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‘Fixation’ and ‘the pivot’: balancing persistence with flexibility in design and entrepreneurship

Nathan CrillyDepartment of Engineering, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 52-65 | Received 27 Jan 2017, Accepted 28 Jul 2017, Published online: 07 Aug 2017

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