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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Escape from Alcatraz
Conquer: To escape from the first room of the Spook House, team members have to divide up tasks, each taking responsibility for observing and reporting on a different part of the room. Fail to Succeed: What can you learn from sand, shells, and doubloons? How to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Reinventing Marketing
Professor Robert J. Dolan, whose research focuses on pricing, will oversee the required Marketing course in the 1996-97 academic year. The elective curriculum has also been restructured, based in part on feedback from student focus... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ready for Takeoff: Web Portal Enters Second Phase
increasing the number of "what-do-you-think" feedback sections, allowing users to be active participants, not just passive readers. "We want to take better advantage of the Web as a medium," observes Silverthorne. "We plan to add the... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
positive feedback for our product. We've seen a huge surge in gift orders ahead of the holidays. We've also gotten numerous requests for a grown-up version of Surprise Ride that fosters curiosity and creativity in adults. You'll see that... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
José Royo
MBA Program. "The Academic Committee has had broad impact in areas such as course development, where we have advocated more international cases and more cases with women protagonists," he says. Royo has also worked with Professor Ed Zschau to integrate student View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
John (“Bo”) Kemp
policies concerning take-home exams, feedback from faculty on student grades, and the disclosure of grades to prospective employers. In addition, he chaired the committee organizing Class Day, a pre-Commencement celebration at HBS for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
feedback from books, and they are easier on my eyes. What’s one of your favorite books? I really enjoyed Noah Gordon’s The Physician, a quest for medical knowledge in the 11th century; in biography, Einstein: His Life and Universe by... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New HBS Portal Offers Alumni Just-In-Time Business Information
Directors. Through surveys and interviews, the group provided critical feedback to be used in setting parameters for the design of the portal. When Dean Clark gave the project the green light last June, Michalak formed a portal steering... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
injustice in the United States, the company recognized that its name—with associations with the Confederacy—was at odds with its goal of bringing people together. As Chugh explains in the edited excerpt below, the company solicited View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
level of programs and services for alumni worldwide. At our meetings three times each year, we are also kept informed of major issues and opportunities facing HBS, and we provide feedback on those that affect alumni. The 44 hard-working... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
mentees in the 2023-2024 cycle, and feedback from students continues to affirm the powerful impact of this partnership. “My biggest takeaway from my mentors is to not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and just to try new things... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
rooftop gala dinner in front of the Eiffel Tower, and had an opportunity to take a morning run along the Seine. Oliveau says feedback from attendees has been very positive and he credits a dedicated team of fellow alumni, who worked for a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Case Study: Sound Check
improved long-term retention rates. In the early days, it’s best to optimize for product feedback. If it’s easier to sell to smaller customers (with more volume), stick with this segment and treat the feedback as gold. Rapidly iterate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
compressed time frame, or "Internet time," requires that firms generate and respond to new information for a greater proportion of a development cycle, with much of the feedback coming from customers. In fact, early and continuous contact... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
calendar and the weather. Lymperopoulos wants it to tell you what your date is wearing so you don’t clash. Iubel thinks it should connect with your friends’ accounts, so that you don’t wear the same outfit to a party. No idea is dismissed. The brainstorm becomes a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
team meetings, and giving and receiving feedback - students had to figure out how to restore vitality to their flagging operation. "Crimson Greetings was a great opener," comments one MBA student. "It helped to get me in the right... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
Deighton observes that most students would agree that Patterson needs to broaden his reader base, and that the publishing industry should get away from the agricultural or “broadcast” mode of marketing, which provides little feedback on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
New Venture Winner an Undercover Success
excellent teams to Boston and gave them the opportunity to meet with faculty members, network, and get valuable feedback from our judges.” Regional finalists included Little Teacher (Sophia Shing, MBA 1997); Pixie (Jennifer Lee Koss, MBA... View Details
- 31 Mar 2017
- News
Turning Teachers into Leaders
innovative technologies, for implementing higher standards, for providing better feedback and support to teachers. “HBS gave me the skills by helping me to think as a systems thinker. By that I mean to consider the marketing angles, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
forcing mechanism for us,” Gulati says. “Without the discipline of deadlines and deliverables we might have flamed out at the first hurdle.” “For us, the main goal wasn’t to make it to the finals or win, it was to get good feedback that... View Details