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Larger, Faster, Cheaper: The Future of Market Research with AI

As businesses continue to navigate the complexities of product development and innovation, generative AI has the potential to be a powerful new tool for market research. In their recent article for the Harvard Business Review, “Using Gen AI for Early-Stage Market Research,” Ayelet Israeli, co-founder of the Customer Intelligence Lab at the Harvard Business School […]

HBS AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Ashley V. Whillans

This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Ashley V. Whillans Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Ashley V. Whillans, Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School […]

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When Software Becomes Staff

If AI can accept light supervision and then be off and running, what does it mean for how leaders and organizations design work, govern risk, and account for value? Drawing on perspectives from Jen Stave Jen Stave , Executive Director of the Harvard Business School AI Institute, Columbia Business School’s Stephan Meier, and Salesforce CEO […]

Smarter Memories, Stronger Agents: How Selective Recall Boosts LLM Performance

One of AI agents’ most powerful tools is memory: the ability to learn from the past, adapt to new situations, and improve over time. But as organizations and professionals increasingly deploy AI agents for complex and long-term tasks, an important question emerges: how can we ensure that these systems learn from experience without getting trapped […]

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Insights from 3 Years of the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Insights from 3 Years of the HBS AI Institute

In the ever-evolving AI landscape, are you truly ready to integrate new technologies effectively, taking advantage of the radical opportunities they present for productivity increases and better operating models? Karim R. Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and faculty chair and co-founder of the Harvard Business School AI […]

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Mastering Change Resilience: The Key to AI-Driven Success

The disconnect between AI’s transformative potential and the actual scale of implementation represents one of today’s most significant organizational challenges. In their new article for the Harvard Business Review, “A Guide to Building Change Resilience in the Age of AI,” Karim Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and […]

Using AI to Serve Patients Better and Reduce Burnout Among Healthcare Providers

Beyond Band-Aids: Using AI to Address Burnout in Healthcare

On May 13, 2025, the HBS AI Institute (previously Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3)) held a university-wide Generative AI Symposium in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard John A. Paulson School […]

AI-Driven Optimization: Transforming Refugee Resettlement

On May 13, 2025, the HBS AI Institute (previously the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3)) held a university-wide Generative AI Symposium in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard John A. Paulson […]

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AI Elevate: Strategy and the Declining Cost of Expertise

As AI continues to reshape industries globally, the HBS AI Institute (previously Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3)) and the Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council hosted AI Elevate: From Readiness to Exponential Growth on December 13, 2024, in Dubai, UAE. This one-day conference provided business leaders, researchers, and government officials […]

Introducing HBS AI Institute Associates Program Awardees

The Harvard Business School AI Institute is pleased to introduce its newest cohort of HBS AI Institute Associates, with a project timeline of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. This group of Harvard Business School faculty members is leading pioneering research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging digital technologies, and organizational transformation. The […]

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