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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
“This is where the action is, in the zeroes and the ones.” While the kids lean forward to catch his next act, Enriquez projects on a screen an image filled with 1s and 0s. “This is digital code, the most powerful language in the world,” he tells the class. “It allows... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
warehouse. The bots rely on a Wi-Fi network and a grid of 2-D barcodes on the floor to navigate. Products are delivered to the human operators, who pick and pack the items and send them to shipping. “When I started out, companies were interested but skeptical that the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
alumni-to-alumni learning options to include a live-interview session that is recorded for the Skydeck podcast series. In these interviews, an alumnus who is exploring interesting, new ideas shares his or her experience and perspective... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds
of Cambridge and Boston, approaching any independent business owner who might have a business problem the “nerds” could help them address. They also convinced Professor Lynda M. Applegate to allow them to pitch the idea to her Executive... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
Thierry Porté (MBA 1982), enable HBS to advance its international priorities by expanding opportunities for the faculty to test new ideas around the world, by enriching classroom learning with new cases, and by attracting students with a... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
impact on various aspects of the way economies are developed as we go forward. The number of cars that can be shared on a car-sharing network, and the number of people it can impact, really reduces the overall burden of vehicles on the roads. “If we are able to tap... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Social Enterprise Conference Draws 800 Participants
idea (no business plan necessary) in thirty seconds, with the two best ideas getting a second, longer hearing of two minutes. The winning concept was an online site that encourages teachers to share lesson... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
NFL Players Tackle Cases at HBS
entrepreneurship, the first module in April focused on issues such as business structure, taxes, and spreadsheet analysis. For the second module in May, participants brought their own business or investment ideas for discussion. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
What’s Important to You?
Watch your mail — electronic and snail — this spring for the 2011 Alumni Communications Survey. This is your chance to help HBS understand the types of news and information from the School that really matter to you. Your insights will have a tremendous impact on how... View Details
Keywords: meta
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
journey. I had no idea of how this would take on a life of its own,” he says. “I hear incredible, heartwarming stories every week.” First, the numbers: Since its launch, JRI-Poland has grown to include more than 5 million records (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
MBAs Reveal Their Hopes and Dreams
’02). He came up with the idea for the Portrait Project 10 years ago and has returned each year since to photograph the newest group of essay writers. View this year’s Portrait Project. View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Results and Recognition
served as Reunion Participation Chair for his 20th Reunion, which set a record with 74 percent of the class making a gift. Donor Spotlights David Ott (MBA 1992) Investor David Ott understands the role that seed capital can play in taking good View Details
- 20 Aug 2016
- News
The Business of Improving Health Care Delivery
didn’t know much about HBS at that point. But when I heard about the option to actually do a combined degree, I started thinking that might be a really interesting thing to do. “I’m interested in revamping how we deliver health care. I want to bring some of the best... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Exploring Global Business Practices
development, teaching, and the dissemination of ideas that enhance global understanding. HBS is committed to extending the School’s intellectual impact far beyond its campus. With more than a third of MBA students and two-thirds of... View Details
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
listening to their concerns. The response she received at Princeton Review and at PresenceLearning was overwhelmingly positive. Most of the staff at PresenceLearning, as in much of the education sector, already consisted of women, and their clients were also primarily... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
India's Chidambaram Says Nation Is "Poor Rich"
doors to many people who wished to enter the marketplace.”) It wasn’t until India nearly went bankrupt in 1991 that the idea of “an open and competitive society was embraced by the people,” who, Chidambaram observed, brushed aside... View Details
- 05 Feb 2016
- News
The Wheel of the World
contains close to 20,000 items). “I realized that I was more interested in the ideas expressed in the mechanisms than in owning the physical objects,” he says. “Time is a central element of the human experience, which, understandably,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
industries have in common? When an industry faces a shock, it can attempt to compete directly with the new technology or retreat into a niche. However, some technologies are well suited for a third strategy, one that’s anchored on the View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
reading, writing, and math,” she explains. “I wanted to bring that idea to Ghana.” With the cooperation and input of local nongovernmental organizations and a $350,000 grant from the Danish government, Akinola collaborated with a teacher... View Details
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
hitting on the right idea for a business. “You’re not going to find it — it’s built over time.” His partner, Eric Boutin (MBA ’07), added that the pair did not have a background in biotech. Shelby Clark (MBA ’10) noted that the Rock... View Details