This is a great way to describe certain innovation models:
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"The best bet for corporate R.& D. labs is to adopt a “federated” model that leverages all the innovative work by outsiders in universities, start-ups, business partners and government labs. The corporate lab’s role, then, is to be more of a coordinator and integrator of innovation, from both outside and inside the company walls."
~ Michael Schrage [Center for Digital Business at the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T.]
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