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David Rajan

Breaking through the ‘wall of corporation’

David Rajan, Oracle, tells how open innovation can remove corporate barriers and break through the ‘wall of corporation’.

Innovation needs time

Innovation needs time

"Organisations should create space within their schedules to enable individuals to network outside of their silo," argues Roland Harwood.

Preparing for the Future essay series

Preparing for the Future essay series

We posed this question to a diverse range of people and their responses were equally diverse. However, they agreed on one thing: the future workplace is going to look very different to the way it does today.