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Innovating the Toyota, and YouTube, Way

Harvard Business Review

As global innovators, however, they share a remarkable core value and best practice: they invest in the innovative capabilities of their suppliers. The more deeply Jim's essays discussed the nature of supplier relationships, work-flow and value creation in lean enterprise, the keener the connection with YouTube's Space.

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Why Can’t U.S. Health Care Costs Be Cut in Half?

Harvard Business Review

America — and many other countries — need an audacious goal to get off the unsustainable path. What if the United States set itself the goal of cutting healthcare costs in half — without sacrificing quality, and in about a decade? He didn’t do it by making cars shoddier or offshoring production to low-wage countries.