The Innovation Nobody Can Measure
Why do the most promising innovation programs inside big companies keep getting killed — even when they're working? Host Kevin McGinnis shares the story of Hack Friday, a hackathon program he helped build inside Sprint that grew in popularity month after month, only to be shut down for not producing a "shippable" solution fast enough. In this solo episode, Kevin argues that story isn't unique — it's a symptom of how corporations structure innovation itself. He draws on research from sociologist Ronald Burt, author Frans Johansson, and the economic concept of absorptive capacity to explain why…
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