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Why Google X hires people who know less and less about more and more

July 6, 2014

The Truth About Google X: An Exclusive Look Behind The Secretive Labs Closed Doors | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

“The definition of an expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing,” says DeVaul. “And people like that can be extremely useful in a very focused way. But these are really not X people. What we want, in a sense, are people who know less and less about more and more.”

 

 

The Truth About Google X: An Exclusive Look Behind The Secretive Labs Closed Doors | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.

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