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SEAM #1: The Seventy Percent

A century-old question about how paradigms spread — and to whom

"In 1911, 70% of American firms hadn't adopted Scientific Management. Today, only 1 in 5 has restructured around AI. What moves the seventy percent?"

with Xule Lin, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Opus 4.7
April 2026

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