Cigarette breaks and innovation

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

I thought this event looked quite interesting when it cost £150 to get in. Now that the good people at NESTA have made it free it’s even more so. It’s a day long workshop on March 20th. Deciphering trust: How cigarette breaks, gossip and other informal networks influence your capacity to innovate

I’ve long felt that most useful innovation happens well outside the hygienic confines of official processes.

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