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Industry 4.0

It is no surprise that the inception of the Industrial Revolution remains an epicenter for innovation and growth in the digital economy. Smart factories, advancements in supply chain management, and transformations of traditional manufacturing relationships – all are markers of the new face of industry in the digital age.
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Tech For All Lab Explores Innovation in Women’s Health

Historically, there has been limited attention and innovation in addressing issues like menopause, endometriosis, and menstrual health. This is partly due to the underrepresentation of women as inventors and entrepreneurs. However, some exceptional women like Geetha Manjunath and Linda Griffith have made significant contributions by leveraging their personal experiences and expertise. Geetha Manjunath, with a […]

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D^3 Research Featured on CBS News

In collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), new research from Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard chair and co-founder Karim Lakhani Karim R. Lakhani  and others explores field experimental evidence of the effects of AI on knowledge worker productivity and quality. It involved evaluating the performance of 758 consultants, which make up 7% of the individual […]

HBR: Eliminating Algorithmic Bias Is Just the Beginning of Equitable AI

When it comes to artificial intelligence and inequality, algorithmic bias rightly receives a lot of attention. But it’s just one way that AI can lead to inequitable outcomes. To truly create equitable AI, we need to consider three forces through which it might make society more or less equal: technological forces, supply-side forces, and demand-side […]

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Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier

In collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), new research from Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard chair and co-founder Karim Lakhani Karim R. Lakhani and others explores field experimental evidence of the effects of AI on knowledge worker productivity and quality. It involved evaluating the performance of 758 consultants, which make up 7% of the […]

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HBR: Reskilling in the Age of AI

In the coming decades, as the pace of technological change continues to increase, millions of workers may need to be not just upskilled but reskilled—a profoundly complex societal challenge that will sometimes require workers to both acquire new skills and change occupations entirely. Companies have a critical role to play in addressing this challenge, but to […]

A call for postdoctoral fellows!

The Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard will soon start accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellowships in quantitative social science. Candidates with a background in applied work with observational data establishing causal relationships, or experimental design in the lab or field settings would be well-suited. Fellows will focus on one of six areas: A […]

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AI puts Moderna within striking distance of beating COVID-19

Pharma company, Moderna, has harnessed the power of digitization and artificial intelligence to push the boundaries of science, as well as their position in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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What food trucks can teach us about IT

To make sure your products and platforms are used, try talking with your users before you develop them.

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The convergence of digital and commercial transformations

More and more old school manufacturers are grasping the notion of digital transformation. Not only has digital transformation disrupted the way in which these types of businesses operate, it has also changed the products and services offered. The allure of higher margins and price-to-earnings ratios, along with greater customer value and retention, has pushed dusty […]

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Competing in an AI-driven world

No longer just “cool tech” or an innovative way of doing business, artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from a novelty to a necessity. In their upcoming book Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World, Harvard Business School professors Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani illustrate how the […]

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