The world runs on an invisible highway of connections, from wires and routers to airports and roads, a complex matrix that sustains everything we do.

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One way to do that is with the classic comparison matrix, originated by the Boston Consulting Group, of four quadrants, charting values along the x- and y-axes.

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These matrix committees were not White Space teams able to do what needed to be done, reporting high enough in the organization to make a difference.

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