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Making Sense of Our Very Competitive, Super Monopolistic Economy

Harvard Business Review

It offered far more movies than its smaller rivals, used computers to better manage that inventory, and designed its stores to be bright and family friendly. economy may be succumbing to what he calls “the Medici cycle,” named for the powerful family of medieval Florence. Power to protect money.”

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How to Use Uncertainty and Surprise for Breakthroughs

LDRLB

Some companies and leaders have experienced the inherent value of uncertainty and surprise, and actually use it to out-innovate the competition: Intuit’s flagship product was Quicken, the leading software program for managing home finances.