Design thinking - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

comprehensive career management tool kit for career planning and job transitioning. In an effort to help promote personal and professional development, the School has developed several lifelong learning programs designed specifically for... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

physics. Learned how to design chips. And I came out to Silicon Valley as it was forming in the mid '80s. And I think because I was in the right place at the right time, it put me on a series of foundational... View Details

13 Mar 2018
News

Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

listened as they got closer to the target area. When they got close, the second helicopter of the two called back with the radio call Turbine 33 is down. Now, Turbine is the call sign of our helicopter, as in the turbine engine. And 33 View Details

17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

and will take years. The authors describe the path that blockchain is likely to follow and explain how firms should think about investments in it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52100 forthcoming Annual... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2020
Book

The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

crushing it. Sprayed with glass, Lhota scrambled from the wrecked vehicle and made his way to a nearby fire command center, a location previously designated as an emergency rendezvous point, where he found the mayor and other city... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

First, it may be more helpful to think about the purposes of the corporation, or at least to ask the question that way—in the plural—even if ultimately one purpose must be deemed preeminent. Second, corporations are instruments View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

19 Aug 2024
News

Quantum Leap

Communications. John Levy (photo by Chris Sorensen) READ MORE Ted Adams: Quantum Leap. Quantum computing has revolutionary potential, but it’s been stuck in the lab. John Levy thinks his startup has a way to make it an accessible... View Details

08 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

interviews. Q: What are the main findings from the research reported in the book, and what do they tell us about economic development and globalization in developing countries in general? A: I think the book demonstrates both the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1998
News

A Community Investment

Whether through career choice, board membership, volunteerism, or philanthropic support, HBS graduates traditionally have shown a strong interest in giving something back to their communities. Taking this commitment a step further, the Class of 1973 has View Details

24 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

in the past year. The designation is an important one for AltSchool, since it credentials their pursuit of both a social mission and real profits. That dual mission, in turn, accounts in large part for how the company was able to raise... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

experience similar pressure from an executive directive in any industry, he said. "We have to face tradeoffs when we design and execute. There are different ways to approach the same problem," he said. Several participants in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

teaching them to memorize information,” says Moynihan. “We’re not saying ABCs and 1-2-3s aren’t important, but we think that playful learning and other important nonacademic developmental skills are not being valued appropriately.” This... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

life through a massive corporate effort designed to weave environmental thinking into every aspect of the business. "We believe that being environmentally conscious makes good competitive sense," he... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

01 Apr 2019
What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

Kazakhstan at 3.62 percent. Beyond monetary or fiscal policy changes themselves, students were struck by where the actual dollars were spent and how that differed from nation to nation, says Tannya Cai, who coauthored a working paper on the tracker with Cavallo. Cai,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

industry. The plan’s design was guided by several key outcomes: saving jobs; protecting businesses with liquidity and fiscal incentives; building tech infrastructure to support work-from-home initiatives; providing basic food and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Aug 2022
News

Case Study: Sound Check

secured funding, built the platform, and ran a series of paid pilots; all of the participants signed on as clients. Looking to the future, the co-CEOs see opportunities as wide as the web itself: “We think the entire internet is going in... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

worth using. But today, says Harvard Business School professor Alan MacCormack and his research collaborators, "not invented here" is becoming a badge of honor—and more than that, a source of competitive advantage. To design the 787... View Details