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Skydeck - Alumni
inside look at Myanmar’s historic transition to a market economy The Business of Lego Batman Lego Movie and Lego Batman producer Dan Lin (MBA 1999) offers an inside look at the... View Details
- Profile
Dusty Register
depth of conversations I experience on a daily basis and relish in the opportunity to know my classmates on a consistently deeper level. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A LEGO set designer, despite having nearly zero... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
that you can’t make progress.” This cloud of inefficiency that hangs over many companies can be tough for business leaders to see. When a company is struggling, the first instinct is often to blame external factors, Thomke says. When the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jul 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'
With the help of LEGO bricks, business executives discover how design principles can serve as building blocks to create a great customer experience. How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.comIndy booksellers have... View Details
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Philippe Rival
interest manifested itself through a deep-seated love of Legos, which culminated in my building a Lego cable-stay bridge that spanned my parents’ living room and used sewing thread as cable stays! From then on, I wanted to become a bridge... View Details
- 11 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities
Because people with ASD often don’t sell themselves well, the SAP program begins with a less intimidating hangout, during which candidates work individually on Lego Mindstorms projects escalating in difficulty. They then move on to team... View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
tracks startup funding, with each Kickstarter entrepreneur. Of the 314 entrepreneurs studied, some 76 percent missed their initial deadline. Peterson and Wu followed up, interviewing 11 entrepreneurs in-depth to find out why each product was delayed. Take, for example,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Info As Netflix Film Chairman, Dan Lin (MBA 1999) oversees movie production at the world’s largest streaming service at 270 million subscribers and counting. With a solid grip on financials and a track record of hits like The LEGO Movie ,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
failed while a second succeeded. Stefan Thomke , the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration, wrote the case with Jan Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration, and Daniela Beyersdorfer, associate director of the HBS Europe... View Details
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Research in Action - Alumni
productivity. Associate Professor Raffaella Sadun explains how she uses data to explore how investments in information technology by organizations impacts productivity. Writing the Case of a Company Coming Back from the Brink Professor Jan Rivkin discusses his passion... View Details
- Portrait Project
Monica Sharma
It began with a pack of Legos from a McDonald's Happy Meal. A few plastic blocks were meant to be a helicopter, but I quickly transformed them into a multipurpose vehicle — a boat and time machine. To me, View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
rules to try to influence behavior. Doing so, however, requires firms to understand and abide by the community ethos. Kost: Could you tell me about a case in which a company used the expertise and feedback of a user community to gain competitive advantage? Nagle and... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 9
http://hbr.org/search/113045-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 713-478 LEGO (A): The Crisis As this case opens, iconic toymaker LEGO stands on the brink of bankruptcy. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, LEGO's young... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
daunting challenges, but they each expressed a zealous commitment to their work and a heartfelt belief in their products. Brand Recognition: Michael Moynihan Michael T. Moynihan (MBA 1993) was reintroduced to LEGO as an adult when his job... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Educating the next generation of filmmakers
Film producer Dan Lin (MBA 1999) likes to create hero stories that inspire and entertain children and their families. The producer of The Lego Movie is now teaching Chinese filmmakers how to tell their own stories. (Published November... View Details
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines
fair project in which I used LEGOs to build an intelligently actuated tool for precision brain biopsy. My inspiration came from cutting-edge research conducted at Johns Hopkins University, where surgeons used tele-operated robotic... View Details
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Dylan Zhou | MBA
computing, computer vision, and natural language processing. I also like seeing well-designed products and devices that combine tech and art. Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business My inspiration is Steve Jobs. As a kid who loved building... View Details
- 02 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
Building a Consumer-Centric Strategy: Highlights from the Marketing & CPG Club’s Conference
featured 3 keynotes, 6 panels, a networking lunch and cocktail hour. As thought leaders in marketing, our keynotes delivered powerful presentations about how their company’s execute a consumer-centric strategy: Michael Moynihan of LEGO... View Details
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Circularity in Denmark
our first visit, Sr. Director of Technology Soren Kristiansen walked us through the LEGO Group’s efforts to develop the next generation of blocks. Their team is working in parallel on bio-based and recycled plastics, iterating on... View Details
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
together." Potential consultants for Specialisterne undergo a five-month training process that familiarizes them with the intricacies of LEGO Mindstorms technology. According to the case, "There was a natural fit between View Details