Uber. Upwork. TaskRabbit. The world of work is transforming and my research agenda attempts to identify and explain 1) how work is changing and 2) how these changes affect workers, especially those who are marginalized or vulnerable.…Read More
Safi Bahcall, author of the new book “Loonshots,” explains how structural factors like incentives around risk-taking are the key to fostering a culture of innovation throughout a firm.…Read More
Jennifer Dulski, Head of Groups and Community at Facebook and author of “Purposeful: Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?”, revealed how managers must listen to both customers and employees to build connections and encourage change.…Read More
Howard Yu, author of “Leap” and Lego Professor of Management and Innovation, discusses what makes a company successful in the long term and how to avoid replication by competitors.…Read More
We ask our guest Terry Fadem, Senior Fellow at the Mack Institute, about his varied experiences accelerating growth in both the academic and corporate worlds.…Read More
The goal of this project is to explore how Innovation Centers can boost the innovation capability and performance of the companies they serve. How should a company make a decision about whether to invest in an Innovation Center? What structure works best? How should you decide which type of Innovation Center to build? What are the most effective processes, policies, and practices?…Read More
Cohesive intellectual communities called “schools of thought” can provide powerful benefits to those developing new knowledge, but can also constrain them. We examine how developers of new knowledge position themselves within and between schools of thought, and how this affects their impact.…Read More
People often reject creative ideas even when espousing creativity as a desired goal. To explain this paradox, we propose that people can hold a bias against creativity that is not necessarily overt, and which is activated when people experience a motivation to reduce uncertainty.…Read More
