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- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for 609066. View Details
- March 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Dassault Systemes
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Dassault Systèmes, a leader in product lifecycle management software, has enjoyed a very profitable business model in 3D engineering design. In the past, it has successfully managed market disruptions and opportunities through acquisition and organic innovations. Its... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Mona Sinha
Describes the Mumbai-based Dabbawala organization, which achieves very high service performance (6 Sigma equivalent or better) with a low-cost and very simple operating system. The case explores all aspects of their system (mission, information management, material... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Innovation at Mahindra & Mahindra (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Briana Doerr Luthra
Describes the Mahindra & Mahindra Group's approach to innovation. The Group is among the top industrial houses in India and its managing director Anand Mahindra has put innovation at the core of its growth strategy. Emphasis is placed on managing the balance between... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Innovation at Mahindra & Mahindra (B)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Briana Doerr Luthra
Supplement to 609-065 View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention
- January 2009 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Innovation at Mahindra & Mahindra (C)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Briana Doerr Luthra
Supplement to 609065 View Details
- January 2009 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple
By: Stefan Thomke and Barbara Feinberg
Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in the world, but how it has achieved such success remains mysterious because of the company's obsession with secrecy.... View Details
- September 2008
- Case
Pfizer Inc: Building an Innovation Center
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
The case describes Pfizer's efforts to build and run an innovation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the center goes through different periods of leadership and strategic models, its relationship with the corporation and other research sites is explored. The case... View Details
- May 2006
- Class Lecture
Experimentation Matters: New Opportunities for Innovation
By: Stefan H. Thomke
- 2006
- Class Lecture
Experimentation Matters: New Opportunities for Innovation
By: Stefan Thomke
Keywords: Innovation and Invention
- Article
The Mixed Effects of Inconsistency on Experimentation in Organizations
By: Fiona Lee, Amy C. Edmondson, Stefan Thomke and Monica Worline
Keywords: Organizations
- 2003
- Chapter
New Knowledge Creation: A Study in Positive Organizing
By: F Lee, A Caza, A. Edmondson and S. Thomke
- May 2003
- Module Note
Building Capabilities for Experimentation, Learning, and Prototyping
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation, learning, and prototyping in the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Shows how... View Details