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Case Study: Should an Emerging-Market Incubator Help U.S. Businesses?

Harvard Business Review

This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business Review

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

Developed alongside business magnate Nandan Nilekani, “ the biggest social project on the planet ” relies on community-operated Common Service Centers (CSCs) and local entrepreneurs to deliver programs and share in the profits. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

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

Harvard Business Review

How do you get energy and infrastructure into such dwellings? Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point. Much of the economy consists of hardware shops, carpenters, plumbers, concrete makers, masons, even real-estate agents.

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