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is science slowing down?

Podcast: How innovation really works with Anne Marie Knott

February 1, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Anne Marie Knott joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss her book How Innovation Really Works. She is a professor teaching strategy and […]

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The R&D slowdown and how to return to a society of explorers

September 3, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The discussion about whether or not progress in science and technology is slowing down could greatly benefit from a thorough reading of Michael Polanyi’s 1966 […]

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How open is the government to creative destruction?

August 31, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Arthur Diamond had a great conversation with Russ Roberts about his new book, Openness to Creative Destruction. In the episode, Diamond tells us a story […]

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Mark Mandeles on organizing for technology growth

February 13, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The second half of my conversation with Mark Mandeles has been released on all major podcast apps. In this episode Mark and I talk about […]

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