Directed Technological Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Aug 2015
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From Google to Alphabet, what does the change mean?

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

for tomorrow. The BEI aims to leverage HBS’s unique platform to help move the needle on climate change and accelerate climate solutions. Critical issues such as these are also among the focal points for HBS’s new Institute for the Study... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

03 Nov 2018
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Facing iPhone Troubles, Apple Tries to Change the Story

24 Apr 2014
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Changing the way the world sees Africa

Teresa Clarke (AB 1984, JD 1987, MBA 1988) wants to reveal the real Africa. The chairman and CEO of Africa.com, the fastest growing Africa-related website, is working to change preconceptions about the world’s second-largest continent... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Changing Lives One Computer at a Time

TECH KNOW-HOW: student Angelica Lopez with Jackie Adams (MBA '78) and Edward Olebe (MBA '99). Photo Courtesy HBS Club of Greater New York The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) has joined forces with Dell to put computers into the hands of promising young... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

29 Oct 2021
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Eight Companies That Changed Their Names to Signal a Strategy Shift

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

to understand the technology cycle, which is often influenced by ideas generated by former members of the military. Only months before he would graduate and launch his own venture, Michael Orzetti (MBA 2018) was in Israel. He and 44... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

developed with record speed. The rapid adoption of technology has opened opportunities, even during global lockdowns, and many businesses have stepped up to take care of their broader stakeholders. Climate View Details

01 Mar 2017
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How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine

Mayo’s Neural Engineering Laboratory began to make dramatic improvements to the technology behind the treatment. Instead of requiring constant tweaking like a typical deep brain stimulation device, Harmoni’s sensors work to keep the brain... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

director of Indigo Agriculture. (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) We have the technology, the capability, and the talent to combat climate change and save the world. The obstacles? Big money in politics, aversion to change, and inadequate... View Details

25 Mar 2020
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From 'Hello' To 'Can You Hear Me?': How The Coronavirus Could Change Office Culture

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

that make achieving the agreement’s goals so difficult. “I wrote the case to better understand how so many of us view climate change as both a global threat and one of the most important issues facing business in the 21st century, and yet... View Details

30 Aug 2024
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How Do You Change a Chatbot’s Mind?

12 Oct 2020
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4 Moments That Changed the Watch World

13 Jul 2017
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What Artificial Intelligence Reveals About Urban Change

24 Sep 2018
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How To Drive Digital Transformation In A Changing World

08 Mar 2025
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How AI Is Changing Education: Harvard Expert Explains

07 Jul 2015
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Can Artists and Labels Change Behavior With Technology?

21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

ever seen. By offering 10 years of policy certainty, the IRA encourages technology innovators to form companies and it reassures larger corporates to be their buyers. So as early-stage investors in clean energy, electrified... View Details

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