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A new sort of company. First there was ‘Open Innovation’ (a new business model enlisting the expertise of outsiders to help companies innovate), and now ‘Intellectual Ventures’. Good or bad (the firm has important detractors, it’s certainly interesting..

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What is wrong? Why is the US struggeling in this important sector where the likes of other advanced economies like Japan and Germany are still successful?

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Harrassing men on the workfloor..

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Now this kicks out some inefficiencies..

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A very good idea from a venerable management expert, with a surprising amount of benefits…

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Last week we wrote something on the role of short-term incentives in the financial crisis and companies as communities. Turns out much more illustrious people than ourselves are also arguing this (eerily similar, actually), no less than management guru Henry Mintzberg..

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McKinsey did a survey on the uses of the new collaborative (so called Web 2.0) applications like blogs, podcasts, and wiki’s. Here is a quick overview of their findings, and some comments from us.

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Products that enable consumers to position their identity within a conversation (about the consumer experience) will turn consumers into avid advocacies. It’s a way to start powerful word-of-mouth campaigns that supersede the old mass production marketing paradigm.

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Some useful ideas from McKinsey.

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