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Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIn the past few years, a new methodology for launching companies, called "the lean start-up," has begun to replace the old regimen. Traditionally, a venture's... -
A Lean Startup Approach to International Development
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleLarge-scale planning isn't the answer. -
This Program Uses Lean Startup Techniques to Turn Scientists into Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAnd it's changing the way they do science. -
In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAt mature companies, it's tougher to turn on a dime. -
The Secret to Lean Innovation Is Making Learning a Priority
Innovation Digital ArticleSuccess can skyrocket when lessons are systematically captured and made available to everyone. -
Getting Physicians to Buy in to Lean Health Care
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEditor's note: For more on the future of health care visit the HBR Insight Center on Health Care Innovations. In the April issue of HBR, Tom Lee describes... -
The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups
Strategy & Execution ResearchAccording to a survey of executives. -
To Make Lean Startups Work, You Need a Balanced Team
Innovation & Leadership ResearchResearchers found educationally diverse teams perform better, but adding MBAs to the mix has both negative and positive effects. -
Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleInexpensive videos can sell products, but you've got to know what works (and what doesn't). -
NewTV Is the Antithesis of a Lean Startup. Can It Work?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHow entrepreneurship changes when cash is abundant. -
How to Profit from “Lean Advertising”
Advertising Magazine ArticleOnline video offers a way to achieve higher engagement with consumers for far less money. -
How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThey're reinventing their appliance business with rapid prototyping. -
The Limits of the Lean Startup Method
Business models Digital ArticleToo much testing can backfire. -
Transient Advantage
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor decades, the business world has been fixated on achieving sustainable competitive advantage, a position within an industry that allows a company to... -
“Lean In” Messages and the Illusion of Control
Gender ResearchResearchers found a downside to messages of empowerment. -
Lean Knowledge Work
Operations and supply chain management Magazine ArticleThe “Toyota” principles can also be effective in operations involving judgment and expertise -
What the Lean Startup Method Gets Right and Wrong
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIt puts a premium on customer experience, but undervalues strategic thinking. -
Looking to Join the Lean Start-up Movement?
Innovation Digital ArticleThree pointers for using the theory in practice. -
Lean Strategy
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleStart-ups need both agility and direction. -
What Is Strategy? It's a Lot Simpler Than You Think
Management VideoTo many people, strategy is a total mystery. But it's really not complicated, says Harvard Business School's Felix Oberholzer-Gee, author of "Better,...
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Essent: From a State-Owned Utility to a Commercial Company
Technology & Operations Case Study14.00View Details Patrick Lammers, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for the Dutch energy company Essent NV, once a state-owned company, was pleased with the progress Essent's... -
Dropbox: 'It Just Works'
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Dropbox is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup, founded in 2006, that provides online storage and backup services to millions of customers using a... -
Hypothesis-Driven Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Firms that follow a hypothesis-driven approach to evaluating entrepreneurial opportunity are called "lean startups." Entrepreneurs in these startups translate... -
A Scientific Approach to Creating a New Business: MiMoto (Abridged Version)
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the scientific approach taken by the founders of Mimoto - an electric scooter-sharing company offering dockless, keyless scooters available... -
Xbox Game Pass: Business Model Optimization and Transformation
Management Case Study8.95View Details Microsoft launched the Xbox gaming console on November 15, 2001. For years, Microsoft used the "razor-razorblade" business model for Xbox by subsidizing... -
The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed
Imagine if the multinational hotel groups had founded Airbnb, or the big auto companies had launched Uber and Tesla, or Blockbuster had created Netflix.... -
Academic Entrepreneurship: Navigating Commercialization Challenges
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In September 2015, Pooja Viswanathan, a post-doctoral research scientist, emerged perplexed after a meeting with her post-doc supervisor. The purpose... -
Re:Build Manufacturing-Reimagining the Conglomerate
Management Case Study8.95View Details In October 2021, Miles Arnone, CEO of Re:Build Manufacturing (Re:Build), was thinking about Re:Build's next acquisition. Arnone contemplated the pros... -
Meesho (A): Exploring Hyperlocal Fashion
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Meesho is a three-part case that highlights the ups and downs, and the twists and turns, of a typical entrepreneurial journey. It follows the experiences... -
A Brief Guide to A3
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This brief note provides a description of the A3 communication tool using classic problem-solving methodology associated with the Toyota Production System.... -
The Start of the Start: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification and Evaluation
Management Case Study8.95View Details Twelve entrepreneurs were interviewed to understand the most effective paths that founders can take to identify and evaluate promising opportunities.... -
Meesho (B): Technology Enablement of Small Retailers
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Meesho is a three-part case that highlights the ups and downs, and the twists and turns, of a typical entrepreneurial journey. It follows the experiences... -
Facilitating Digital Development with Agile User Stories
Management Case Study8.95View Details Implicitly or explicitly, product-development teams in digital spaces will go through a process of gathering and employing data to help them create and... -
EcoMatcher: Daring to Make a Difference
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case tells the story of Bas Fransen, who evolved from a senior executive at Fortune Global 500 companies to founder of EcoMatcher - a socially responsible... -
Danimal in South Africa: Management Innovation at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The case focuses on management innovation in the South African dairy industry, describing how an innovative new yoghurt product, Danimal, was created... -
A Scientific Approach to Creating a New Business: MiMoto
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the scientific approach taken by the founders of Mimoto - an electric scooter-sharing company offering dockless, keyless scooters available... -
EcoMatcher: Beyond the Triple Bottom Line
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case tells the story of EcoMatcher - a green and socially responsible enterprise that has found a scalable and profitable business model planting... -
Meesho (C): Empowering India's Women Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Meesho is a three-part case that highlights the ups and downs, and the twists and turns, of a typical entrepreneurial journey. It follows the experiences... -
SBE - Startup Booster for Entrepreneurs: Where the Student is the Case Study
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case is about INSEAD's Startup Booster for Entrepreneurs (SBE) and the MBA students who choose the elective. The unique course is designed to immerse... -
A Brief Note on Hoshin Kanri: Strategy Deployment
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Hoshin kanri (HK), or strategy deployment, has been an integral part of the company management practices of some of the most successful Lean-practicing...
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Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIn the past few years, a new methodology for launching companies, called "the lean start-up," has begun to replace the old regimen. Traditionally, a venture's... -
A Lean Startup Approach to International Development
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleLarge-scale planning isn't the answer. -
This Program Uses Lean Startup Techniques to Turn Scientists into Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAnd it's changing the way they do science. -
In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAt mature companies, it's tougher to turn on a dime. -
Essent: From a State-Owned Utility to a Commercial Company
Technology & Operations Case Study14.00View Details Patrick Lammers, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for the Dutch energy company Essent NV, once a state-owned company, was pleased with the progress Essent's... -
Re:Build Manufacturing-Reimagining the Conglomerate, Teaching Note
Management Digital ArticleTeaching Note for Case UV8612 -
Dropbox: 'It Just Works'
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Dropbox is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup, founded in 2006, that provides online storage and backup services to millions of customers using a... -
The Start of the Start: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification and Evaluation, Teaching Note
Management Digital ArticleTeaching note for case SCG597. -
Hypothesis-Driven Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Firms that follow a hypothesis-driven approach to evaluating entrepreneurial opportunity are called "lean startups." Entrepreneurs in these startups translate... -
The Secret to Lean Innovation Is Making Learning a Priority
Innovation Digital ArticleSuccess can skyrocket when lessons are systematically captured and made available to everyone.
