Note: The nature of a heuristic is that it stops short of an absolute rule; it gives us a better shot at success but doesn't guarantee it. A heuristic is well enough formed to allow us to act on it, but may not be clear enough that we can fully articulate it to ourselves or others. And that may well be where the breakdown between the Weinsteins and Disney took place. Harvey didn't have an algorithm, a sure-fire mechanism for success. And as time went on, other studios copied the approach, diminishing the appearance of Harvey's unique vision.
Roger Martin and Jennifer Riel, "The 'Inglourious' Decline of Miramax Films," BusinessWeek, 4 Mar 2010, www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id2010034_725045.htm .
