Simulator - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Dec 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Marrying Distance and Classroom Education

be delivered anytime anywhere, so you destroyed the barriers of time and distance with simulation." I'm curious about this very notion of how much we know about what people learn through simulation.— Dorothy Leonard To this I would add that obviously View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Feb 2023
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Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

simulate it, which means, on the computer, you would launch a golf ball at it and watch it come off. And the simulation program would measure the speed the golf ball was moving at, its spin, all that. And it... View Details

17 Dec 2015
News

Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, “Strategic Brew” is a multimedia simulation that engages students in a fast-paced exercise in strategic decision-making. Working together in teams, students gain practical exposure to the... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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The Next Big Swing

Oscar-nominated 2011 adaption of Michael Lewis’s Moneyball. But well before baseball stats went Hollywood, Tippett was quietly turning industry heads with something decidedly less flashy: a graphics-light, stat-heavy computer baseball View Details

Keywords: Andrew Clark; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

01 Mar 2012
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Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech

designers, and graphic artists, creates technology-based tools ranging from multimedia cases to interactive simulations. The team ran two large-scale simulations for faculty and students across campus. In the morning, all first-year... View Details

Keywords: Professor V.G. Narayanan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Complements to the Case Method

polishing diamonds. The person who can go out and find the diamond gets the highest return.” Lauren Cohen, L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check Part Monopoly marathon,... View Details

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

208-116 The goal of this simulation is to understand how convertible bonds can be viewed as a portfolio of simpler securities and to introduce an over-the-counter market. The convertible bonds that are available during the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog

material and the various simulations and exercises described above. The course builds on the book “Power, For All: How It Really Works and Why It is Everyone’s Business” (Simon & Schuster, 2021) that I co-authored with Tiziana Casciaro.... View Details

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Jessica Kramer

online shopping with the appeal of brick-and-mortar browsing.” Throughout April, five different bus stops in Cambridge will carry the team’s posters: a visual simulation of bookstore shelves packed with titles and corresponding QR codes.... View Details

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A-Z List of Tools | Information Technology

Simulations D Dropbox Duo (two-step verification) E EMS/Room Reservation System Endnote G Generative AI Tools at HBS H HarvardKey HBS Poll HUBS (Harvard University Budgeting System) HUIT ServiceNow Hybrid Launch Tool I Ivanti Secure... View Details

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Alex Slusky

started the program.” The best simulation of business experience Alex pursued the MBA because he had an interest in venture capital and wanted “to find a way to combine technology and strategy – how do we go up a level in business? Where... View Details

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Faculty | Information Technology

(SCPT) Polling Simulations Research Applications and technology products that support your research. Case Template Discretionary Research Fund Qualtrics Research Computing Services (DRFD) Research Information System (RIS), VPN access may... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Last Look

photo in the early 1980s, noting that the simulated exercise played out on a mainframe, resulting in “these massive team-performance printouts that we pasted on the wall to plan our next moves.” While they can’t name the man with the... View Details

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

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Anthony Martore

In my Technology and Operations Management (TOM) course during the first semester, we stepped outside of the classroom and completed a two-day live simulation resembling a factory assembly line. We organized production groups of eight... View Details

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Staff | Information Technology

Booking Space Catering Hybrid Classrooms Teaching & Learning Applications and technology products to bring teaching and learning experiences to life. Canvas Live Online Classrooms Media Services (Classroom Support) Multimedia Panopto Polling Seat Chart Participation... View Details

20 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Risky Business with Structured Finance

percent of its revenues came from rating structured finance products, versus the 32 percent of revenues generated from its traditional business of rating corporate bonds. A simulation is "still a model and it's not exact, which is... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

16 Sep 2024
News

Life Preserver

“There’s a massive gap between how many people get to benefit from a lifesaving organ transplant and how many truly need one,” says Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009). He’s spent the last decade trying to change that. In the United States alone, scientists estimate between... View Details

10 Aug 2015
News

Seeding a Better Future for Colombia

countries with the highest potential to increase the world’s agricultural production.” Roughly 4,000 visitors walk through Colombia’s pavilion each day, experiencing high-tech simulations of its five different climate zones. In addition... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

to crucial functional systems is not just a one-time task, but an ongoing process. This approach fosters a culture of continuous improvement and preparedness, ensuring that the company is always ready to respond to potential disruptions. Technology: View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

01 Apr 1996
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"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs

and teaching assistant-led problem sessions to multiple team projects and classic problem sets. Crimson Greetings One of the more memorable aspects of Foun-dations may have been Crimson Greetings, a large-scale behavioral simulation... View Details

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