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- 22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order
west. The southern region of the United States gained about 1 million new residents in 2018, for example—a higher figure than any other region in the country—according to data from the US Census Bureau. These spots offer less expensive housing for residents, tax View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
center—moms who will no longer have to spend hours commuting each day, and who will return home in the evening to find their kids crafting projects using the 3D printer in the building’s Teen Shack. Despite the stop-work order, Dlodlo is confident that she will View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
Harvard Business School professors to demystify vital business concepts in a way that's both entertaining and insightful. They break down academic theory without sacrificing depth. So if you want to learn how to become a master... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
on the rat population.” As a result, the Queens pilot diverted almost 13 million pounds of organic waste at one-third the cost of previous programs. “It’s not breaking the bank, and you can roll it out big,” says Tisch, who plans to... View Details
- 19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Action Plan: Wild at Heart
At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
of trying it, breaking it, and making it better. We’re about 10 years into that now. We’re working with this new material, which is called yulex, and now many other surf companies are using it. We’ve actually got it to the point where it... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
waste-management problem alone. It’s mostly a design problem,” he says. “Plastic is a material that the planet cannot digest. It fragments. It doesn’t break down, it breaks up into small pieces. So a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
might have any advice for her own daughter, a young singer-songwriter who was trying to break into the business. Dixon took the meeting largely out of a mix of courtesy and kindness—anything for a beloved teacher—and figured she’d give... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
marketplace. Mikitani takes a break between conference calls. Mikitani himself learned to speak English at the age of seven when his family spent two years in Connecticut while his father taught economics at Yale. After earning a degree... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
his other efforts take place close to home. "I had a lot of breaks growing up—parents who emphasized the importance of a good education and scholarships at Malden Catholic High School, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Harvard that made it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
innovation for any industry and any issue. More broadly, with the 2021 opening of the Science and Engineering Complex across the street from HBS and the first phase of the nearby Enterprise Research Campus breaking ground soon, Western... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Brice Cutrer Jones
seventeen years to break even," he laughs. That hurdle overcome, this year he returns to HBS having achieved a different kind of entrepreneurial goal: in May, he hosted his 12th annual World Croquet Championship and charity wine auction,... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
When Facebook made “Move fast and break things” an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can either make progress or take care of people—one or the other. That a certain amount of wreckage is the price we have to... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit
traditional career path in a culture where becoming a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or banker represents the accepted pathway to success, he explains; but Sityodtong’s track record, passion, and Harvard degree have helped break the ice with... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
but that year at Oxford I decided I didn’t want to live with a split brain anymore. I decided I could be out at work, in life, at school, everything. So after break I went back to the Navy and told my commanding officer, which prompted... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact
me that listening to patients and families is critical to driving innovation and ultimately, to breaking the boundaries of current therapy,” she says. “For example, their input can help determine which endpoints to measure or how to plan... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
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Derek Ferguson
release — about the length of time it takes for a perfect digital copy to make the rounds on the Internet. “It’s changed the spending levels. It’s changed the whole process of breaking in new acts.” “Music is so powerful that we’re... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
president. Pounding away steadily, Fudge eventually broke through. The scene couldn't have been more symbolic of Fudge's life. As an African-American woman, she has been breaking down walls since she was a child, quietly dismantling the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
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Stan O’Neal
believer in the U.S. financial markets, O’Neal says that “despite some breaks in the system, the financial markets efficiently allocate capital to the best opportunities. This is the foundation of our society.” With offices at the World... View Details