# Why was Bell Labs Different? # Why was Bell Labs Different Bell labs was a shocking alignment of main product ( [[“The System” of AT&T]]) with a broad swath of research, from new materials, to satellites, to information theory. * [[Bell Labs is one of the few examples of an innovation org that was aligned with its money factory]] * [[Bell labs had a budget of 2.8 billion 2020 dollars]] * [[Bell labs existed before continuous improvement was expected]]