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Basadur, ., Basadur, T., Licina, . (2019). Simplexity Thinking and the Basadur Innovation Profile Assessment. In: Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6616-1_427-2

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