What have the companies 3M and Google got in common? They both give their employees time during the working day to work on what they are curious about. They have complete autonomy over how they work, who they work with and what they experiment with. Ironically, given this freedom, they tend to work on creative solutions that will benefit their companies.
This is not a recent development either – 3M employees have had 15 per cent time every week since the 1930s and if you have ever used a Post-it note you have been the beneficiary of this 15 per cent time.
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