Quartz: Five Reasons Why The Death Of Google's 20% Time Might Be Good News For Innovators
By Mikkel B. Rasmussen
On Friday, Quartz reported that Google’s famous “20% time” work-on-whatever-you-want policy is as good as dead. According to employees, the upper management at Google has decided to dismantle the policy, which is probably the most famous and most copied innovation strategy in the world.
The demise of this symbol of an innovative business policy disappointed many people in the progressive part of the software industry, and put shock waves through the blogosphere—but it might actually be good news for companies that are trying to become more innovative.
While 20% time might have worked well at Google, it is doubtful whether it would work outside Mountain View, California for a number of reasons.
Read the full article on Quartz here.
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