D^3 Institute
Cast Your Vote for D^3’s 2025 SXSW Panel
The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard is excited to share that its proposal for a South by Southwest (SXSW) panel on AI has made it to the voting round. Every March, Austin, Texas transforms into a hub of creativity and innovation as it hosts SXSW, the premier festival that brings people together from all […]
D^3 Extends Network Effect with Associates, Affiliates, Industry Fellows, and Visitors Programs
The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) recently introduced a number of external association programs to further the network effect of the Institute. These new groups, labeled as Associates, Affiliates, Industry Fellows, and Visitors, aim to both extend the research capacity of the work of the Institute and recognize the work of partners on and off […]
D^3 Launches Advisory and Industry Councils to Advance AI Research and InnovationÂ
Top global executives join forces to support the Institute’s mission of making AI research for advancing business and society accessible to all The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) recently announced the launch of its Advisory Council and Industry Council to further its focus on using AI and digital technologies to advance business and society. The […]
Mastering Talent and Succession: The Art of Balancing Incentives in Tournament-Based Firms
In tournament-based organizations, managerial discretion in hiring significantly impacts performance and stability. Managers may sabotage by hiring lower-ability candidates to avoid future competition, a practice known as “selection sabotage.” Researchers Peiran Xiao and Hashim Zaman propose a “head start” mechanism to counteract this by giving managers an advantage in the tournament, encouraging them to hire […]
Startup Foundry Highlights Neru Health
Are you tired all the time? Have trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1-in-3 adults in the United States reported not getting enough rest or sleep every day. For the 20 million shift workers in the US—nurses, doctors, first responders, warehouse workers, truck drivers, etc.— being […]
D^3 in the News
Discover the latest publications from worldwide news outlets on the work of the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard. Dive in below. Fortune Newsletter You’ll Probably Need to Learn a New Acronym to Keep Up with the Latest AI Trend By: Sage Lazarro InnoLead Four AI Questions Organizations Need to be Discussing By: Scott Kirsner […]
AI-Focused Partnerships Announced with JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, and Boston Consulting Group
BOSTON – The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) announced today two multi-year corporate partnerships and one research partnership, a first since the Institute’s inception in 2022. The corporate partners include JPMorgan Chase and Boston Consulting Group, who will work with Harvard and Harvard Business School faculty and researchers within their labs at D^3 […]
Startup Foundry Celebrates Pilot Cohort
The Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard’s Startup Foundry launched in 2023 to support and activate academic-led entrepreneurship at Harvard. Like all good entrepreneurs, it began with experiments, testing various formats, processes, and programs, piloting with early customers and tweaking to meet market needs while producing an MVP. As the first program of its kind […]
Startup Foundry Highlights TeamBirth
Launched in November 2023, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard’s Startup Foundry supports Harvard’s academic-led innovation in AI and digital business, offering the necessary business and technical guidance to turn research projects into thriving ventures. Among the inaugural cohort for the Foundry was TeamBirth. Initially a program under the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Ariadne […]