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Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage
Austin, Robert D.; Pisano, Gary P.Article HBS-R1703F-EMany people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary skills, including in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse talent--and are seeing productivity gains, quality improve...Starting at €8.20
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The Right Way to Lead Design Thinking
Bason, Christian; Austin, Robert D.Article HBS-R1902F-EThe authors studied almost two dozen major design-thinking projects within large private- and public-sector organizations in five countries and found that effective leadership is critical to their success. They focused not on how individual design teams did their work but on how the senior executives who commissioned the work interacted with and enabled it. To employees accustomed to being told to be rational and objective, design-thinking method...Starting at €8.20
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High Margins and the Quest for Aesthetic Coherence
Austin, Robert D.Article HBS-F0801C-EStrategyThe key to selling well-designed, well-crafted products at high margins is the aesthetic coherence of the company and its goods. Embodying that ideal isn't easy, but it's possible if you avoid three temptations.Starting at €8.20