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Day: August 8, 2011

Non-Functional Machine on Smithsonian Logo – So That’s Why Innovation Never Gets Moving!

On August 8, 2011 By quriosityIn art, Innovation, Science, TechnologyLeave a comment

Non-functional innovation logoSmithsonian.com recently started a new “Department of Innovation” blog to “track all things innovative.” However, Michelle Malkin rightly notes that the logo used on the blog represents a non-functional set of three gears.

Maybe this is an unintentional admission of the organizational gridlock that often throttles innovation!

AB — 8 August 2011

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