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- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
can make amazingly sophisticated parts. One interesting situation that I wrote a case on was the company Rhythm & Hues, a well-known visual effects (VFX) company. The case question was what circumstances led them to (1) win four... View Details
- 22 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Section Life: Your HBS Family
microcosm of the school as a whole. At the beginning of your RC year sections hang all the flags from the nations represented within the section on the wall of their classrooms; when my parents came to visit class one day, they were astounded to see the View Details
- Web
The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising 1865 - 1910 National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
inefficient: We built this expensive track only to leave it vacant most of the time. PRT offers a different approach. With much lighter vehicles, the guideway can be proportionally slim—above ground in many areas, with a visual intrusion... View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2, residents of Boston, Massachusetts, who interacted with a website that visualized both service requests (e.g., potholes) and efforts by the city government to address... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
Margolis said. Then put your body into your best posture, close your eyes, and visualize that you are breathing through your heart. Third, invoke a positive emotion by thinking of something you’re grateful for or a joyful memory.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
Citizens, industrial polluters, and scholars do not usually see eye to eye—but that may change with a new Web site that monitors corporate environmental performance in the United States. According to the university professors who created it, MapEcos (mapecos.org) is a... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020
to provide visualization of data, machine learning models for prediction, and most importantly, insights that could influence the company’s strategy. To this end, the knowledge that I learned at HBS was definitely helpful, but the most... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process - Recruiting
tools to improve access to employees of all abilities. “Their whole business model is that they want accessibility to be a key metric and they will come in to assess spaces for everything from wheelchair accessibility, visual impairment... View Details
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
making lasting impact in their respective sectors." Her involvement with the ICA sprang from her passion for collecting contemporary artists such as Glenn Ligon and Christopher Wool. "I've always had this deep interest in all things View Details
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Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Monae. “I’m the least musically talented,” Shilla says modestly. But she also had visual art talent she explored during a high school internship at Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied architecture. It’s no surprise then that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Designing Change
know.” The goal of presenting Muzak as a hip, unified entity is complicated by the firm’s structure as an organization composed of company-owned and independent affiliates, many of which use different, uncoordinated marketing materials. Presented with a hodgepodge of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
presenting the most compelling images upfront and defining them or presenting them in juxtapositions and scenarios that could allow the potential lender to visualize how exciting this display could be in the galleries. Also, trying to... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
highlighting the work performed by the government of an archetypal American town increased trust in government and support for government services. In Study 2, Boston residents who interacted with a website that visualized both service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
medium to work in? “I believe that everyone is an artist. Not everyone is necessarily aware of this or embraces it, but I think the more we connect with our artistic sides, the more creative and expressive, and—in my experience—happier, we become. “I’m terrible at... View Details
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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library
conventional world and, as Howard Rogers wrote, made “impossible problems possible. . . . Everyone who came in contact with her felt uplifted by her presence.” 9 Meroe Morse, test photograph, 1950. Polaroid Corporation Records, Photograph & View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
percent is spent on labor. Those factors inspired Andersen to found Augean Robotics (AGR), makers of an autonomous farm robot called Burro, which has the carrying capacity of a sure-footed donkey and the smarts of a deep-learning computer that allow it to View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
and more marketable to employers,” says Paul. While his favorite module was economics, he is already utilizing the business analytics tools he mastered in CORe. “Being able to create histograms to quickly visualize data makes me more... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
of Frank, a visually impaired man of fierce determination who completed WAVE two years ago. “At the end of the academy, he said, ‘WAVE has transformed me and I want to be a trainer so I can help transform others. I said to myself, ‘You... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
contains sample problems, pre-built Excel models to calculate breakeven, and charts and graphs that help visualize the results. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510080-PDF-ENG Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Breakeven... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace