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title: The Hidden Genius of Google’s 20% Time — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-hidden-genius-of-googles-20-time/
date: 2018-05-11
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# The Hidden Genius of Google’s 20% Time

Google famously allows employees to use 20% of their work week for any project. “20% Time” is a force for innovation; it led to Gmail and Google Maps, to name just two. 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.