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Managing Chaos for Innovation at Google
TLDR Innovation at Google thrives through managed chaos, fostering a culture of creativity, idea generation, and free-wheeling experimentation. Eric Schmidt's background in aviation and decision-making skills led him to Google, where a team challenged and pushed him to the top of his talent, resulting in successful innovations like Gmail, Google Maps, and AdSense.
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Innovation is managed chaos, fostering organic conversations and ideas across the organization is key to success.
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Innovative organizations thrive by managing chaos and allowing employees to pursue wild ideas through free-wheeling experimentation.
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Eric Schmidt's background in aviation and decision-making skills led him to Google, where he found a special company with a team willing to challenge and push him to the top of his talent.
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Innovation at Google is fueled by a culture of creativity and idea generation, where employees are encouraged to challenge traditional norms and think outside the box.
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Innovation thrives when ideas come from networks of people within and outside the company, rather than relying on a single genius, as demonstrated by the success of unconventional strategies at Google.
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Leaders must recognize that they are not the sole source of good ideas and must be willing to separate winning instincts from losing ideas in order to foster innovation effectively.
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Google's 20% time policy allows employees to dedicate a portion of their workweek to personal projects, resulting in successful innovations like Gmail, Google Maps, and AdSense.
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Eric Schmidt quickly established global operations in Europe for Google, emphasizing the importance of scaling at the right time and hiring individuals who thrive in chaotic environments to ensure successful growth.
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Innovation is fueled by sharing information across all levels of an organization, as demonstrated by a surprising discovery about cow behavior through Google Maps, highlighting the importance of embracing unexpected paths in the pursuit of new ideas.
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