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being right is not enough

Posted on 15 February, 2011 by Bill Higgins

In early 2010, I started a skunkworks project in IBM that ultimately failed. This left me quite disillusioned because I was so certain that the goal of the project was critical to the success of the business yet the project … Continue reading →

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my commonplace book

Posted on 14 February, 2011 by Bill Higgins

Recently I’ve been reading and enjoying very much Steven Johnson’s book “Where Good Ideas Come From“. A particular passage from this book inspired me to start a new blog – a journal – to record everyday thoughts. Here is the … Continue reading →

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