Innovation Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup

feel overwhelming. How will we integrate interns into the team? What project would drive the most value for our company and help the intern learn? Where do we start with this process? If these questions sound familiar to you and your company, learn from the View Details

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) (photos by Neal Hamberg) Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) had a passion for basketball that dated back to middle school, a stellar record as a high school player, and an extraordinary college career as co-captain of a record-setting... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

thirty to sixty days of entry. The facilitator is a leadership development executive who has a deep understanding of the leader's business issues and is familiar with the specific leadership team's interpersonal dynamics. The facilitator first meets separately with the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

01 Jun 2013
News

Accelerating Therapies

multi-disciplinary team project to create a business plan for commercializing research from a university or private sector lab. As Dean Nohria explained, "With student interest in entrepreneurship at an all-time high and with the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

10 Apr 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing

across the country. On the final day of the India IFC, we visited a rural public health clinic powered by SELCO’s decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions. The SELCO team also graciously organized a gathering of local entrepreneurs... View Details

10 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image by HBSWK with assets from AdobeStock/PNG City and... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

16 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

and 2021 that were compiled by Capital IQ. The research team matched those transactions to financial data supplied by Dun & Bradstreet, as well as information on IT spending provided by Aberdeen Strategy & Research. Finally, they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

and team learning, in organizational behavior, and technology and innovation to offer insights for research on new product development teams. Building on prior work, we summarize the organizational benefits... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

ChromeOS as the user-facing operating system.” You Might Also Like: Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money? How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change Feedback or ideas... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

with the appropriate financial and human resources, and scaling. The course will explore which areas of the life sciences are ripe for innovation and entrepreneurship and will cover therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, and related service... View Details

07 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

weight of published management advice, recommends that management teams engage task conflict but avoid relationship conflict. Implicit in this advice is the premise that it is indeed possible to separate the task and relationship aspects... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

significant economic development of 2013. Use the "Comments" link to tell us what and why. Most Popular Stories In 2012 1. Clayton Christensen's "How Will You Measure Your Life?" Published: May 9, 2012 World-renowned View Details

Keywords: by Staff

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

they realize the disparity between the CEO’s chosen direction and their expectations, which can lead to a permanent breach. When Omar Ishrak became the first outsider CEO of Medtronic in 2011, the board gave him a clear mandate: to revive the company’s reputable View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

When we perceive a competitor's groundbreaking innovation as a threat, we may act defensively and hastily. But if we see that same event as an opportunity, our response might be more deliberate and unhurried. As a leader, how you frame... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

Blog

Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

designed to make virtual participants feel like they are in a real HBS classroom, thanks to a wall of life-sized screens, personal cameras for each screen, a team of off-camera engineers—and for this special session, a grand piano. An... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders

years, Doris and Sauer have served as judges for IPO Day, where first-year MBA students pitch the microbusinesses they have developed as part of the required Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) course. They also serve as advisors to student... View Details

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Getting Involved - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network VBHCD Initiative VBHCD... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Constant Inspiration

partner organizations to work with students in Chile, where she has lived since 1997. In the second module of the required yearlong FIELD course, small teams of students develop or improve a product, service, or experience for their... View Details

25 Jun 2024
News

On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade