Government Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

2024
Working Paper

Computed Tomography (CT)--Beyond Traditional X-Rays: Case Histories of Transformational Advances

By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins

This case history describes how Computed Tomography (CT) scanners - that combine Xrays and computers to image soft tissues of the brain and other organs -- have become a widely used diagnostic tool. Specifically, we chronicle the 1) initial development of CT... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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24 Apr 2014
News

Private capital, public good

Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997) is spearheading the development of social impact bonds (SIBs), a financial innovation designed to tackle some of the world’s most intractable social challenges. Alongside Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969)... View Details

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

Government leaders rushing to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in March gave companies little time to shift to an all-virtual workforce. Ready or not, many businesses had to become more digital. But true digital transformation takes far more... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

Web

Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

Conferences Lessons from History Lessons from History Video Clips & Discussion Questions Resources on Indian Business History Business & Government Relations Panel Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Dr. Prathap C. Reddy Founder and Chair of Apollo... View Details

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

investors, and builders can learn from the African experience, where public-private partnerships and deployments of new technologies are illuminating new ways to approach the task of funding infrastructure despite a scarcity of government... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

14 Nov 2024
News

How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

The City Solution

processes generally, to more closely track and, when necessary, adjust energy expenditures; and educating citizens that if they want to reduce carbon emissions, they must reduce their energy use.” Without sweeping incentives and forceful View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Government; Government; Government

01 Sep 2013
News

The New Tech Meccas

government and no tradition of tech innovation that we ever hear about," says Schroeder. "But to be surrounded by such a large quantity of young people—many of them women—who were unbelievably head-down,... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Feb 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

investments in research and development, was emphasized by several respondents. Mark Hopkinson remarked that "most big companies rely for their tech pipeline of new products on the innovation that comes from small business, acquiring... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jun 2017
News

Finding Common Ground

devices were.” CollaborateUp specializes in bringing corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations together to take on big, complex issues, such as endangered species trafficking, international food security, and... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

Steve Rattner, who chaired the government task force, found the initial assessments of their needs woefully understated and badly documented, reflecting decades of lost market share and destroyed shareholder value. The deal that was... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

Profile

Dan Vallone

Professional Development office, I found a position with the Office of Innovation & Improvement in the Department of Education in Washington. It’s a relatively small team, but they play a key role in applying evidence-based approaches... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

22 Jun 2017
News

ShotSpotter: A Gunfire Detection Business Looks for a New Market

Nii Narku Quaynor

Keywords: Internet Provider

01 Jun 2017
News

Supercharged

promise of better charging infrastructure, and evolving trends in foreign markets all indicate that EVs are approaching a global tipping point. But with political winds imperiling government incentives in the United States and China... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

06 Oct 2020
News

Clearing the Path to Citizenship

RapidVisa to expand the types of cases it can handle.) The company’s online immigration applications function much as TurboTax does for IRS filings, translating the arcane language of government documents into easy-to-answer questions... View Details

Keywords: April White

Profile

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

professors. These HBS experiences solidified my ultimate career vision, which was to be at the forefront of an innovative social enterprise focused on education and poverty alleviation. What are you most looking forward to in your career?... View Details