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Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction

Harvard Business Review

Extrapolating from past trends is useful but limiting in a world of accelerating technological change. Singapore has overtaken Silicon Valley as the world’s innovation hub after FDA regulation prompts a brain drain from California. They simply would have confirmed their existing concerns. Science fiction can help.

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

The authorities accepted the increased risks from concentrated telecommunications, financial, and radio industries, among others, for the prospect of future efficiencies and innovation. However, they argue that these firms achieve their “superstar” status with superior quality, lower costs, or greater innovation.