Breakthroughs need in-depth knowledge, not just cross-collaboration, study shows

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/uotr-bni092815.php

Public Release: 28-Sep-2015
Breakthroughs need in-depth knowledge, not just cross-collaboration, study shows
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

Most high-impact innovation happens when knowledge and people from different fields are brought together to create something new, previous research has found.

But the latest findings from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management show that truly new, paradigm-busting ideas with long-term potential need profound knowledge in a narrow domain. Organizations that ignore that in favour of recombining what's already known will miss out on the greatest potential breakthroughs.

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