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Connect Inventors with the Right Problems

Harvard Business Review

Some firms hired expert industry consultants to help them find ideas outside their firms, but these individuals, too, had (and still have) limited knowledge, and in some cases conflicts of interest. The best ones often are working with a firm’s competitors. How else would they really know what’s going on?).

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How Risk Reduction Is (and Isn't) Rocket Science

Harvard Business Review

This approach ensured that project resources were properly allocated where they were really needed and minimized conflicts of interest and management overhead. Leveraging Executive Sponsors. It stands to reason that good project management requires active executive sponsorship.

Project 16
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How Risk Reduction Is (and Isn't) Rocket Science

Harvard Business Review

This approach ensured that project resources were properly allocated where they were really needed and minimized conflicts of interest and management overhead. Leveraging Executive Sponsors. It stands to reason that good project management requires active executive sponsorship.

Project 14