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What Tops Your 2011 Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

The range of challenges is immense, from creating a sense of urgency about the environment in China (Jack Ma), to providing the cost data to fix healthcare (Michael Porter), to unleashing innovation in the energy grid (Paul Kedrosky), to funding much-needed infrastructure (Laura Tyson). What if HBR's call for input had gone out to you?

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HBR's Best Videos, Infographics, Podcasts, and Slideshows of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Our most-read slideshow in 2011 was " Difficult Conversations: Nine Common Mistakes." Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. The Good Company: Then and Now. Life's Work: HBR Interviews 10 Fascinating People. This is one item I always look forward to.

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The State of Strategy Consulting, 2011

Harvard Business Review

co-founded by Michael Porter back in the early 1980s, has seen better days. Walter Kiechel III is the former Editorial Director of Harvard Business Publishing, former Managing Editor at Fortune magazine, and author of The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World. Monitor & Co.,

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Rules For the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X. Television and major magazines could only reach only very vague demographic segments like "women of child-bearing age" and "college students," so a lot of organizations still think of that as "targeting" their offer.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. The authors have an implicit negative view on business.

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Retail Revolution: We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Harvard Business Review

Launched in 2010, by mid-2011 the site was marketing 2,200 brands (including clothing, toys, furniture, plush animals, knapsacks, and even lunch trays for kids, along with lifestyle products for new moms); the site showcases brands with curated collections of merchandise and richly developed editorial content.

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