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Mastering the mess

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We frequently find ourselves immersed in intransigent situations whose resolution demands a disruptive innovation. There are useful strategies for these situations.

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            cover image Communications of the ACM
            Communications of the ACM  Volume 50, Issue 4
            April 2007
            86 pages
            ISSN:0001-0782
            EISSN:1557-7317
            DOI:10.1145/1232743
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