Innovators Worth Watching: Lemonade Parthasarathi Varatharajan Innovators Worth Watching: Lemonade Lemonade is making waves in the insurance space in part due to its user-friendly website and app. Could the insurtech disrupt traditional carriers? We dig deeper to find out. May 15, 2018 Parthasarathi Varatharajan
How Universities Should Manage Innovation Michael B. Horn How Universities Should Manage Innovation As innovation continues gaining steam in the postsecondary landscape, universities will need a process to manage innovation and mitigate risk. Apr 4, 2018 Michael B. Horn
From Corona to Lexus: Toyota’s ascent (and why you should care) Chandrasekar Iyer From Corona to Lexus: Toyota’s ascent (and why you should care) How did Toyota make an indelible mark on the U.S automotive landscape? The Theory of Disruptive Innovation offers key lessons for business leaders. Mar 26, 2018 Chandrasekar Iyer
Disruption, climate change, and the future of farming Christina Nuñez Ross Disruption, climate change, and the future of farming Can disruption fight climate change and transform farming in the process? Companies like Groasis certainly think so. Feb 26, 2018 Christina Nuñez Ross
The traps of statistical significance David Sundahl The traps of statistical significance Over the course of two decades, The American Economic Review—the most highly regarded journal in its field—published articles in which 70% of authors conflated real-world significance with statistical significance. Feb 15, 2018 David Sundahl
Disruption in a new age of warfare David Sundahl Disruption in a new age of warfare Warfare is evolving. Can the U.S. military handle Disruptive Innovation? Jan 10, 2018 David Sundahl
Why we have a love-hate relationship with Microsoft Excel David Sundahl Why we have a love-hate relationship with Microsoft Excel As Clayton Christensen likes to say, “Data don’t descend on us as a gift from heaven; we have to create them.” Dec 13, 2017 David Sundahl
Why bother with theory when you’ve got big data? David Sundahl Why bother with theory when you’ve got big data? Big Data offers many exciting opportunities. But does a correlative approach really deliver? Nov 30, 2017 David Sundahl
From medical to mindful: Could this ancient practice disrupt healthcare? Rebecca Fogg From medical to mindful: Could this ancient practice disrupt healthcare? It's hard to name a sector where mindfulness meditation isn't creeping into service delivery or optimization, and healthcare is no exception. Nov 7, 2017 Rebecca Fogg
Causality: Is it just a matter of framing? David Sundahl Causality: Is it just a matter of framing? Causality is not a free-floating thing, waiting for us to discover it. Rather, what counts for causation is determined by the questions we seek to answer. Nov 6, 2017 David Sundahl
Why don’t the Yankees dominate Major League Baseball every year? David Sundahl Why don’t the Yankees dominate Major League Baseball every year? Does being baseball’s biggest spender guarantee the best results? Just as we see in business, brute force spending doesn't necessarily yield more wins. Oct 25, 2017 David Sundahl
The state innovator’s toolkit: A guide to successfully managing innovation under ESSA Julia Freeland Fisher The state innovator’s toolkit: A guide to successfully managing innovation under ESSA In this brief, we offer a series of frameworks for thinking about how systems can successfully manage innovation under the latest federal education law. Oct 3, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher