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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
international social-sector programs, but the impact of most of this spending is unclear. For frontline social-sector managers, rigorous, data-driven impact evidence is critical to programming decisions. Unfortunately, most managers lack...
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Fangfang Wang
how we can incentivize it.” She simultaneously acquired comparable insights about leadership behavior. “When I went into sales, I was the only woman on the team,” Fangfang explains. It was a male-dominated, relationship-based operation in...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
on the phone shouting to their friend, ‘We pay that for Celtics tickets, we can pay it for the ballet!’ ” In addition to dynamic pricing, Hodges oversees a number of other data-driven initiatives at Boston Ballet, including a recent...
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Julia Hanna
- 16 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020
bring to future employers. Rocio Wu: I was inspired to explore how VCs can use a data-driven approach to improve the operational inefficiencies in three parts of the VC investment process – 1) Originate new...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
For all their variety, restaurants have two things in common: a kitchen where food is prepared and a dining area where customers consume it. But what if you could use technology to ditch the dining area and just keep the kitchen, trimming the costs—and the...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
the regular rules apply: a data-driven fact base establishing both need and demand for your project, a clear rationale for why and how your intervention will create the social impact you’re promising at scale, trends and competitive...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
Data-driven hiring practices have taken off. As early as 2010, Google was using talent analytics to help hire the right people. Research supports this strategy; in studies, algorithms outperformed humans in hiring decisions by at least 25...
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Dan Morrell
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
courses based on that knowledge to educate a new generation of executives. “It’s impossible to lead an organization today without a deep understanding of how to build and run a truly data-driven organization. That includes having the...
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April White
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
flying high in the sky and low to the ground, over water and below the treeline. I led organizations ranging in size from 17 soldiers to 120, in missions both operational and maintenance support. Yet one consistent theme throughout all of...
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- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
consultancy that would apply data-driven strategy to deepen social impact. Today Bridgespan employs about 200 people, and its free online library of articles, background reports, and tools designed to enhance philanthropic,...
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Susan Young
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
assumed it was some combination of choice, poor financial decisions, and bad luck,” says Shumway, the founder, chairman, and former CEO of Cicero Group, a Salt Lake City–based consulting firm that uses advanced analytics to help clients develop and implement View Details
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Deborah Blagg
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
“Cities can make improvements without making a big investment by using data and by being smarter,” says Mistele. “Data by itself doesn’t fix things, but it can tell you where you should invest. You can make data-driven decisions, rather...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
elevated respect for data-driven, fact-based, analytical decision-making. The problem is that data are only available about the past. If you’re trying to be innovative, and you have this data-driven mindset, you can’t go forward. So...
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- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
have gone through a similar process. This information helps them communicate a strong, data-driven argument against discriminatory legislation. Lastly, coalitions help their members develop a clear and unified message that, in turn, makes...
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
organization forward. Access Your Free E-book Our Difference Digital Marketing Strategy will equip you with the latest tactics, tools, and trends to acquire and retain customers, position your brand for success, and develop data-driven...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
skills students need to be entrepreneurial leaders over the next decade and examines five emerging technologies—ubiquitous networks, artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning algorithms, neuroscience and the human operating system,...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
alignment, student-weighted formulas, and data-driven decision-making, which have sold roughly 45,000 copies. These resources are used by district leaders nationwide for professional development training, as well as in courses at HGSE,...
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- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Abstract—The article discusses the notion of advertising as a profession in relation to the impact of digital analytics and data-driven marketing. Topics include the history of internet marketing, the investments of the content-driven...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting
data-oriented, whether it’s in Product Management or Operations. Complementing my MBA skillset by being comfortable with data is a great toolkit to bring to future employers. Rocio Wu: I was inspired to explore how VCs can use a View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
Implementing a 'Social Way' for Global Mining The mining giant Anglo American attempts to differentiate itself through its social performance, yet public expectations are still growing. Maintaining a "social license" to operate...
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Sean Silverthorne