- 13 Oct 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Entrepreneurs Make Mobile Voting Easy and Secure?
Making voting more accessible through technology could allow more people to take part in elections. But it also poses critical downsides, if the product fails or there are security failures. Harvard Business School professor Mitchell Weiss debates the risks, rewards, and business models for mobile voting in his case study on “Voatz.” Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 17 Dec 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Designing a Great Community
Threadless has built its sizeable t-shirt retailing business by enabling its users to both design and purchase its products. But its greatest strength once presented its biggest challenge: how do you manage an online community that is 500,000-strong? Professor Karim Lakhani discusses the difficulty of hosting a city’s worth of virtual users and designers, the importance of transparency, and the lessons the Threadless case has to offer on enabling (and funding) innovation. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 03 Dec 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Planning Change: Lessons from the World of Retail
Ron Johnson’s career path has featured stops at some of the world’s largest and most innovative retailers, including Target, Apple, and J.C. Penney. At each stop, Johnson learned invaluable lessons like how to build on success, how to keep growing as an individual, and how to embrace missteps. Professor Das Narayandas examines Johnson’s career trajectory and discusses the importance of personal accountability and creative planning in the rapidly-changing world of retail. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 24 Nov 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership from Below
Lessons for leaders from the heroic and selfless acts of the Taj Palace staff during the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 18 Nov 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
A Hard Sell: Bringing Cultured Beef to Market
Tissue culture beef could revolutionize the meat industry. But how do you market against the “yuck factor?" Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 05 Nov 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
The Long Run: the Impact of Brain Injuries on the NFL
Today’s NFL is fast-paced and hard-hitting. Though players are well-compensated, many wonder about the long-term cost of those violent collisions on the athletes, the league, and culture at large. Harvard Business School Professor Richard Hamermesh discusses those implications and his case “The National Football League and Brain Injuries” on the latest episode of Cold Call. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 22 Oct 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Bringing "Moneyball" to the NBA
Are people better off as a result of your presence? Leadership lessons from basketball, the ultimate team sport. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 08 Oct 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Making the Case for a New Kind of Classroom
There are no grade levels, no official start time, and teachers get stock options. Is AltSchool the school of the future? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 24 Sep 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Dangerous Mines: Saving Lives through Leadership
Cynthia Carroll’s breathtaking story about taking decisive action in the face of a complex and dangerous situation. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 09 Sep 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Cold Calling Stella McCartney
With her unique leadership style and innovative approach to green fashion, Stella McCartney shows that a luxury brand can be sustainable. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
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A Microchip in Your Medicine
Digitally-enabled prescription medication may sound futuristic. Thanks to Proteus, the future is now. The company has developed the technology to place microchips inside prescription pills, allowing doctors to retrieve real-time updates on everything from dosing, to vital signs, to the efficacy of different medications. However, regulating and marketing such ground-breaking technology is almost as complicated as the medical conditions it can help cure. Professor Richard Hamermesh unpacks the challenges of changing the world of medicine. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.