The secret genius of Google’s ’20 percent time’

Google famously allows employees to use 20 percent of their work week for any project. This “20 percent time” is a force for innovation; it led to Gmail and Google Maps, to name just two products. But why does it work? Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, explains in this very first animation from Mashable and Masters of Scale, the Webby-winning podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman.

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