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New York’s Fashion Industry Reveals a New Truth About Economic Clusters

Harvard Business Review

The Garment District’s agglomeration economies foster the freedom necessary for creativity to thrive, which is part and parcel of how great dresses are made in the first place. The great urbanist Jane Jacobs once remarked that “diversity is natural to big cities.” Let that be a lesson as we watch the runways and the flashing lights.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

Make you more innovative. Your network’s strategic advantage and, therefore, the extent to which it helps you step up to leadership, depends on three qualities: Breadth: Strong relationships with a diverse range of contacts. Breadth: How Diverse Is Your Network? It can keep you informed. Teach you new things.

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