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November 26, 2019

Companies should fail more often

Instead, 70% of innovation projects are developed but then shelved


Maija Palmer

2 min read

Some 37% of big UK companies have tried and failed to implement a new technology in the past year, according to a newly-published study. That’s a startling statistic.

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Studio Graphene founder Ritam Gandhi
Ritam Gandhi: 70% of corporate innovation projects get shelved
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