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Industry 4.0

It is no surprise that the inception of the Industrial Revolution remains an epicenter for innovation and growth in the digital economy. Smart factories, advancements in supply chain management, and transformations of traditional manufacturing relationships – all are markers of the new face of industry in the digital age.

HBS AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Dr. Livia Alfonsi

This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Dr. Livia Alfonsi, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, whose research studies labor markets and the transition […]

HBS AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Alex Chan

This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Alex Chan, Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School who is […]

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How AI Can Spot Your Next Billion-Dollar Idea

A new study shows how AI can influence the kind of innovation you end up funding. Many of us have started using AI as an “answer machine” to brainstorm ideas, analyze data, and pressure-test assumptions. You might even have a set of preferred prompts saved for just these purposes. But how often do you switch […]

The HBS AI Institute and Microsoft Launch Accelerated AI Research Initiative

Harvard Business School faculty, in collaboration with Microsoft and its clients, will study human-AI work, publish evidence-based blueprints, and deliver custom workshops for executives to rapidly reinvent global businesses as Frontier Firms; Eli Lilly and Company, EY, Lumen Technologies, and Nestlé among 14 organizations in the inaugural cohort. BOSTON, November 18, 2025 – Faculty at the Harvard Business School AI Institute [1] today […]

State of the Market: An Industry Analysis of Tech-Enabled DEI Products

A recent white paper produced by the blackbox Lab at D^3 presents a state-of-the-market analysis of 182 companies offering tech-enabled DEI products, highlighting key patterns in company formation, leadership composition, market positioning, and companies’ rhetorical strategy. It offers an in-depth but broad view of how the tech industry is approaching search efforts for much-needed talent […]

HBS AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Boris Groysberg

This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Boris Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration who is pursuing research on the topics of artificial intelligence and […]

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Why AI Helps Until It Doesn’t: Inside the GenAI Wall Effect

The promise of Generative AI (GenAI) often sounds like this: give any employee access to AI tools, and they’ll suddenly be able to perform tasks outside their domain of expertise with remarkable proficiency and speed. As discussed in the new working paper “The GenAI Wall Effect: Examining the Limits to Horizontal Expertise Transfer Between Occupational […]

HBS AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Ashley V. Whillans

This series introduces Harvard Business School AI Institute Associates Spotlight Series: Ashley V. Whillans Associates Program projects which aim to answer important questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in business and society. This article shares insights from Ashley V. Whillans, Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School […]

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Insights from 3 Years of the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Insights from 3 Years of the HBS AI Institute

In the ever-evolving AI landscape, are you truly ready to integrate new technologies effectively, taking advantage of the radical opportunities they present for productivity increases and better operating models? Karim R. Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and faculty chair and co-founder of the Harvard Business School AI […]

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Mastering Change Resilience: The Key to AI-Driven Success

The disconnect between AI’s transformative potential and the actual scale of implementation represents one of today’s most significant organizational challenges. In their new article for the Harvard Business Review, “A Guide to Building Change Resilience in the Age of AI,” Karim Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and […]

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