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Negotiating Innovation and Control

Harvard Business Review

The company's core control mechanisms — the means by which it decides how to allocate resources, start and stop projects, and so on — were organized to do one thing: minimize mistakes. No one would ever say it that way, but it clearly explained why even seemingly simple decisions required consensus and multiple rounds of meetings.

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Before Hiring a Design Partner, Consider This

Harvard Business Review

It''s your job to pour what you know into the project and travel with the team: think of it as an equal partnership. Once you''ve reached consensus on which idea to activate, it is critical to push the pause button and honestly assess whether your organization is able to execute the chosen solution. Design Project management'