Presidential Innovation Fellows - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Oct 2016
News

China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer

investing in fellow HBS alumnus Scott Cook’s (MBA 1976) Intuit Inc. “I tried but I lost the deal and I still think about it 27 years later,” Breyer told a room full of young entrepreneurs and budding venture capitalists in Boston on... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

forthcoming American Political Science Review Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France By: Braconnier, Céline, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons Abstract—A large-scale randomized experiment conducted during the 2012 French... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Climate Symposium 2023: Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale

hope during the opening session, emphasizing that: “While 2023 was the hottest year on record, we have also seen incredible innovations and collaborations in this space. Today, we are here to explore the role of tech, policy, and capital... View Details

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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

strategies to overcome those challenges and successfully lead these ventures to scale in order to generate financial returns and deliver the intended impact. Key Learning Objectives Understand key founding and funding models for tough tech View Details

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Generative AI for Business Leaders - Course Catalog

consider? These questions are pivotal whether you aspire to be a corporate innovator driving AI initiatives or a startup founder focused on the burgeoning GenAI market. Understanding the complexities of GenAI goes beyond using... View Details

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

03 Jun 2019
Blog Post

9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

stage. View Video 6. A Lesson in Selfless Leadership The Leadership Fellows Program at Harvard Business School is based on University Professor Michael Porter’s vision of developing a network of HBS graduates with cross-sector experience... View Details

18 Dec 2019
News

Thinking Smart About Numbers

(GMP 24, 2018). “It was such a special moment to have Mihir visit us in London,” she says. “As a GMP alum taught by Mihir, it was a great honor to welcome him to the UK and to bring together so many other previous GMP alumni who also had been taught by him. We were... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Live Online Classrooms | Information Technology

of Technology and Tradition A case study in EDUCAUSE highlights the Live Online Classrooms at HBS, in which case method teaching and learning comes to life in a state-of-the-art virtual environment. Published May 28, 2024 Video: HBS Live Online Classrooms Connects Rock... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

INK: Big News for Small Business

The earliest small business loan on record dates back to Mesopotamia, when a royal baker borrowed capital—suggesting that small-business owners have been wrestling with access to capital literally since the dawn of civilization, says Senior View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

route, but working with contractors can be a black hole of time and capital. In contrast, technical founders can enhance velocity, an important attribute of successful startups, and accelerate attaining product-market fit (which is especially valuable in a space like... View Details

04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CVS Health

organization.Jeff Lackey, VP Talent Acquisition, CVS Health Describe your organization in three to five sentences.CVS Health is at the forefront of a changing health care landscape, with an unmatched suite of capabilities and the expertise needed to drive View Details

Keywords: Health Care

06 Dec 2021
News

Leadership in the Digital Age

ethnographer by training, researched the connection between leadership and innovation for her 2014 book Collective Genius, which focused primarily on startups built from the ground up to be agile. To better understand the challenges faced... View Details

Keywords: April White

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Seoul produced a similar proportion. The increased geographic... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

The theme of the 2022 Annual Climate Symposium was “Tackling Climate Together”, with a focus on the intersectionality of climate change and the critical need for businesses, individuals, policy makers, and consumers to come together to develop View Details

01 Dec 2016
Blog Post

4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2

goals didn’t directly benefit from those roles; I wanted to learn how to lead an innovative organization that was changing an industry. Having business school locked in allowed me to keep my focus on that ambition and to start laying the... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

A Capital Asset

1988 Democratic presidential nomination. When Babbitt became Secretary of the Interior in the first Clinton administration, he asked Cohen to be his Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget. In this role, she significantly... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

18 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC

for the long-term. Our people see purpose beyond the built environment, creating value—and improving lives—through superior execution, innovative operations, and a passion for creating positive change in communities. Together, our teams... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

03 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The HBS Show Must Go On

working in crisis mode, coming together to “make it work” in whatever way possible. We created an environment where we could not judge anyone for throwing out a cooky idea because we did not have time to filter our own ideas. It was so rewarding to hear the laughs of... View Details

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Driving Profitable Growth - Course Catalog

represent an attractive growth strategy. Module 4: Growth Through Innovation and Transformation Over the long-term, sustained growth often requires organizations to fundamentally evolve and transform their strategy, technology, business... View Details

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