Key Insights from the 21st OUI Conference The Importance of Innovation In today’s rapidly evolving world, innovation is the cornerstone of progress across industries. The 21st International Open and User Innovation (OUI) Conference, hosted by Harvard Business School and organized by the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute, brought together a diverse array of academics, industry […]
On May 7, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard hosted Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers. The conference featured a presentation on the power of AI from Ewa Dürr, Head of Product Management for Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence. Based on Google’s extensive research and development in the AI space, Dürr outlined trends […]
On May 7, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard hosted Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers. The conference featured a panel moderated by Robert Huckman, Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and four panelists: Francesca Dominici, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population, and Data Science […]
On May 7, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard hosted Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers. A key speaker at the conference was Ethan Mollick, an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mollick spoke about AI’s disruptive impact on work and business, its rapid advancements, and how […]
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 […]
On May 7, the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard hosted Leading with AI: Exploring Business and Technology Frontiers. During the conference, a panel moderated by Mitchell B. Weiss, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, panelists Anita Lynch, Board Member at Nasdaq U.S. Exchanges, Jonathan Zittrain, George Bemis Professor of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emerging technologies like generative AI are revolutionizing industries, but integrating these tools effectively poses unique challenges.
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 […]