Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2011

In an adjacent office was a colleague who had written something like 12 books and was an internationally recognized scholar in the area of organizational innovation. Robert Merton was 46 when he won the award. Merton had the office on the other side of my office. He had a beautiful summer house near Cape Cod.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 26, 2012

Todd Henry is the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas. He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Google outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt liked to think of his online search tool as a "serendipity engine.". Merton and Elinor Barber.). So how might serendipity help us refine our understanding of innovation? Innovation is as much about looking at the past as it is about anticipating the future. History matters.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

I was thinking about that story by Thomas Merton during a recent board meeting. The CEO and CFO were marching through their 112-slide presentation. Minority viewpoints have been proven to aid the quality of decision making in juries, by teams, and for the purpose of innovation. But it's a skill worth pursuing.

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