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July 2024
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Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding

This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... View Details

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2014
Book

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation

By: Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Lineback

Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot? You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help—but there's only... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention

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2016
Working Paper

Mapping the Economic Grand Tour: Travel and International Emulation in Enlightenment Europe

By: Sophus A. Reinert

As the itinerant wizard (technically one of the Maiar, if not the Istari) Gandalf wrote to the then domestically-inclined hobbit Frodo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, “Not all those who wander are lost.” Indeed, as the recent brouhaha over the... View Details

Keywords: Behavior; Globalization

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17 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

key to success of these early tests is to resist the temptation to correct your customer—just go with them on their user experience. You can tweak things along the way as you... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

12 Sep 2007
Op-Ed

Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure

To construct a house, builders need a firm foundation. For a financial empire, Wall Street wizards need only greed, gullibility, and optimism. The subprime empire began with a tangible structure: a house.... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

these foreigners were to the nation's survival. While Washington, Jefferson, and Madison enjoy most of the credit for the country's establishment... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Banking

2010
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A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy

By: Amar Bhide

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment—and bear responsibility for outcomes. And it is through dialogue and relationships that widespread enterprise is fostered, not merely prices in... View Details

Keywords: Recession; Banking; Banks; Finance; Economics; Macroeconomics; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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03 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks

“Just as the leitmotif of the Wicked Witch of the West from The View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Media & Broadcasting

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

Movie buffs may recall that "plastics" was the whispered tip to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate; if the movie were remade today, "Web services" might replace... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation By: Hill, Linda A., Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Abstract—Why can... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne