Solving big challenges with breakthrough levels of innovation

Solving big challenges with breakthrough levels of innovation: using collaboration effectively to make this happen.

Extract from HBR Blog Network – Paul Ellingstad and Charmian Love:

Collaboration is the new “it” trend in business strategy circles these days. Everyone is talking about it. And most people believe it’s necessary if we’re going to solve the world’s seemingly intractable problems — such as poverty, climate change, access to education and healthcare, creating renewable energy sources, and increasing global security. Technology has dramatically simplified our ability to access, analyze, and act on ever-expanding volumes of information, and to do so more effectively by connecting and collaborating.

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