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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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