Team Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2015
News

The Protagonist Goes Prime Time

To create a multimedia case about IDEO’s creative process, a video crew from HBS’s Educational Technology Services followed a design team through each step of a project with Peru-based movie theater chain... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2000
News

After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

hours a day, has a development team instead of a staff, and has no checkout lines. Bricks-and-mortar firms such as Walgreens, on the other hand, must build physical stores and employ and train store staff. Customers have to show up in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn

reduced the deductible students have to pay before being reimbursed for prescriptions from over $700 to under $200. “This was a true team effort, with many students working together,” she notes. “It was rewarding to play a small part in... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Brill

01 Mar 2018
News

What I Do: Philippe Hellich (MBA 1996)

Founded in Sweden in 1943, IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, outfitting dorm rooms and designer homes around the globe. A company that engages nearly a billion customers every year and employs over 194,000 workers in 49... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

WWII planes, boat docks, and everything in between. My role was to help them design a more sustainable operating and funding model to ensure their long-term viability within the park service. Before I started at HBS, I was a medical... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

to 12 percent. That’s a significant savings when you are hiring 250 engineers per year.” A short stint as assistant to the area management team for Schlumberger’s land division in 1999 exposed her to upper management, a move that led... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 1997
News

Go Team!

January cohort students attempt to swish ten free throws as one of many tasks in a "treasure hunt" that took place in February as part of Technology and Operations Management's Project Management module. The hunt involved student teams in... View Details

15 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the World of Electric Adventure Vehicles

high-performance SUVs and pickup trucks are as powerful as they are eco-friendly, and are designed to inspire people to get out and explore. “I appreciate what Tesla has done in terms of showing the world how enjoyable electric vehicles... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Consumer Products / Retail

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

centralize and streamline event planning, management, publishing, and more. Student Information Systems Explore the platforms that support key student activities like admissions, financial aid, and registration. Library Systems Discover the tool that enables the Baker... View Details

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Curriculum | MBA

During Year 2, students split their time between SEAS and HBS, enrolling in electives at each school. As a cohort, they also take the Designing Technology Ventures course during the fall term, and, during the January and spring terms,... View Details

Profile

Janina Motter

As a high school student in Florida, Janina Motter “got interested in chemistry and studio art. I went to Stanford where I could pursue a high-quality education in whatever interested me.” There, Janina found herself exposed to the more interdisciplinary practice of... View Details

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Jeff Bernstein

'real world,'" Jeff says, "I found that I enjoyed the business aspects of my job more than the technical part. I preferred leading teams to solve problems as opposed to getting drawn into specific View Details

12 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

training in a designated "dojo," complemented by automation on the production line to enhance efficiency. Evident in the sleek and compact design of their vehicles, quality is a paramount focus in Ather... View Details

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

from other students inquiring about internship opportunities. Knowing there was potential to bring in more talent, the Humana recruiting team acted quickly to set up virtual interviews which led to six additional interns joining the class... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

02 Aug 2021
News

Cracking the Code

Bubble, which is designed to help people turn their ideas into startups and which was cofounded by Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012), received $100 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch. The company’s click-and-drag interface... View Details

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

hospital emergency room and focuses on the effects of a new organizational structure, which we call a team scaffold, on teaming effectiveness and performance outcomes. Using a hybrid research View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

23 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes

computer problems on a website, companies that design those interactions purely to cut costs don't succeed. But when they actively partner with their customers to deliver a better service experience," she relates, "that's the... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Service

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

administrations can be a hindrance to positive change. “There are huge design opportunities in Africa,” said John Fernandez, an architecture professor at MIT and the director of the MIT Urban Metabolism Group, a multidisciplinary research... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Aug 2024
Blog Post

LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center

most cutting-edge technology and highest quality turbine blades, which it sells to companies such as Vestas, Siemens, and GE, LM Wind’s parent company.Below is a photo of our team in front of the first-ever offshore wind turbine blade... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard, and a core faculty member in the new MS/MBA joint degree program. He is an expert in the management of innovation and new product development, with a focus on the View Details

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