Lessons From Google’s 20% Policy Fostering creativity through employee autonomy

In the early 2000s, Google introduced its famous 20% time policy, allowing employees to dedicate one day a week to their own projects. This initiative encouraged innovation while employees continued to fulfill their primary responsibilities. Although managing the policy became challenging as the company expanded, it resulted in groundbreaking products like Gmail and AdSense. Google’s approach demonstrated how granting employees creative freedom can drive innovation within an organization.

Although this is a well-known story, I believe it offers valuable lessons, which is why I’ve written about it in a post in my blook as part of a collection of stories on innovation.

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