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Why Innovators Should Study the Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire

Harvard Business Review

From the thirteenth century on, the Arsenal nurtured creativity and spurred innovation and entrepreneurship in the construction of its galleys. Merchants and traders played the game of incremental innovation by focusing on efficiency and optimization. What’s the lesson for entrepreneurs and innovators today?

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

But determining whether AI crime-fighting solutions are a good strategic fit for a company depends on whether the benefits outweigh the risks that accompany them. Below, we explain some of the steps they’re taking: Evaluating the strategic fit. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS. Assessing and mitigating internal risks.

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The Right Kind of Conflict Leads to Better Products

Harvard Business Review

” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. Heat degrades the substrate of innovation, while light catalyzes it.” Lilly’s research shows these same effects can happen between members of alliance innovation teams.