Kindle Notes & Highlights
Skunkworks has sufficient autonomy that it does not get sidetracked by current business needs. So it can operate as an off-shoot of the main organisation, protected from cultures and processes that inhibit progress, and has a remit to create, develop and concept test new opportunities, products and services.
This is similar in spirit to the infamous 20% at Google.
See "Just How Valuable Is Google’s “20% Time”?" https://hbr.org/2013/08/just-how-valuable-is-googles-2-1
‘Big Data’

