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Why I’m a Teacher

Preparing for the final day of teaching a business strategy course to my MBA students this year, I stopped—for what may have been the first time in my career—to really consider if there was any value in my class. Not only for my students, but also for me.

Greenovate! City of Curitiba, Brazil Rapid Transit System [Innovation Excellence]

Organizations still have a long way to go to to fully integrate the social web to connect to their customers. Here are some great examples, curated by Professor of Innovation, Hitendra Patel and the Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership (IXL Center). Their book Connectivate! is a collection of real world stories from 54 innovative companies whose breakthroughs are changing the world.

Got Motivation?

At school, or on the job, smarts will undoubtedly help you. But there is one element that will help you more, and it doesn’t involve the ability to create esoteric financial models. It’s called motivation. And if you are just starting your career and don’t have a robust track record of professional accomplishments, motivation can be your best friend.

Problem Solving, One Marshmallow at a Time

It’s known as the “Marshmallow Challenge,” and it’s part of a required course called “Problem Finding, Problem Solving.” The class is taught by Senior Lecturer Sara Beckman, and is described in a Poets & Quants article by John Byrne. The course draws on research done in the areas of critical and systems thinking, and creative problem solving.

Connectivate! AIRBNB – Beds for Rent [Innovation Excellence]

Most Creative C.V.s of 2012

It takes a lot these days to have your curriculum vitae or résumé noticed.

Brainstorming or Debate? How About Both?

Brainstorming, as it’s known today, was born in the late 1940s when a highly successful advertising executive, Alex Osborn (think Mad Men) wrote a book (Your Creative Power) to let the world in on his “creative secrets.”

An Argument for “Deliberative Discourse” Over Brainstorming

When a team finds itself at a crossroads on a project, or maybe on the cusp of tackling a formidable one, it’s not uncommon for someone to suggest a little chaos to find some creative direction: “Let’s brainstorm.”

Team Building and Performance: A New Science

Everyone has a story. Whether your bad team experience was in business school or in the workplace, hopefully you’ve been able to draw two things from it: insight on team dynamics (to apply in other collaborations), and a story to tell colleagues during happy hour.

Connectivate! GAIKAI Online Game Ecosystem [Innovation Excellence]

Organizations still have a long way to go to fully integrate the social web to connect to their customers. Here are some great examples, curated by Professor of Innovation, Hitendra Patel and the C Tenter for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership (IXL Center). Their book Connectivate! is a collection of real world stories from 54 innovative companies whose breakthroughs are changing the world.

Solving Team-Related Challenges in Business School

One consistent theme that keeps coming up in our research into what employers want from business school graduates is that people need to be able to work in teams in a productive way. This should come as no surprise given the increasingly networked and interdependent world in which we live.

It’s facial fuzz and fashion in the name of Movember at Hult

As men everywhere proudly grew mustaches last month in honor of the Movember movement, Hult San Francisco students joined in the charitable - and not always pretty - fun.

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