Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time. Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film.

Film 16

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time. Analytics allow studios to go beyond simple focus groups or established financial modeling to determine how audiences might respond to a given film.

Film 15

Film Franchising Budgeting Audience 15

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Yes, set up a “focus group” of employees to serve as community leaders who will shepherd your company into the social networking world, but don’t put all of the power in their hands.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We We sat down with small groups of employees across functions and talked about everything — including leadership, operations, compensation, benefits, and staffing.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dedicate manpower and resources to look for patterns or trends that may indicate inequities, especially within specific job roles or demographic groups. Then develop protocols for making adjustments to address identified pay disparities. The gathered data needs to be reviewed in detail.

System 52

System How To Benchmarking Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. A faster cycle time for developing ideas.

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

E-commerce players were still figuring things out, and brick-and-mortar stores weren’t really experimenting with technology. Yet based on my own experiences, I believed we could use technology to make shopping more efficient. The impact that had on the operations and culture was significant. And then we brainstorm.

Brand 11

Brand CTO Marketing Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2012

R&D and product development launch products that receive tepid responses. In doing research for my book , I found that companies who are attracting buyers in today's hyper-connected world are developing new approaches and competencies that focus on one thing: customers. Find your customer product developers.

CEO 8

CEO Airlines Marketing Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

An effort under way at the Mayo Clinic shows how such technology can be used to improve outcomes and lower costs in health care. In addition to software development, we converted hundreds of pages of patient instructions and educational materials into videos, voice-over slideshows, and text modules that the software could deliver.

Mayo 10

Mayo Education Software Participative 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

At the same time, technologies like selfie sticks, Fitbits, and wearable video cameras are making people comfortable monitoring their own calorie consumption, sleep patterns, heart rate, friends, family, and daily experiences. If you’re her father, will you be tempted to tune into NOVA instead of the latest episode of Hoarders ?

Document 8

Document Marketing Learning-by-Doing Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

But what these groups should be doing longer-term — what value they should be providing their members, how their leaders should steer and contribute to the effort, and what types of events and services they should offer — is frustratingly hard to see, or agree on. Build up from what works. Keep your figureheads relatable.

Organization 10

Organization How To Seminar Follow-up 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Some companies don’t have the systems and technology to segment and profile customers. Others lack the processes and operational capabilities to target them with personalized communications and experiences. The volume, velocity, and variety of customer data that now exists overwhelms many organizations.

Short-term 12

Short-term Learning-by-Doing Participative Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

A team of engineers, designers, operations specialists, and clinicians was assembled and led by an experienced, well-respected physician “chief engineer” whose vision for the future of care was disruptive. .” Develop a complete understanding of the system. prior focus groups, surveys, and Press Ganey data).

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance P&L 8