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Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote

Harvard Business Review

We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. Battle lines are quickly drawn. Having grown weary of both sides of the debate, I was curious; did Ford utter those words?

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Does Your Company Come Across as Too Male?

Harvard Business Review

He had no idea that the ad they’d just run to launch their latest mass-market device was so completely male-oriented. Whether it’s in recruiting materials or executive speeches, in advertising or marketing messaging, companies tend to talk in stereotypes, even if they have female-dominated marketing teams.