Technological Hero Lee Davenport Dies at 95: Here are his 7 Rules for Innovation(xconomy.com)

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Technological Hero Lee Davenport Dies at 95: Here are his 7 Rules for Innovation

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2011/10/03/lee-davenport-a-technological-hero-dies-at-95-here-are-his-7-rules-for-fostering-innovation/

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jsavimbi15 yıl önce

> 7) Hire young blood. A research staff’s average age must not increase even one year per annum. In a high-tech lab, a nice average is under 35.

Oh man, that needs some updating.

robertbud115 yıl önce

which way are you thinking? down or up?

jsavimbi15 yıl önce

I'd have to take the average up a couple of years. ~40 probably. There exponential growth of information, processes and technology makes it hard for someone to gain the blanket knowledge by their early thirties that would enable them to be the person they could've been twenty or thirty years ago.