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Recombination is not enough

Recombination is not enough

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Ana Andjelic
Sep 26, 2014
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Yesterday, I’ve seen Adrian Ho’s post “Blending Skills in New Ways” over atZeus Jones’ blog. It reminded me of stuff that I read in organizational theory a few years back. Mostly, it reminded me that recombination is not sufficient for innovation.

Instead, it is a productive friction between multiple perspectives that secures continued adaptation in the …

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