When Leaders Bring Previous Tight Cultures to Their New Groups

Idea posted: March 2023

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga   

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The importance of a group’s culture cannot be overstated: generally, the group’s culture defines how members of a group are expected to think, feel, and behave. Because culture is typically…

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Why Flat Information Structures Enable Creative Thinking

Idea posted: May 2017

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

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Creativity occurs when pieces of information are put together in novel and useful ways. ‘Information’ here is used broadly, and includes objects, symbols and facts. This broad concept of information…

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