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60 percent of the content we share on our Monday morning meetings is about AI.

Mickey Mikitani, D^3 Advisory Council Member and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc.

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Behavioral Insights on Climate Change

Addressing the climate crisis must involve changes from the top down (through laws and investments) and from the bottom up (individual beliefs and actions). A recent study presents insights into how behavioral science can promote climate action across a global audience; it was conducted by Madalina Vlasceanu, Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Sciences at Stanford; […]

The Transformative Impact of Data, Analytics, and AI on Business: Insights from Industry Leaders

As artificial intelligence (AI), data, and analytics reshape industries worldwide, leaders in the Middle East are forming our understanding of these technologies and their impact, both in their own region and globally. On November 7, 2024, the Harvard Business School Digital Data Design Institute (D^3) hosted a panel featuring prominent voices from sectors such as […]

Consumer Crypto: Opportunities for Businesses in the Digital Asset Age

In recent years, blockchain technology has sparked interest across industries, but mainstream adoption has largely remained elusive. However, adoption levels are beginning to change as these technologies are used in new ways. In their article, “The Rise of Consumer Crypto,” Steve Kaczynski, author and co-founder of dGen Network, and Scott Duke Kominers, HBS Sarofim-Rock Professor […]

Thriving in the AI Era: Strategies for Businesses Amid Abundant Expertise

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the availability and affordability of expertise, impacting the competitive landscape for both industry leaders and emerging companies. In their Harvard Business Review article, “Strategy in an Era of Abundant Expertise”, Bobby Yerramilli-Rao, Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft, John Corwin, General Manager for Corporate Strategy and Development at Microsoft, Yang Li, […]

Dec 13

AI Elevate: From Readiness to Exponential Growth

  • 8:30 am – 6:00 pm +04
  • In Person Event
  • Museum of the Future, Dubai, UAE

Join Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard and the Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council for AI Elevate: From Readiness to Exponential Growth, on December 13, 2024 in Dubai, UAE.  This one-day conference is tailored for business leaders, researchers, and government officials involved in driving AI initiatives and digital technology. The conference […]

Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Launches Global Affiliate Network

The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) has begun to roll out its global strategy for democratizing AI research around the world through collaborations with global research affiliates. In bringing together a global cohort of academics, D^3 seeks to understand AI transformations in business and society both locally and universally. This accumulated knowledge about […]

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transforms productivity

Organizations have four questions to answer: What useful thing you do is no longer valuable? What impossible thing can you do now? What can you move downmarket or democratize? What can you move upmarket and personalize?

Ethan Mollick, Leading with AI Conference Featured Speaker and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Why NFT Royalties Matter for Business Professionals

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have sparked a revolution in how we think about digital and physical asset ownership. A key aspect of NFTs is their ability to generate royalties—payments that flow to the creators or owners whenever their NFT is resold. This system offers creators long-term financial benefits while changing how intellectual property (IP) is valued, […]

Open Source Software: Fueling Global Startup Growth

Open source software (OSS) is no longer just a tool for hobbyists or software enthusiasts—it has become a strategic asset driving the growth of global startups. In their paper, “Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups,” Nataliya Langburd Wright, Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School; Frank Nagle, Assistant […]

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