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Straight A students may not be the best innovators

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imageHow do innovators acquire their skills?Daniel Foster, CC BY-NC-SA

Demand for innovation is at an all-time high. Innovation is now recognized as being key to economic growth strategies in the United States, Canada and countries in the European Union.

As a result, there is an increased need to understand what drives innovation. Certainly traditional...

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