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The Way Social Media Strengthen Innovation

Ed Bernstein & Greg Holden Wednesday April 03, 2013 3:15pm
  • News & Press Releases
  • social media
  • Malcolm Gladwell
  • Networking
  • R&D
  • ROR
  • social networking
  • tipping point

A counterpoint to Malcolm Gladwell’s “Rule of 150” that argues in favor of maintaining weak ties with individuals outside your network to stimulate out of the box thinking.

http://iriwebblog.org/2013/04/03/the-way-social-media-strengthen-innovation/


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IRI PILOT Project Update: Transformational Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship

Friday February 26, 2021 12:00pm – Friday April 30, 2021 12:00pm
This joint project with Echo Strategies aims to: Accelerate the transformation of corporate entrepreneurship capabilities by identifying best and next practices executives and high-level managers can...

2021 Virtual Spring Networks Conference

Monday March 08, 2021 – Thursday March 11, 2021
Spring Networks 2021 Agenda Join fellow innovation leaders for dynamic discussions and networking! The 2021 Virtual Spring Networks Conference will feature a blend of webinars and interactive...

Monthly Innovation Leader Coffee Houses

Tuesday March 09, 2021 11:00am – Tuesday December 14, 2021 12:00pm
Monthly Innovation Leader Coffee Houses Second Tuesday of every month : 11am – 12pm February 9 th March 9 th April 13 th May 11 th June 11 th June 8 th July 13 th August 10 th September 14 th October...
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