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- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
alternatives, the world's governments need to act. They must redesign their nuclear regulatory practices and provide physical facilities for prototype evaluation that will let private capital take on the tasks of technical innovation,... View Details
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
drive." CEO Lew Platt visited the team frequently to provide support and cut through any roadblocks. Platt even carried a Kittyhawk prototype around in his pocket to show off. These engineers were required to sign a creed that... View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
Brown University, in the hope that they will adopt it and fund his company, EverTrue. He lacks the technical knowledge necessary to make the prototype himself, and so has to quickly decide on the best option. He is considering multiple... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
potential to supercharge innovation, because we can prototype more ideas and share them with each other much more rapidly. That's on the supply side of the economy. On the demand or marketing side, the new technology may allow us to match... View Details
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
When furniture designer Herman Miller presented a prototype of its sleek, mesh Aeron chair to a consumer focus group, many asked if they could see a finished, upholstered version. Innovative product design can be a risky proposition. Yet... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
potential choices, learning from small samples, using prototypes to test business models, tracking progress through nonfinancial measures, and knowing how and when to pull the plug on a new venture; 2) Find the best combination of old and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
prototypical large-enterprise form in contemporary emerging economies. By exploring the evolution of the diversified business groups organized around British trading companies from the late eighteenth century until today, this chapter... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
prototype Web site had already been developed.... [A]n early review had described the Web site as "way cool." Participating in the meeting were two other MBA candidates. Prior to jointly founding IWA, the three had worked in... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
Not so long ago, multinational firms were associated with a specific national identity. Caterpillar was a prototypical U.S. company. Honda was a classic Japanese company. The location of headquarters of these and other firms served as... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
and fundamental to Kodak’s identity. In January 2016, Clarke and his executive team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where the company unveiled a prototype of its new Super 8 camera—an analog... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
to those of Mosaic, a similar tool then under development at the University of Illinois. Reviewers of Brooks's prototype raved about its ease of use and reliability. The engineer felt certain that, with EG&G's backing, his idea would... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
their weekly Starbucks allowance to fund you. It lowers the barrier for entry for innovators to go from prototype to small-scale production. The second thing it does: It changes the selection process. Before, we relied on the judgment of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
locate reference groups (ingroups and societal prototype groups) in the most positive cluster (high-competence/high-warmth), unlike individualist data. This demonstrates outgroup derogation without obvious reference-group favoritism. SCM... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 18
closed (low-power) poses, and then prepared and delivered a speech to two evaluators as part of a mock job interview, a prototypical social evaluation. All speeches were videotaped and coded for overall performance, hireability, and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
electronic devices, thus providing a “pen-and-paper-like” experience. Moreover, the device allowed for the convenient and non-eye-straining reading of typical documents. Though enthusiastically received by several investors, there was still a long way to go before the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
editing in biotech, 3D printing has allowed for rapid prototyping for hardware startups, and reusable rockets have brought down the cost to build and launch a small satellite to under a million dollars. “And we often see advances in one... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
and tools; (2) working prototypes over excessive documentation; (3) respond to change rather than follow a plan; and (4) customer collaboration over rigid contracts. "To paraphrase Sun Tzu, true victory is breaking the resistance of... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
recruits for Fuller Brush in the early 20th century, for instance, would leave after a day or two. But aside from these characterizations, it's useful to think of two prototypical types of salespeople: the transactional salesperson and... View Details