58. How Microsoft Organizes for Innovation and Cultural Change through Hackathons - Linda Thackeray, Microsoft

07/10/2020 11 min
58. How Microsoft Organizes for Innovation and Cultural Change through Hackathons - Linda Thackeray, Microsoft

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Linda Thackeray, Director of The Garage, New England Research & Development (NERD) at Microsoft, discusses how organizations can prepare for hackathons, how they can free up time for employees to innovate, and how this can reduce "innovation theatre". Linda explains the key principles for assembling and motivating teams, the leadership approach that produces the best results, and the importance of culture in this process. This episode was recorded at the Innovation Roundtable workshop hosted by Facebook in Chicago on Culture of Agility, Connection & Collaboration. Visit InnovationRoundtable.online to watch this interview and hundreds of other presentations.

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