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- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
it work for more than a billion people. Workers have brought laptops with all the necessary equipment to remote villages in the country, places with no electricity or connectivity. If residents do not have documentation, individuals who... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
have gained some weight, lost some hair, seen the world take giant leaps forward and a few steps back. Many of us would never be remotely near where we are today had we not lucked into the HBS imprimatur and network of connections (not to... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture
needs and provides real health benefits, differentiating itself from the competition. Founded as a remote-first company, Rootine was positioned well when the pandemic forced companies to move to a remote work environment. With their... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
company successfully produces and positions a trash bin so that it is regarded as an "art object" (and which has been displayed as such in the Paris Louvre). Though it is a tangible product, a Vipp bin's price cannot be even View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
and grow cohesive teams with a tribe of supporters and advisers. “We saw this as a moment to focus on the human side of learning and connecting in a remote world,” said Wallace. “How do you build a startup when you’re all in different... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
offering occasional remote workdays—they will redesign every aspect of how work gets done, from defining how they measure organizational success to training their managers to make it happen. How the Future Works offers a blueprint for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
research station and a marine sanctuary. Â “In remote locations, you have to think about creating a community, not just a hotel or an outpost,” Bailey observes. “Tetiaroa holds a privileged place in the hearts of Polynesians, so we must... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
city of Dallas. This last spring, 1,000 students in Dallas graduated with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. The employer hiring the largest number of students in Texas and in Dallas is Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters had 28 students from one school who... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
slides through remote Wyoming. Source: Kevin Dooley Second, citizens are generating what Luca calls “digital exhaust,” data generated online as part of their daily activities, which could be captured by cities to give clues into their... View Details
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
efficiency, remote troubleshooting, and customer personalization—has been delayed despite wide acceptance by many experts that the existing power system is falling far short of America's energy needs. In 2009, energy demand in the United... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
pediatric heart hospital facilities in the world." Shetty also directs telemedicine units that connect to remote areas in northeastern India, allowing physicians and technicians to communicate on acute care. Telemedicine is one way... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
1911; Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first to stand atop Mount Everest, in 1953; and Neil Armstrong, the first on the moon, in 1969. But Vescovo hadn’t gotten there by himself. To send one person to the most remote places on the... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
startup in the face of fierce competition. From 2011 through 2016, the business evolved from a hobby to a startup with $22 million in revenue and 45 employees, all of whom worked remotely from home. Customer acquisition was becoming more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
chicks to these remote villagers and did so in a way that enabled everyone to profit in concrete financial terms, from Keggfarms itself to the rural villagers. Almost a million households are today affected by Keggfarms, and the numbers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
collaborative tasks from writing assignments to playing digital instruments. At the same time it needed to address constraints such as the lack of electrical power in many remote rural areas—a problem it solves in several ways. Kids can... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
lay-out of supermarkets is more or less the same no matter where you go. Various web sites today may try to differentiate themselves by offering a different experience to the consumer, Papa said, "but we find that people want all TVs to have the same View Details
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Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting
practical skills, statistics fundamentals, and real-life data science project experience. This full-time, intensive eight-week remote learning program was designed for students with basic technical background, and culminated with a... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
political processes from which they were once excluded. Another asset big corporations enjoy is the power to protect programs once they are put in place, and the strength to thwart the status quo. With this power comes impressive reach as well, access to even the most... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
told Lo. “Because if the unit economics of this thing turn out to be even remotely true, it’s the future of food.” Lo’s interest was piqued. She knew almost nothing about farming and had always just trusted that the Western world’s food... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
lifestyles of China's rural population. However, the cost of connecting remote locations was high and was often not offset by subscriber fees or usage rates of these populations. Would this investment be relegated to a socially... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace