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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
shores.” In fact, becoming an innovation nation should not only be presented as a generational challenge, he argues, but also as a means of solving the world’s thorniest problems: poverty, disease, global warming, energy sustainability,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Finding Their Way
their story? In response to the unexpected — made manifest in challenges and opportunities — lives of meaning and excellence have emerged. Barbara A. Bry Christopher Cox Margaret Hanson Costan Guy de Chazal Peter W. Olson Jeffery E.... View Details
Keywords: Management
- Portrait Project
Elizabeth Chang
Like many people here I've spent the most of my years Preparing for my future Deciding on my career. And now I finally realize I finally understand The moments that mean the most Are never what was planned. My life keeps taking twists and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Combating Climate Change
problems. Supply chains will be disrupted. There will be new conflicts over water, resources, and human migration. The very physical integrity of factories and buildings will be threatened. So what can businesses do? For most firms, environmental sustainability usually... View Details
- Portrait Project
Vaibhav Singh
kinship for the fellow traveler and a sense of adventure for the uncharted future, gives meaning to life. The world needs to rediscover this essential lesson from the road. Like the kid at the end of Camelot, I will travel far and wide,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mathew Turner
foundation for me to build robots at MIT; mentors that taught me the meaning of a second chance; and, an opportunity to serve overseas in the US Air Force. From HBS, I will ponder the lunchtime discussions in the Grille on peace in the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
High Brow
select retailers. Of T&H’s prospects, Cartwright observed, “We know there’s a big learning curve among consumers. But that means more of an opportunity, too.” View Details
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
Social Good. She tells the stories of "vanguard companies" such as IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Cemex, Banco Real, and Omron that are rewriting what it means to be successful in the 21st century. In this excerpt, Kanter explores... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
two grown children, he resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland. What are the key nonmilitary components of fighting terrorism? Above all else, the key is good intelligence. The objective is to stop terrorists from attacking in the first place, and that View Details
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
we call "design-driven innovation." This strategy aims at radically changing the emotional and symbolic content of products, i.e., their meanings and languages, through a deep understanding of broader changes in society, culture... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Portrait Project
Elizabeth Bruyere
and strong, had finally succumbed to the disease he had so desperately tried to defeat. I had years to wonder how I would feel at this moment. Discouraged? Emboldened? Relieved? Instead, I felt nothing. I searched hopelessly for meaning... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Credit, Decoded
means for their bus[iness], are steady, indust[rious] & good bus[iness]men, stand v[er]y high here, & Consid[ere]d g[oo]d & safe. June 22 /66 All right wor[th] over 100$m [$100,000]. July 16 /68 A. is in France, are wealthy & Retired from... View Details
- 19 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Lazy Prices
- 26 Sep 2016
- News
Schools for the Future
children. These children are going to change the lives of so many, and 100,000 children mean at least 500,000 family members get directly impacted, one way or the other. “People are coming and joining this movement. So we started to build... View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
environmental sustainability and inclusive growth. “This is a cultural landscape. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves in development and ruin all this heritage,” he says. For AlMadani, that means a commitment to preserving the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
Ensuring that quality, Teo says, means focusing not only on growing fast but also on growing well. For Funding Societies, that means a borrower must have at least $250,000 in revenue and meet with a loan... View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
costs. But that doesn't mean Southwest isn't investing in itself. The company's willingness to spend time and money on people and equipment is evident in its low rate of employee turnover; the high ratio of supervisors to front-line... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kristin Meyer
only gateway to perceiving these abundant joys of life. It took me years to glimpse these little miracles. Before, I sought meaning by ricocheting through nihilism, narcissism, nonchalance, and naïveté – only occasionally landing in... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- News
The Power of Education
Puerto Rico, where Pagán-Durán grew up. “I could never have attended Harvard without significant scholarship funds,” explains the ophthalmologist who works in private practice and as an associate clinical professor at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in East... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping
Technology is changing everything about how we shop. Two decades ago when we needed something, we went to the store. That’s what we’d done for hundreds of years. Then we began to turn to the computer. Now shopping means reaching for our... View Details