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In the age of revolution it is not knowledge that produces new wealth, but insight - insight into opportunities for discontinuous innovation. Discovery is the journey insight is the destination. You must become your own seer.

Gary Hamel

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Gary Hamel
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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