Creativity Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey

The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Teams; Creativity; Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Learning; Training; Programs; Retail Industry; United States

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22 Sep 2015
News

Getting New Ideas off the Ground

to start companies without having to be the CEO. I have three small daughters at home, and there's nothing more important to me than spending time with my family. I love to build, and just love that creative experience. We bought a... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Up from the Ashes

also be — and, given the large size of some companies, sometimes had to be — performed by teams of people. Meanwhile, the continual infusion of energy by the kinds of startup companies Schumpeter himself preferred remained vital sources... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

together to facilitate visibility. The idea was that watching the workers would help managers improve operations and replicate innovations on one line across others, thus increasing productivity and driving down production costs. A research View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

10 Feb 2021
Blog Post

HBS Virtual Treks: How Student Clubs are Adapting to the New Normal

expectations that the trek would be a major opportunity in their recruiting process posed a challenge to board members. How would we organize a virtual trek that match the impact and quality of the in-person experience? In addition to putting together highly engaging... View Details

05 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

consumer electronics company. The portfolio company was exceeding key financial targets and Berkshire Partners was confident that it would be another successful investment. Holmes' management team then suggested acquiring a kitchen... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2000
News

Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

served as consultants, facilitating interactions between those teams and their corporate sponsors. For a project with General Motors, Dorothea Carraway (HBS '00) and her teammates took their cues from GM's Adam D. Bernard (MBA '90) and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2013
News

Brick by Brick

enough," would later be carved into a wooden plaque and hung in the workshop. Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen represented the second generation. The LEGO brick came into being during Godtfred's tenure; he considered it a unique, sturdy, simple product—a system—that offered... View Details

Keywords: toys; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

15 May 2012
News

Finally Finding the Right Fit

retailer to join as a team member. “I want to create a great brand in the men’s space,” he explains. “I don’t have any aspiration to be a designer or creative director. I want to work on the business side,... View Details

Keywords: fashion; apparel; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

December 2017 Journal of Creative Behavior In Pursuit of Everyday Creativity By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—Creativity researchers have long paid careful attention to individual creativity, beginning with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2020
Blog Post

12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

William Irvine, to name a few) Podcast suggestions (Invest like the Best is now a personal favorite) Random videos or articles that piqued our interest on that given day (a whole thread on Step Chickens and the Rise of TikTok ‘Cults’) The View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

20 Jul 2015
Blog Post

My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music

working in the iTunes group. For many years, it was the most important digital release platform in the music industry. Yet we were disconnected from the creative part of the industry, far away from the people pushing the boundaries... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

effectively provide unconventional monetary stimulus by supporting the origination of debt that would not be originated otherwise. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51681 Creativity Under Fire: The... View Details

26 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Climate Week NYC 2023

panels, and interactions. I think I made good choices. Maybe there was something with my strategy of staying below 23rd street or in Brooklyn for in-person events (not that there weren’t incredible events all over the city), but all I felt was positive vibes and great... View Details

18 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Evolution in Entertainment: A Recap of the 2019 Entertainment & Media Conference

sports, gaming, and creative sectors. By gathering a diverse group of talent, we hoped to facilitate conversations about the key trends and questions in the industry, and provide a setting for professional growth and networking. Our... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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Innovating at Scale - Course Catalog

When to innovate Class 1: The power of strategic imitation Class 2: Dominant design and 2 nd mover advantages Class 3: First mover advantage Class 4: Exercise on crafting your vision for innovation by asking the right questions Module 2: How to innovate Class 5:... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

The Maestro and the Market

Business and Creativity at elBulli WIZARD: Chef Ferran Adrià at the World Summit of Gastronomy in Tokyo. He’s been called “the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen” for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Jun 2025
News

Agenda: Stacy Sonnenberg (MBA 2003)

with post-COVID construction costs soaring, political winds have shifted away from solely taxpayer-funded venues toward public-private partnerships. As the global head of sports finance at Goldman Sachs, Sonnenberg works to develop View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

22 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

Blues A shockingly low 25 percent of employees feel connection to their company's mission. Bill George discusses fixes to rebuild purpose in their work. How Small Wins Unleash Creativity The most powerful tool managers have to motivate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
News

Designing Change

most of the talking. Slowly, he gets the buy-in he’s been looking for as affiliates see the new logo’s influence on clients. At the same time, Boyd and his senior management team invigorate a jaded corporate culture that is divorced from... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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