Recessions lead to an overriding focus on a company's finance function, and budgets are inevitably cut in the more creative areas such as innovation, research and development, and marketing. However, this does not mean we should spend our time counting costs; this renewed focus on operations leaves the door open for the adoption of new innovation practice and the learning of new habits and skills. These pressures and fissures within an organisation – while difficult at the time – can over time yield fresh ideas, engaging experiments and interesting adaptations. To read more on this article please click here.

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