Creativity - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jun 2014
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The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)

marketing job at Amazon, looking to reconnect with my creative side and do something entrepreneurial. Enter my cofounders, Shahil Patel and Mayuri Bhandari. In Boston, Shahil, a first-year MBA at MIT, was fresh off of the semifinals of... View Details

Keywords: fitness; Arts, Entertainment

December 2007 (Revised August 2014)
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Xanadu on Broadway

By: Anita Elberse

Can one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens,... View Details

Keywords: Theater Entertainment; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Risk and Uncertainty; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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01 May 2013
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Zameer Kassam, MBA 2007

been focused on creating my business, and Rob has been an incredible mentor, helping me to crystalize the values of the business. HBS opened so many doors for me, and I want to encourage others to follow their passion.” In appreciation for his transformative HBS... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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The Golden Thread

could find.” “My dad was always thinking of creative ideas for his business and talking about them at the dinner table,” Amabile says on a call from Amherst, Massachusetts—her home with life partner and collaborator Steven Kramer since... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

forthcoming The Creativity Reader The Art of (Creative) Thought: Graham Wallas on the Creative Process By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—The Creativity Reader is a necessary... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Carter Romansky

The creative side of the pharmaceutical industry engaged Carter Romansky in every aspect of the business: science, marketing, finance, law. But when his job became "less about its original goal (creating value for patients through... View Details

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-093.pdf Componential Theory of Creativity Author:Teresa M. Amabile Abstract The componential theory of creativity is a comprehensive model of the social and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Walter Frye

will ceaselessly embrace new people, question the status quo, and seek breakthrough ideas, in order to nurture the gifts of empathy and creativity that will help me excel as a marketer. I will strive for the corner office, but with work... View Details

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Organizational Development

By: Min Basadur, Tim Basadur and Goran Calic

Our review of the field of Organizational Development (OD) reveals an extensive range of tools which attempt to help organizations improve performance. We believe that OD should be studied differently: As a continuous process of change-making or innovation. How this... View Details

Keywords: Change; Cognition and Thinking; Creativity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation and Management

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Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting

opportunities, and figure out what truly inspired me. It was there that I discovered a passion for marketing, a creative outlet I didn’t even know I needed. Before HBS, I struggled to figure out what I wanted to do. A conversation with a... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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See You There

Ruzwana Bashir (MBA 2011) has carved out a valuable niche in the travel-and-leisure business—one of the world's largest industries—with her online company, Peek. The start-up has earned Bashir plaudits as one of this year's "100 Most View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Accommodation; Hospitality

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Ann Chao

says. Bridging the gap between creative and business minds For Ann, the most distinctive dimension of her MBA education is its ethical core. “HBS gets to our deepest motives,” she says. “Is it just profit? Or is profit a means for... View Details

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Cathy Hutchinson

technology and entertainment/media sectors for the office. Cathy’s work experience includes roles in both the entertainment/media and technology industries and she’s available to work with students and alumni pursuing opportunities in those areas. Work Experience:... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Sports; Telecommunications; Technology

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Creighton Taylor

Out of what Creighton Taylor describes as a “turbulent childhood,” he emerged as a self-taught jazz pianist and as a person with dual interests in creativity and practical analysis. “When I was young,” Creighton says, “I learned to adapt... View Details

19 Feb 2008
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The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen

the additional risk and legwork involved in making an independent film can pay off in creative control over the final product—even after a studio accepts a film for marketing and distribution, executives can’t demand that the ending a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Real Estate

01 Mar 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)

“I’m a social animal, and I love working on a team—being a television writer is the perfect confluence of creativity and collaboration,” says the Toronto native. Currently “up to my neck busy,” Dick, the father of three teenage daughters,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

Platform for Dialogue

and schools to build creative curriculum is possible and desirable given the immense benefits it brings to debate and discussion in the classroom. As a historian, discovering new archival materials is no doubt exhilarating. And while I... View Details

01 Jun 2025
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Crucible: Relocation

no longer manage my anxiety by stacking up wealth or titles, but instead celebrate an active life in nature, my creative and intellectual pursuits, and relationships. In addition to sharing personal stories, I use my platform to... View Details

Keywords: Zhang, Qian

01 Jun 2024
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The Bookshelf: Try As One Might

of design thinking—which is where you find the creativity, empathy, and human-centered work. But creative solutions need good testing. Without it you’re going to waste a lot of money scaling solutions that won’t work. And that’s the hole... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; experimentation; innovation; process

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden

like to work with those types." Learned at HBS A ton. I was totally smitten with the case method, and I learned so much about how people work in groups. Role models My high-school Latin teacher was incredibly creative and passionate: She... View Details

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

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