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- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
Olivier Dumon by Robert S. Benchley "I believe in an evidence-based, data-driven, iterative product-development process." How many of us can reduce the central truths we've learned in business to a single sentence? Olivier Dumon (MBA... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Design Thinking: Hands-On Learning At The Harvard Innovation Lab
Professor Srikant Datar’s creative problem-solving course, Design Thinking and Innovation, brings students together to hone their skills in identifying opportunities, prototyping solutions, and iterating to meet customer needs. “Creative... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
From Das’s Desk
lessons learned. Many alumni noted in the survey that they found these sessions helpful because they consider their fellow alumni trusted advisors both professionally and personally. Based on your feedback and the survey, for the upcoming Reunion Weekend this June we... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Faculty Books
given predictable, reliable, low-cost care) and iterative (the patient’s condition is unknown; tremendous resources may be required for diagnosis and treatment, often with uncertain outcomes). To reduce costs and manage care effectively,... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
development was evolutionary in nature. Companies first would release a low-functionality version of a product to selected customers at a very early stage of development. Thereafter work would proceed in an iterative fashion, with the... View Details
- Profile
Whitney Wilson
thinks about it.” To stretch herself even further, Whitney participated in the week-long Start-Up Boot Camp during the winter break. “You come up with an idea – you either found or join a team – and during the week, you iterate on your... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Tom Hulme (MBA 2007)
but all businesses have to have empathy for the customer. Empathy is the best leading indicator of success for a business. When I consider the startups that pitch to GV, I look for the ones that have true empathy for their customers, because I think they’ll listen and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience
a promise to myself to commit these two years to experimenting, learning, and iterating to the right startup idea. It’s been a wild ride since then, but one of the most fulfilling parts of my HBS experience. What is the problem that you... View Details
- Web
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 - Course Catalog
with respect to three areas of knowledge: Design Knowledge: The use of human-centered design methods to understand users, identify solutions to their needs, and gather feedback via rapid, iterative prototyping. Technical Knowledge: The... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
context. The ability to have the mindset and operational muscle memory to go through the OODA loop multiple times in an encounter helped Boyd's disciples win consistently and closed the gap until resources arrived. This is the operational, View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method
students work in small teams to develop a product (beer) and bring it to market. By analyzing data and collaborating on design, pricing, packaging, manufacturing, and marketing, teams compete as they test their ideas and iterate their... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 10 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
The torpedoes kept coming. Not to be dramatic or anything, but for any product developer this is the most painful moment of their career. The moment when the fledgling idea you’ve spent months, maybe years, cultivating, testing, prototyping, View Details
- 26 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
The torpedoes kept coming. Not to be dramatic or anything, but for any product developer this is the most painful moment of their career. The moment when the fledgling idea you’ve spent months, maybe years, cultivating, testing, prototyping, View Details
- Web
Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
create. The benefits of learning are twofold. First, you generate signals about your idea’s potential that can convince others—from investors to employees—to join you. Second, if you learn your idea stinks, you can iterate and pivot to a... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
can do research,” he says. And finally, PAD’s iterative approach is based literally on the ground and out in the field, circumventing the dangers of so-called solutions that don’t meet the practical needs of the end user. “We’re doing a... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
approach to marketing works. The scrappy activities that have kept them close to the customer, and let them iterate quickly on messaging and product, can start taking less of their time as they scale D2C marketing and partnership... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Complements to the Case Method
Administration. “The person who can go out and find the diamond gets the highest return.” Once they do, students present their idea—a stock pitch—to an actual hedge fund manager who is invited to each class to offer critiques. “They forced us to rebuild a lot of the... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
different employers over the course of his writing career. For now, Dick says he loves working on The Good Wife, which stars Julianna Margulies as a lawyer building a new life and career after her husband, a State’s Attorney, is implicated in a corruption scandal. “The... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic
company, Iterative Scopes, leading their business development team. Remote classes and work meetings have afforded me the opportunity to work at an awesome mission driven company, grow my network of Health care entrepreneurs and investors... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- News
Launch Signals
Ultimately, they hope their product will be unnecessary; until then, they are using feedback as the basic for future iterations of the Flare bracelet, particularly when it comes to style and other options. “That last thing we want to do... View Details