A fascinating study of the NYT’s Interactive News unit #foj

The core unifying quality Royal found among the staff wasn’t a specific programming skill or even a set of those skills. It was passion. Curiosity. Enjoyment of the work and openness to new processes and approaches.

As consumption of information becomes more interactive (iPad, Android, Google TV, whatever), this type of team will be essential for publishers.

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it definitely has fueled a lot of innovation.