An interesting post by José de Francisco led me to a Business Week story on an experiment that NEC just started. José summed it up this way, “Basically, the experiment is about capturing and analyzing the researchers’ workday, including note taking, reading materials, water-cooler chats and brainstorming sessions. To regain a clear leadership in high-tech innovations NEC feels they need to develop best practices by first understanding how their own magic sauce comes about.”

What struck me in reading the article was that, in spite of the skepticism over the effort’s value, the effort itself required a major cultural upheaval and a lot of guts just to try it.

Further, since it’s not a fast experiment yielding quick returns the gamble is much greater than many companies would try.

And that, in itself, should be considered a win.

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