Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

And where there is differentiation, there can be innovation. Perhaps drawing on a national affinity for design, Italcementi has rediscovered cement as the raw material of architectural beauty, transforming a drab, gray powder into a technologically advanced and aesthetically sophisticated building material. Innovation'

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Self-aware Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

With guidance from Paul English, chief technology officer of Kayak, we borrowed a common tool from business — professional virtual communities (PVCs) — and adapted it to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. As of July 2013, there were 50 private communities. The Launch. What features would make the site inviting, accessible, and useful?

Globalization 9

Globalization Health Care Information Technology Chief Technology Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

And third, his belief that technology is an equalizing force. Here four things I think he should focus on as he takes the helm: Signal his commitment to serving at technology’s cutting edge. And that will require old-fashioned, in-person persuasion. So what should we expect from the leader of this “new” Google?

CEO 8

CEO Engineering Advertising Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

There are many reasons why Silicon Valley might have been a top contender: for years, it''s been the premier technology hub of the world. While no one can dispute Silicon Valley embodies the quintessential technology culture, there''s another piece of the culture equation that matters just as much for a company like ours: diversity.

Diversity 9

Diversity Software Engineering Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. For people in other professions, it may be Quora, a website that hosts questions and answers on subjects from programming languages to fashion to the outbreak of the Zika virus. Don’t keep relying on the same old social media platforms.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Hammer Media 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Later in the year, tragedy struck Dhaka, Bangladesh when a fire at the Tazreen Fashion factory killed or injured hundreds of people. This isn't just a wonky exercise: As PepsiCo exec Al Halvorsen told me, "the real reason you do an LCA is improve the business, to put more efficient processes in place, and innovate in the supply chain.".

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 11

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

Whether it is a public company or not, every business should fashion an Annual Report. They embrace innovations, while keeping the best traditions. Change is innovative. Some of the old ways really work better… and should not be dismissed just because they are old or some fashionable trend of the moment looks better.

Planning 64

Planning Learning Curve Budgeting Learning-by-Doing 64

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2015

As a result, we can rapidly innovate and improve our products. Inside the company, we sometimes refer to this initiative as “The Death of McKinsey,” an identifier not-so-loosely inspired by a blog post from Gordon Ritter and motivated further by a 2013 Clayton Christensen HBR article.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Short-term Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2016

Apple fuses technology with design. Each of these companies, in its own way, is a superior innovator. Innovating from the bottom up. ” Ordinarily, computers tend to work in a linear fashion, so have a hard time working with more than a few levels of abstraction. That’s the perfect size to move really fast.

Innovation 8

Innovation Incubator Learning-by-Doing Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

And that’s what these guys [the 2013 Nobel winners] did. That is, potentially amazing technology if you can only figure out how it works. Lars’s guys are irrational in a level-headed way, and Bob Shiller’s guys are irrational in a way that is subject to these social fads and fashions. Lars is famous for that.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8