Polly LaBarre

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Polly LaBarre is the editorial director of the MIX (Management Innovation eXchange), a pioneering open innovation project dedicated to reinventing management for the 21st century.
A bestselling author, speaker, and all-around storyteller, LaBarre is coauthor of the bestselling book Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win and was a member of the original team of Fast Company magazine (where she was senior editor for the better part of a decade). More recently, she served as business and innovation correspondent for CNN.

Authored Content

Whose capitalism is it anyway?

In the few years since the financial crisis of 2008 hit us where it hurts, the calls for the “end of capitalism” have rung out from the streets and the halls of power alike…

Who gets a seat at the table?

“That was a small lesson I learned on the journey. What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. Nothing much of lasting value…