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Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink

Harvard Business Review

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". We have no issue with the importance of the creative individual to generate focused and powerful ideas.

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“Government Entrepreneur” is Not an Oxymoron

Harvard Business Review

Amidst the acrimony, it seems hard to imagine that public leaders could envision and operate such a platform, or that private innovators could work with them more collaboratively on it — but it’s not impossible. Without more public entrepreneurship, it’s hard to imagine meeting our public challenges or making the most of private innovation.