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The Space Renaissance Is Launching: Is the World Ready? | Working Knowledge
information around the globe at the speed of light. Space habitats will, eventually, house people and new technologies at scale. As we continue to push the boundaries, new and unexpected capabilities will emerge that will redefine... View Details
- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
disciplined in some areas but also more relaxed when things don’t work out.” The wisdom of Admiral Stockdale At this time, we can’t help but reflect on the dangers of optimism again, as Admiral James Stockdale defined it: pinning hopes to a particular rescue by a... View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
making use of a local app-development company; using an outsourcing platform like oDesk; contracting with Dashfire, a friend's company that charges low fees for product development in exchange for equity; or finding and hiring a CTO or technical co-founder. Grinna must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
sending appropriate instructions. With modern IT, these tasks are far easier than in the past. Morgantown's system attracted early complaints for its cost and visual intrusion. But Morgantown's PRT stacks up well against decades of shuttle bus costs—particularly given... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
but Coach Bill Belichick got to see Edelman in action at Kent State’s pro day and was so impressed by his speed that he drafted him as a wide receiver. Edelman went on to become one of the most celebrated wide receivers in NFL history... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
and Migrating Clusters of Innovation Author:William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Urban Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the speed at which clusters of invention for a technology migrate spatially following breakthrough... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
feels they are responsible—than ever before. The public itself is a powerful stakeholder that is increasingly demanding about issues ranging from the environment to employee benefits. With the incredible speed and reach of modern... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
money until those new values emerged. Because they did not run full speed down their initial path, they were better able to avoid early failures. Threat induced behavior tends to put too much emphasis on the initial (and usually... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
Health's MegaBLAST. The best achieved both greater accuracy and speed (1,000 times greater). Here we show the potential of using online prize-based contests to access individuals without domain-specific backgrounds to address big-data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
of, like, when you actually make the leap. And so I was in that limbo for a long time and met an entrepreneur who told me that he thought of making the leap in terms of an airport runway. And he said when you're flying a plane, you're headed down the runway. There's... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
and politicians on its most popular shows. Fox News Channel had spread rapidly by the 2000 presidential election, its expansion fueled by the wealth accrued by Murdoch and his wildly successful media empire. The speed and breadth of this... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
faculty to address the most pressing business questions of the day with the same agility and speed at which technology is reshaping the marketplace. “HBS is the premiere business learning platform in the world,” Jacimovic says, “but the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
to speed on these topics? In what way will this digital transformation affect alumni interactions with the School? We should be able to give them a much more customized experience. For example, we might ask alumni: Given your life stage... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 May 2021
- News
Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online
effectiveness of the one-to-one speed networking, where they could “practice their elevator pitches.” Monika Rogozinska (GMP 24), from the HBS Association of Boston, adds that the event was a chance to strengthen relationships with other... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
over speed in the fulfillment process. Walden aims to build a community of home cooks who are connected to local farms in a meaningful way, not simply a transactional purchase. The Question: With year-over-year growth at 75 to 100... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
Abstract Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
of speed Technology. Although people have been talking about the idea of the integrated supply chain for a long time, it's only been in the last decade or so that information technology has made it possible to bring many concepts to life.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
later for $500 million, our software product was built by three people. If it’s software, or high tech, or the Internet, then it doesn’t matter whether 10 people use it, or 10 million, or 100 million: It’s the same amount of work to build the first product. You... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
not suggesting that we can establish causal relationships, but it certainly gave us a deep intimate look at the attempts to grow expertise in a short period of time, and that's where I think there's a lot of applicability to most companies. The View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
again, no one apologizes for this-is that patients can't choose their caregivers. They will get a Mayo Clinic diagnosis, and they will get it quickly, but it may not be a diagnosis from a specific, renowned doctor X. The system has been designed to favor View Details