Cognition and Thinking - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2018
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Think New England Is Cold? Try Antarctica

10 Sep 2020
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4 Ways to Develop Your Strategic Thinking Skills

10 Sep 2020
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Using Systems Thinking to Stay on Goal

26 Nov 2017
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‘Entrepreneurs here think technology can solve everything’

16 Jan 2023
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The Crypto Collapse and the End of the Magical Thinking That Infected Capitalism

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Missing the Near Miss: Recognizing Valuable Learning Opportunities in Radiation Oncology

By: Palak Kundu, Olivia Jung, Luca F. Valle, Amy C. Edmondson, Nzhde Agazaryan, John Hegde, Michael Steinberg and Ann Raldow

“Near miss” events are valuable low-cost learning opportunities in radiation oncology as they do not result in patient harm and are more pervasive than adverse events that do. Near misses vary depending on the presence of a latent error of behavior or process, and the... View Details

Keywords: Radiation Oncology; Cognitive Biases; Health Care and Treatment; Learning

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21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

Kanter takes the brains concept one step further, exploring what savvy leaders really need to know how to do: think across borders and through boundaries, almost as if turning a kaleidoscope to examine the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Apr 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Using Design Thinking to Invent a Low-Cost Prosthesis for Land Mine Victims

Keywords: Re: Srikant M. Datar; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

07 Nov 2016
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Wikipedia’s not as biased as you might think

09 Apr 2019
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CEOs Need To Think Carefully Before Backing Causes

17 Apr 2019
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Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think

July 2023
Teaching Note

Zipline: The World’s Largest Drone Delivery Network

By: Tarun Khanna and Felicia Belostecinic

Teaching Note for HBS Case 721-366, "Zipline: The World’s Largest Drone Delivery Network." View Details

Keywords: Design Thinking; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Innovation and Invention

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06 Nov 2006
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How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

the World Bank or the IMF would have advised for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. But interestingly, it was slow in coming. And so the reasons for this can be many. I think one that might... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2021
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Private Investors Can Help End Poverty. They Just Need to Think Small and Local.

07 Mar 2011
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For International Women's Day, Think Outside the (Shoe)Box

January 2006 (Revised February 2015)
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Innovation at Timberland: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli

Innovation was linked to Timberland's heritage. In 2005, CEO Jeff Swartz and COO Ken Pucker hoped the Invention Factory, an advanced concept lab, would develop new breakthrough products and reinvigorate the company's culture of innovation. Since the 1960s, Timberland... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Change Management

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08 Jan 2012
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Progress Principle: You're More Important Than You Think

May–June 2019
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Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, Judith K. Wallenstein and Alice de Chalendar

In 2018 the Project on Managing the Future of Work at HBS teamed up with the BCG Henderson Institute to survey 6,500 business leaders and 11,000 workers about the various forces reshaping the nature of work. The responses revealed a surprising gap: While the executives... View Details

Keywords: Management; Employees; Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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