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There's a lot to learn from watching innovation outside of Silicon Valley. By Soren Kaplan Author, The Invisible Advantage @ sorenkaplan WRITE A COMMENT CREDIT: Getty Images We've heard a lot about the business practices of the tried and true American innovators like Apple , Google , and Facebook . But there's also a lot of innovation happening outside of Silicon Valley, let alone the U.S. And we can learn from it all. So where do you look? Some of the most progressive social policies have originated in Scandinavia -- specifically Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Sweden, for example, gives up to 480 days of leave per child, which can be taken all at once or split up between parents over time as paid time off until the child is 8 years old. The country also covers a significant portion of child care costs to ensure working paren