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21 Dec 2018
News

Bridging the Gap

who she was—and maybe who she wanted to be. Falik never did find that outlet, which inspired her to build it herself. She spent her two years at HBS narrowing the vision and the model of an organization that she felt could address this... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

Lawmakers, following public opinion rather than scholars' theories, have put in place very little tagging. Does this mean it's time to bury the Utilitarian approach? Not quite, says economist Matthew C. Weinzierl. The Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

03 Mar 2020
News

Can This Man Change the American Diet?

separate things out. And the way we make food right now is in parallel, so the different items in your order will be split up and different people will handle them then it’ll all come together. And that was through a lot of iteration, we wanted to get high throughput... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

table, a tray of sandwiches nearby. Two more join via videoconference. The pesky buzz of BlackBerries punctuates the lengthy and sometimes contentious discussion. It’s a familiar scene in the modern business world, but not one normally... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

06 Dec 2021
News

Rescue & Recovery

can be a powerful force for change when it’s understood as something concrete that can be built from the inside-out. Like any other business priority, it has to be rooted in good strategy. In the case of Mercy Corps, Sucher calls... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2018
News

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

situational awareness. And everyone is familiar with this phrase. This phrase actually comes from aviation. And what it means is that you build mental models while things are going on. You tell yourself stories about what is occurring as... View Details

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