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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Decisions through the Ages
criticism about its education system that emphasizes rote memorization,” USA Today reported (February 25, 2009). Titled Problem Solving 101, it became a best-selling business book and is now available in... View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?America has withdrawn from the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change. Should business leaders care? Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?If industry... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
has to be a way to do this in a way that's sustainable and where people don't need to compromise on career advancement. There has to be a way to honor purposeful and impactful work.’” She set out to find the answer at HBS. Solving... View Details
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Ashiana Jivraj
effect of the large inequities prevalent globally. Poor oral health can cause quickly spreading illnesses, heart disease, and further world hunger in many nations. The problems I want to solve are bigger... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Robert F. Higgins, MBA 1970
Harvard, including in his teaching the course Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors at the Kennedy School. In addition, Higgins and his wife, Kristine, support fellowships for students in the joint MD/MBA Program. “We’re not going to View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
College Daze
UPromise, a family of typical income and spending patterns might accrue as much as $50,000 after fifteen years of participation in the company's program. "Finding money for college is one of the biggest problems families face these days,"... View Details
- 07 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
Takeaways from the Class of 2015
to impact the broader team or organization. Warmth first, then competence. You must stay vigilant and listen to others this will keep you alert to when the problem is you. History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
Not all financial reform proposals under consideration in Washington sprang from federal agencies and congressional committees. One emerged from HBS. Last spring, students in Professor Rakesh Khurana’s elective corporate governance class took aim at View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
working on an exciting idea or I can identify a problem that needs solving and develop the solution myself. Ultimately, I want to take the plunge and start my own company.” —Jeremy Sasson (MBA 2018) Startup... View Details
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Michael Chen | MBA
Financial Services, Ed-Tech, Sustainability, Digital Health Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: Having co-founded a healthcare startup that was funded by some of the most prominent people in Silicon Valley, I've realized the power of... View Details
- Web
3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
create a global utopia by solving intractable problems like climate change, ending the need for humans to work for a living and bringing the cost of energy to zero. Why are normally balanced leaders taking... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
Kanter: Seeking to help shift the national mood from depression to optimism. An internationally respected authority on strategy, innovation, and leadership for change, HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter advocates solving many of the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- News
Maximum Cities
into the collective, particular experiences of practitioners. "I was struck by the complexity of the problems and the magnitude of the opportunities," remarked Rebecca Henderson. "There's no reason that business cannot rise to the... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- News
Creating Agents of Change
like them, because their resilience, their maturity, their unselfishness, and their courage are truly inspiring. “I feel that at HBS, as I gained many skills to become a good and strong general manager, most importantly, what I learned at HBS is to not be fearful or... View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
also made me much more tolerant of other people's opinions. I learned that there are other ways to solve a problem than the way engineers think. That was life-changing." But View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Living Social
at the forefront of testing new models of high-impact philanthropy. The new trend is midcareer and late-career professionals who have had great success in business and are now looking for a more impact-driven career. People will take a lot of different paths. My... View Details
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Laura Sophie Wegner | MBA
solve social issues with technological solutions will make many of us cohort members life-long friends, and potentially even co-founders, who support each other beyond the fellowship. Tech areas of interest: Healthcare Technologies,... View Details
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Sean Meng | MBA
expertise, and capital that empowers our up-and-coming generation of scientists and makes impactful research accessible to all. Professional goals: In the realm of science, I would like to understand the basis of intelligence and build technologies that leverage... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
New Idea: On-Demand Package Delivery
saying the package had been returned to sender. “It became a huge issue for us,” says Moskowitz (HBS 2015), then a first-year MBA student. “I figured this has got to be a problem for other people, and there has to be a more cost-effective... View Details
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- 11 Jan 2021
- News
Strengthening Democracy
role business can play in ensuring its success. Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change Business leader Katherine Gehl and University Professor Michael Porter delve into the root causes of why the political system is failing and propose View Details