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Tag Archives: Richard Florida
Organizational Sociology & Google’s Enterprise Prediction Markets
Graduate student Ben Spigel’s comment on Richard Florida’s blog: About a decade ago, a group of cognitive scientists looking at Bell Labs found that all things being equal, the chances of two scientists collaborating was 4 times higher if they … Continue reading →
Posted in Analysis (Meta), Business, Cases, Consulting
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Tagged Ben Spigel, corporate prediction markets, Dartmouth College, economic analyst, enterprise prediction markets, Eric Zitzewitz, Google, internal prediction markets, Justin Wolfers, organizational sociology, Pennsylvania, prediction markets, private prediction markets, Richard Florida, Robin Hanson, University of Pennsylvania
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The Myth Of Creativity – Innovation matters, but releasing your inner bohemian isn’t the answer.
Robin Hanson: Creativity is in. Seminars teach employees to “think outside the box” and release their inner Picasso. Managers preach innovation, and today’s rich and powerful prefer to describe themselves as creative heroes, valiantly besting the naysayers to bring us … Continue reading →
Posted in Analysis (Meta), Economics, Entrepreneurship, Inventions & Innovations
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Tagged actor, Andy Rooney, CBS News, cell phones, CEO, GMU professor, manager, musician, New York, Open Institute Of Prediction Markets, prediction markets, Richard Florida, Robin Hanson, San Francisco, Smart Board, tool vs. decision-aid tool
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