to innovation. For all of these reasons, large companies need to have a distinct Innovation Unit headed up by a senior executive who ideally reports to the CEO.