Mack Institute News Archives

Healthcare Innovation that Upends Traditional Attitudes

CIP student Emily Pell talks about what she learned working on healthcare innovation in sexual wellness – and how she snagged an internship in the process.…Read More

Harbir Singh on the Marriage of Strategy and Leadership

Mack Institute Co-director Harbir Singh discusses his new book, The Strategic Leaders’ Road Map, co-authored with Wharton professor Mike Useem.…Read More

Mack Institute Adds Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate

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We’re happy to introduce two new research-focused team members who will help broaden and deepen our exploration of our key research priorities.…Read More

The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: A New Book Coauthored by Harbir Singh

Singh’s new book on integrating leadership and strategy is available as both a paperback and an ebook from Wharton Digital Press.…Read More

How Partnerships Drive Health Care Innovation in Africa

By learning to effectively manage a diverse organizational ecosystem, the NGO North Star Alliance is driving health care innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. Mack Institute researcher Aline Gatignon interviews its former executive director about getting organizational culture right.…Read More

Expanded Forecasting Challenge Adds Autonomous Vehicles

Disruptive Vehicles Forecasting Challenge

How soon will autonomous vehicles transform how humans get around? Join our newly expanded Forecasting Challenge to help us predict the future of mobility.…Read More

Digital Disruption and Empowered End-Users

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Digital disruption is driving transformation across entire industries. Our Spring Conference 2016 examined how healthcare, transportation, and retail are adapting.…Read More

Preparing for a Future of Self-driving Cars

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In a world where self-driving cars are the norm, will fewer people want to buy a car? Japanese automaker Nissan is looking ahead to this and other scenarios in the future of transportation.…Read More

Mack Institute to Partner on Blockchain Opportunity Summit

The Mack Institute will serve as the Thought Leadership Partner for the Blockchain Opportunity Summit on December 6, 2016 in New York City.…Read More

How a Startup’s ‘Burn Rate’ Influences Its Success

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A critical factor that determines whether a startup succeeds or fails is its level of spending, or burn rate. Research from professors Ron Berman and Pablo Hernandez-Lagos examines how an entrepreneur’s education and experience levels can predict a startup’s burn rate, and thus its odds of success.…Read More

“Surprise, Uncertainty, and Eagerness to Try”

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One product design student’s CIP experience learning to innovate through an unexpected challenge.…Read More

How Cross-Border Partnerships Support the Fight Against AIDS

When it comes to tackling large-scale socio-economic problems, especially in emerging markets, several entities usually form partnerships to solve these challenges. But what is the optimal configuration of these partnerships? And how should they best be coordinated for maximum effect?…Read More

A New Program to Propel Innovation at Penn

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The Penn Wharton Commercialization Workshop brought together 33 researchers from across the university to learn how to bring their ideas to market.…Read More

How Companies Are Organizing For Innovation Today

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The Mack Innovation Doctoral Association (MIDAs) recently hosted our second industry-academia panel, this time focusing on recent trends in organizing for innovation and featuring perspectives from local government, Wharton faculty, Mack Institute corporate partners.…Read More

Penn Students Reimagine the Orthopedic Patient Experience

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Over the course of a three-week sprint this spring, students at Penn worked to reinvent the pre-operative process for hip and joint replacement surgeries. The 2016 Penn Healthcare Innovation Challenge invited cross-campus teams to find new ways to help patients better navigate this complex process.…Read More