Prototyping - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

is structured around “Design Thinking” and teachings based off IDEO - deep customer observations, brainstorming, prototyping and testing. You are given multiple opportunities to put the consumer first through in-depth interviews and data... View Details

05 Sep 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Making the Right Technical Hire

first prototype and then let that language dictate future work as their product gets market fit and scales. This rarely works out, unless that first engineer is a ringer, and most of the time the reality of having to refactor your entire... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin; Technology

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The Case Method Classroom | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

method teaching, Aldrich Hall represented the School’s continued commitment to this pedagogy. Led by Dean Donald K. David, HBS faculty helped design the classroom layout, and a full-size classroom prototype was constructed and tested for... View Details

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

New Medium Medium of Artistic Expression A NOBLE PROTOTYPE OF INDUSTRY Harvard Business School and Polaroid Innovation and Entrepreneurship TIMELINE POLAROID FILMS RESEARCH LINKS Digital Archival Resources Archival Collections... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

trapped in the government's embrace. As Ghemawat told the group, "In some sense the Embraer strategy is not very unusual. It's almost a prototypical strategy from one of these environments trying to become internationally... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Introducing One-Step Photography TAKING THE PRODUCT TO MARKET Impact of the New Medium Medium of Artistic Expression A NOBLE PROTOTYPE OF INDUSTRY Harvard Business School and Polaroid Innovation and Entrepreneurship TIMELINE POLAROID... View Details

10 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

declined or held flat, and return on invested capital (ROIC) has suffered dramatically. This decline in ROIC has been exacerbated by the significant growth in store square footage before the recession. Retail store count exploded through the mid-2000s, and the size of... View Details

Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “I have long aspired to make our Company a noble prototype of industry: penetrating in science, reliable in engineering,... View Details

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Day in IFC: Marta Milkowska (HKS), United Kingdom - MBA

our team in Broxton, London where we tested four behaviorally-informed prototypes with fifty low-income users. Members of our team were designated as photographers and note-takers and focused on capturing emotions, spontaneous reactions,... View Details

02 Mar 2016
Blog Post

HBS FIELD - A Sneak Peek Into Retail

partner and they allowed us to test our ideas in one of their highest grossing stores, which was a highlight of the trip for me. Our prototype solutions were a success and during our final presentation the company agreed to try some of... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

William P. Lear

Long before he invented the autopilot and the executive jet that bears his name, Lear was a pioneer in the development of radio technology. A self-taught engineer, Lear developed the prototype for the first practical automobile radio... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Mar 2011
News

Entrepreneurs’ Fund

month. Said Rumennik, “The Minimum Viable Product Fund, or MVP Fund, alleviates the daunting financial barrier preventing students from building initial prototypes or test products, and encourages them to connect with like-minded peers.”... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

ranging from minor modifications to major new innovations. The user-friendly tools, often integrated into a package we call a "tool kit for customer innovation," deploy new technologies like computer simulation and rapid View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

01 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Building a Startup at HBS

next months, we refined the idea and worked towards a prototype by continuing to talk with medical professionals throughout Boston. We also met with engineers at MIT to improve the technical aspects, students at the Harvard Design School... View Details

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Dan Bricklin Classroom, Aldrich Hall 108 | About

prototyping tool used by programmers, marketers, and trainers—and the Trellix website-authoring tools of the late 1990s and early 2000s. To honor the important innovation of VisiCalc, the School officially named Aldrich 108 in honor of... View Details

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

reactor, in the US. Bill Gates is its chairman. Earlier this year, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the China National Nuclear Corporation targeting the first working prototype in China. ThorCon Power has designed a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

01 Apr 1998
News

Short Takes

product prototype would have meant costly and time-consuming changes. In contrast, the second technology could adapt much more readily to design changes, including late-stage customer requests, thus allowing designers greater latitude and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey

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Field Course: Foundry AI Lab - Course Catalog

good. In Foundry AI Lab the instructors — the faculty co-leads for HBS Foundry — will work with small teams of students who will develop, test, and refine prototypes of AI applications that will eventually be built into Foundry. Through... View Details

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Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition

competitive advantage? Please describe your business model. Please describe current status of business and any milestones achieved (e.g., prototype completed, customers, revenue). Please briefly tell us about each team member, their role,... View Details

11 Feb 2016
News

Many Voices Working Toward a Solution

problem of how do you get multiple creative people to work together more effectively to solve the seemingly intractable problems of the world that don’t fit within a neat categorization. “A partner of mine and I have been engaged in a business View Details

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