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Organizational Innovations for Modern Enterprise

5   Intellectual Freedom

THE MYTH: Great minds think alike.

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  When this myth is taken for granted by people in companies, it starts to work its mischief. The way this happens is usually some variant of the following: Someone with clout in the company comes up with an idea. This person enjoys this clout either because of the strength of their previous ideas, or merely because... ... read the 286 words that used to be in this web article by buying...
 

The old adage; 'Great minds think alike' - couldn't be further from the truth. Avoid trouble by knowing better and thinking differently.
... Chapter 5 Excerpt: 'Intellectual Freedom'
 
Can people recognize a good idea when they see one? The answer to this question is iffy. When a good idea arises in an organization, the answer is even less reliable. Why have so many companies had such a hard time generating, recognizing and acting on good ideas? The short answer is that many companies are crowded with people who are passive and even politicized. To a great extent, this is due to the ways in which new ideas are brought into the company's "frame of reference".
 
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