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Jun 2019
20m 41s

Why You Need Innovation Capital — And Ho...

Harvard Business Review
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Nathan Furr, assistant professor of strategy at INSEAD, researches what makes great innovative leaders, and he reveals how they develop and spend “innovation capital.” Like social or political capital, it’s a power to motivate employees, win the buy-in of stakeholders, and sell breakthrough products. Furr argues that innovation capital is something everyone ... Show More
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