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- 26 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different
is an exploration of what it means for a business to be different, to be meaningfully different, to be different in a way that makes a difference to consumers," she says. “Differentiation is a way of thinking.” An authority on View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
innovation like developing quite new products. But few are good at exploring significantly new ideas and radically different business approaches. Empirically, it is hard for these more novel ideas to compete... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
Press In Leading in the Digital World, Amit Mukherjee argues that since digital technologies are changing everything else, how could they not change leadership ideologies and styles? Offering a radical rethinking of leadership, Mukherjee... View Details
- 16 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future
programs and a supportive community—so they can bring their solutions to market faster. In this way, Newlab plays a key role in advancing the commercialization of technologies that address climate change and its effects. Given your role in climate tech, are there any... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
dramatically over the course of the decade she’d taught the course—with globalization, the Internet, and mobile technology all increasing the pace of business and making innovation essential. In her quest to find new models, she had... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815129-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-022 IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design This case describes the human-centered innovation culture and service design process at IDEO, one of the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
led cities to digitize more of their own information, putting everything from tax records and public health inspection scores online. “They take a dataset that used to be in an obscure database or on paper, and now it’s available for the public to View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
not going anywhere. What are we doing wrong?" Frustrated, they hit up their network, looking for some way to put these kinds of potential cures into motion. "If you are trying to do something innovative in biotech, the person you need to... View Details
- 23 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Trends in Consumer Products
who would otherwise not have considered a refillable, planet-friendly option. We've also been able to launch new, innovative products such as dish and laundry, which allowed people to get more of their cleaning products delivered to their... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
helped give 'made in Germany' a sheen of quality rather than shoddiness. Managing Innovation in Small Worlds Authors:Lee Fleming and Matt Marx Periodical:MIT Sloan Management Review 48, no. 1 (fall 2006): 8-9 Abstract View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
This separate-yet-connected structure allows leaders to provide freedom to some to blaze a new trail, while protecting the ability of others to stay on the tried-and-true path. "You need to separate out your innovators and let them... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
the past 10 years the mix of marketing skills needed by a company has radically changed, and many senior executives—specifically, those who have remained detached from the marketing discipline—have not kept pace. The changes within the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
telegraph, the radio, and so forth) that had been every bit as radical in their time as the Internet had become in ours. I argued that all of these technologies had gone through cycles of commercial expansion and political response and... View Details
- 07 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat
one of four topics: different models of consumer-driven health care; the role of consumer-driven health care in supporting innovative solutions to chronic problems in the industry; the new breed of consumer information and support... View Details
- 06 May 2025
- Blog Post
The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet
However, thanks to Iceland’s low-cost, renewable energy grid, the family-run operation remains both economically viable and environmentally sustainable – and delicious! HBS students on a guided tour of the Friðheimar greenhouse Energy is one of the oldest human needs... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
motivation, capability, and commitment. "The most important part of the opportunity is you," she emphasized. Professor Clayton Christensen expanded on his research concerning disruptive innovation in an afternoon plenary session that... View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
test and development facilities in multiple countries. We can re-engineer regulatory processes to radically lower costs and shorten approval times by testing full-scale prototypes before licensing. We can create new public safety... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
The charter school movement was supposed to transform American public education. So far, though, the results have been mixed. But HBS grads nationwide are offering new approaches, innovative methods, unique models—all of them begging the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
degradation; failure of the rule of law; failures of education and public health; state capitalism; radical movements and terrorism; and pandemics. But the business leaders were also disturbed by an 11th disrupter: the inadequacy of... View Details