The power of representation in film
For the first time in U.S. box-office history, two movies with Asian-led casts recently finished in the top-five of the weekend box-office. Crazy Rich Asians, the first movie since 1993’s Joy Luck Club with a…
Can innovation be taught?
In the following post D’Amore-McKim School of Business Professor Tucker Marion answers questions about the trend toward the “gamification of learning” and describes his recently launched innovation simulator. How are simulations changing the way we…
Reverse innovation: Why poor countries are leading the way
In the following video post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Distinguished Professor Ravi Ramamurti answers questions about the lessons that can be learned from reverse innovation. Ravi Ramamurti and his co-author Vijay Govindarajan, the Coxe Distinguished…
Hurricane Harvey and the challenge of orchestrating community resilience
Network “orchestrators” have been learning several lessons from the current Hurricane Harvey community resilience efforts as they lead through this crisis event and beyond, but none more than Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. In the following…
Why tech leaders need business smarts
In the following post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Associate Professor Samina Karim explains the importance of a strong business foundation for technology and innovation leaders in today’s evolving business world. How is the role of…
Design and Entrepreneurship in Action
In the following post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Professor Tucker Marion outlines a unique new learning model and partnership being used to teach innovation in our Masters of Technological Entrepreneurship program. This semester, Master’s in Technological Entrepreneurship…
What Makes a Good Startup Hub?
In the following post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Distinguished Professor Marc Meyer shares his insight on the factors that enable a robust and successful startup hub. Boston was ranked No. 1 among the top 25 startup…
Platforms, Sharing Economy, IoT, and All That Jazz
In the following post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Jean C. Tempel Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fernando Suarez examines the history and future of technological platforms and their impact on the business sector. The last…
Developing an Innovation Education Ecosystem
In the following post, D’Amore-McKim School of Business Professor Tucker Marion outlines the school’s unique and desirable approach to teaching innovation. Starting with the Master of Science in Innovation (MSI) program, we have worked over the last year on…
Why Entrepreneurs Should Take More Risks
While it is true that all businesses encounter risk, enterprises survive and prosper through the systematic reduction and management of such risk. Persistent risk costs companies money and robs them of efficiencies. Risk always stands between a company and…
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