design process - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2020
News

Ink: Your Best Self

the driver’s seat anymore.” Based on lessons learned through nearly 20 years of coaching and laced with edicts from the Eastern philosophy she grew up with in an Asian American family, Su’s book is designed to give professionals the tools... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

authors also teamed to write The Magic of Innovation, published in the European Business Review earlier this year. A Magical Process Thomke maintains that innovative managers looking to create successful new products or services can... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

to market, said Scott. Using Web services to streamline internal processes has reduced their vehicle design process from forty-eight to eighteen months. "You can't see... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

06 Dec 2021
News

Vision: Sound Science

It was a milestone to celebrate: Earlier this year, designations from FDA and European Union regulators moved researchers at the Boston-based startup Akouos, Inc., a step closer to producing the first-ever therapy for gene-mediated... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog

the fall cohort Application can be found here . Accepted students will be notified by August 20, 2025 Ventures enrolled in the course may be eligible to receive non-dilutive grant funding. Career Focus Startup Operations is designed for... View Details

30 Sep 2016
News

Competing Against Luck

so long. I don't know if this is useful to you. Morrell: It sounds like the answer is-- where's the creative process happen for you? It happens almost everywhere. I mean, it's in the supermarket, you seeing how consumers interact with... View Details

24 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Working to Keep Pirates At-Bay: My Summer in Cyber Security

and to frame the problems in the right way to come up with solutions quickly. Additionally, I was used to strict processes but at At-Bay, I had to learn how to tackle issues that no one in the company has dealt with before me, and how to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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Francesca Ioffreda

innovate and apply design thinking principles. Finally, I was excited about getting to meet and work with Boston-based health care startups and develop partnership strategies. Looking back on your internship, what did CVS Health do well... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Jonathan Assayag

yourself. The cases take you through the processes behind successful ventures, walk you through founder dilemmas, and teach you about angel and VC funding. It's really designed to help you learn business by... View Details

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Policies | MBA

Policies Application Process As you prepare your application to Harvard Business School, please be aware of the following policies: All applications and recommendations must be submitted online. Each applicant is responsible for ensuring... View Details

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

training sessions and register to attend. Server & Storage Management Request support for physical hardware that provides core infrastructure services to the HBS community. Identity & Access Management Explore the suite of tools and View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

find that the boss isn't interested in their suggestions? These are very real questions for anyone making the transition from functional to general manager. Last October, in Professor David A. Garvin's elective course General Management: View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

opportunities," Loughran observes. Working closely with Stephen C. Messner (MBA '80), Loughran also launched "Your Next Job/Your Next Career," a program designed to support alumni during the daunting process... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Launch Codes

“Too often, they’ll design something for what they think their customers’ needs are, and they haven’t developed plans to test these assumptions.” #2 Aiming for perfection: “You want to go to market with a minimally viable product and get... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2012
News

Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas

2012 HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship. Selected from a competitive process that attracted 19 applicants, Jena will receive a $25,000 grant from HBS to advance his work. Trained as a biomedical engineer, Jena says his ambition is “to... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards

02 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?

suggestions, including: 1) designing "a practicum where MBA students [with a focus] on ethics ... practice ... hiring/interviewing skills ... by interviewing 'short list' candidates that are being strongly considered for admission by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

rethink their business models and radically transform their organizational capabilities. The implications for organizations and management are profound. Let's take one example. At the heart of most modern corporations are information, planning and control systems, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Feb 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

at 40 percent), proactively publicize the School's Web site and add new features that will attract more alumni to the site, and develop push technology allowing alumni to subscribe to specific online offerings. Last year, the committee served as a sounding board for... View Details

Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)

19 Sep 2024
Blog Post

A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market

visit to the Royal FloraHolland Flower Market. Image source: the authors. The Buying Process: From Growers to Buyers In the warehouse, every flower cart is assigned to a designated buyer. Warehouse employees, equipped with headsets, play... View Details

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