{"id":22,"date":"2025-04-28T17:58:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/lish\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:08:59","slug":"problem-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/lish\/problem-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">As AI transforms the economy and society, organizations face urgent questions about how to design, implement, and govern these technologies. There\u2019s a critical need for research that bridges theory and practice, grounded in experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engagement with real-world stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Our Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Pioneer<\/strong>&nbsp;the use of field experiments and real-world methods to study innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-lightest-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Build<\/strong>&nbsp;a collaborative research community across Harvard University and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Connect<\/strong>&nbsp;academic research with practice to improve innovation outcomes through evidence-based approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-lightest-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Educate<\/strong>&nbsp;students and practitioners on emerging innovation science topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Develop<\/strong>&nbsp;the next generation of innovation scholars grounded in empirical methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As AI transforms the economy and society, organizations face urgent questions about how to design, implement, and govern these technologies. 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