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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
experimental approaches, one to build a new storage stack on top of the existing storage, the other to build a new storage framework from scratch. After prototyping, the team working on the second approach realized their design couldn’t... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
couple of years will see more experimentation with baggage pricing. The success of Emirates is due in part to the fact that airline, airport, and air traffic control work together under one “boss” shareholder—ultimately owned by the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
work out all of the interactions between modules every time you add a new function," asserts MacCormack. The authors also found that a design team with experience developing multiple product generations is helpful in a flexible process. Indeed, the evolution of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
business that benefit employees, consumers, and society. The key: a relentless self-renewal process where companies realize the future they envision, rather than only responding to changes in the environment. Experimentation Works: The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
to the trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), only one of 5,000 to 10,000 experimental compounds make it to FDA approval, and just 2 of the 10 that get that approval produce enough revenue to exceed the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
to see the recent proliferation of invention and witness new approaches and experimentation around carbon capture, which is exactly what we need. Because, as we sit here today, it’s not clear that we have a viable technology solution... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
acquire a submersible capable of diving these unexplored depths. Vescovo considered purchasing Cameron’s submersible, the Deepsea Challenger, but determined that the experimental vehicle would require too many updates to reliably allow... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
with a legend: “The way Steven [Spielberg] tells a story with the camera...how innovative and experimental he is on the set—it’s wild to watch. He cuts while he’s shooting, which is very rare. He’s the most efficient—and probably most... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
computers from an experimental technology into a commercially viable, enterprise-grade tool that will be exponentially more powerful than today’s digital computers. Any sector that relies on computers for simulation, optimization, machine... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
and more experimental pieces, Boston Ballet has to sell tickets, which is easier to do for a Saturday showing of Cinderella, for example, than a Wednesday evening performance of contemporary works. To address that challenge—and engage a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
the same assortment. However, certain cheaper items required some extra clicks and scrolls to discover. TT: In the end, we were able to increase Zalora’s gross margins by up to 31 percent in some experimental conditions—and it did not... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
boldly imagine new possibilities and to experiment. Weiss shares the three basic tenets of this new way of governing: Government that can imagine: Seeing problems as opportunities and involving citizens in designing solutions Government that can try new things: Testing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
too. Perhaps they can offset the upfront cost of capital until order volume reaches the appropriate tipping point. The company can purchase inventory with a traditional financial vehicle from there. —Brad Cowdrey (OPM 49, 2017) I appreciate the View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
than it was before COVID. Second, be as creative and serious about thoughtful experimentation as you possibly can, because the organizations that improve in crisis are those that are willing to navigate point to point, pivot when they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
teachers the School has cultivated over the years. Second, we have invested heavily in research support. In addition to the research centers I mentioned earlier, we’ve established the Computer Lab for Experimental Research, for example,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
course, “such reports to be graded not only in substance but also on English,” HBS professor Melvin Copeland later wrote. Four-fifths of the students promptly failed. Thus began decades of experimentation and modification, with decidedly... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
Bulletin coverage of technology centered on areas such as aviation, energy, and automation. A 1928 article on radio, for example, noted that "with the exception of aviation, no other industry has so swiftly passed from the stage of obscurity and of View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
voted to admit women for the two-year degree. The physical campus still had some catching up to do, however, with very few bathrooms for women and none in Aldrich until late 1970. Women were not allowed to live on campus until the fall of 1969; an View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
degree, and with minor variations, it was almost ubiquitous until around 2000. Since then, we’ve been in a punctuated period of rapid experimentation and change. We see many one-year, online, and executive programs challenging the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential. After a decade of experimentation in education and global development, I enrolled at HBS to develop the skills and strategy to bring Global Citizen Year to life. Winning the... View Details