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- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details
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Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing One-Step Photography TAKING THE PRODUCT TO MARKET Impact of the New Medium Medium of Artistic Expression A NOBLE View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
says. Building a prototype of any one of these new nuclear designs may take 5 to 10 years and cost upwards of $1 billion, which suggests that they're in danger of falling into the financing "valley of death," the stage between researching... View Details
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
potential to supercharge innovation, because we can prototype more ideas and share them with each other much more rapidly. That's on the supply side of the economy. On the demand or marketing side, the new technology may allow us to match... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
product attempts that missed the mark on health outcomes—including a prototype of a smart bike and apps for fitness and calorie tracking. “In order to have a healthy outcome, our users need to adopt a healthy lifestyle—daily,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
vocals, and precision highs. We’re pretty excited about that, and we think our customers will be too. We’ve recently brought our product development process in-house, so instead of sourcing products in Asia, we can take a concept from a blank sheet of paper through to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
and tools; (2) working prototypes over excessive documentation; (3) respond to change rather than follow a plan; and (4) customer collaboration over rigid contracts. "To paraphrase Sun Tzu, true victory is breaking the resistance of... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 13 May 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader
you have on a tower means more energy. One tower could reduce electricity costs by 53% in the first year for a manufacturer or a refinery or an airport. Rio Tinto has invested and is building its first tower. We are currently moving from View Details
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Jeremy Andrus
customers will be too. We’ve recently brought our product development process in-house, so instead of sourcing products in Asia, we can take a concept from a blank sheet of paper through to finished prototype right here in Park City... View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
Carbon's Second Act
on carbon conversion and turning his garage—temporarily—into a laboratory. TB: I ultimately came upon an electrochemical type of process which turned out could be pretty easily prototyped at a very small scale in one's garage—buying some... View Details
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
prototypical large-enterprise form in contemporary emerging economies. By exploring the evolution of the diversified business groups organized around British trading companies from the late eighteenth century until today, this chapter... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
recruits for Fuller Brush in the early 20th century, for instance, would leave after a day or two. But aside from these characterizations, it's useful to think of two prototypical types of salespeople: the transactional salesperson and... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
products accessible, installing checkout counters, and expanding product selection by tapping into national branding. Saunders, in essence, built the prototype of today's supermarket long before it became commonplace. At the other end of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
faculty office building) and Baker Hall (now Esteves), a residence hall for Executive Education participants. Typically, he left nothing to chance. According to a 1993 article in Harvard Magazine, “Professor Uyterhoeven resurrected the idea of the mock-up, constructing... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
vocals, and precision highs. We’re pretty excited about that, and we think our customers will be too. We’ve recently brought our product development process in-house, so instead of sourcing products in Asia, we can take a concept from a blank sheet of paper through to... View Details
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
prototype Web site had already been developed.... [A]n early review had described the Web site as "way cool." Participating in the meeting were two other MBA candidates. Prior to jointly founding IWA, the three had worked in... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
drive." CEO Lew Platt visited the team frequently to provide support and cut through any roadblocks. Platt even carried a Kittyhawk prototype around in his pocket to show off. These engineers were required to sign a creed that... View Details
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A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library
what he called the “second great product of industry,” a rewarding working life that cultivated the talents of his employees. “We are becoming a prototype company, a company which is learning how to make the all-day working life a... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
and fundamental to Kodak’s identity. In January 2016, Clarke and his executive team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where the company unveiled a prototype of its new Super 8 camera—an analog... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
existing product, service, model, or strategy into components and manipulate them to break cognitive fixedness and generate ideas Identify prompts to improve users’ ability and motivation to engage in a desired behavior Organize information about an innovation concept... View Details