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The “secret sauce” of Google’s idea generation

September 11, 2019

In Reinventing the Organization, Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich explain “how companies can deliver radically greater value in fast-changing markets.” They focus on several companies, including Amazon, Facebook, and Google, in the U.S.; Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent in China; and…

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How Amazon Comes Up with Its Best Ideas

September 6, 2019

In Reinventing the Organization, Arthur Heung and Dave Ulrich explain “how companies can deliver radically greater value in fast-changing markets.” They focus on several companies, including Amazoin, Facebook, and Google, in the U.S.; Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent in China; and…

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The Big Nine: A book review by Bob Morris

March 10, 2019

The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity Amy Webb Public Affairs (March 2019) So many questions: Great peril or great opportunity? Both? Neither? Who decides? As author Shoshana Zuboff explains, The Age of…

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Michael Evans of Alibaba on Singles Day and Olympic Rowing

January 7, 2019

A longtime Goldman Sachs banker now helps oversee the Chinese e-commerce behemoth. Here is David Gelles’ profile of Michael Evans of Alibaba for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here.…

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Extreme Teams: A book review by Bob Morris

February 24, 2017

Extreme Teams: Why Pixar, Netflix, Airbnb, and Other Cutting-Edge Companies Succeed Where Most Fail Robert Bruce Shaw AMACOM (January 2017) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that…

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Matchmakers: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2016

Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee Harvard Business Review Press (June 2016) How to help those with a need for a product or service to connect with those who can provide it, The…

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Platform Revolution: A book review by Bob Morris

March 27, 2016

Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy—And How to Make Them Work for You Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary W. W. Norton & Company March 2016) How to accelerate connectivity and interaction,…

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Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on “How Men Can Succeed in the Boardroom and the Bedroom”

March 13, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from the fourth installment of a series of articles in the “Women at Work” series by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and…

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Dataclysm: A book review by Bob Morris

September 30, 2014

Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One’s Looking) Christian Rudder Crown (2014) Noah had his flood and it ended. Now we have ours and it will never end. To what does the title of this book refer? According…

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The Tim Ferriss Interview of Peter Thiel

September 19, 2014

“Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost I am grateful to Tim Ferris for so many reasons, including his published works and his on-going blog. He is a thought leader, to be sure, but also an active participant in…

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