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Creating Breakthroughs at 3M

Effectuation Team
May 10, 2016 3:33:54 PM

"Companies say they want breakthrough products but most are far more adept at making incremental improvements to existing lines. A pioneering division at 3M successfully navigated a process that leads to breakthrough thinking."

download the full article posted on Eric von Hippel's academic homepage.

Publication:
Harvard Business Review
Author(s):
Eric von Hippel
Stefan Thompke
Mary Sonnack
Relevant Principles:
Pilot-in-the-Plane (Control vs. Predict)
External Link:

PDF 50X50-13M Article by Eric von Hippel (download)

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