Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

Sustainability-oriented innovation: Q&A with Lockheed's Matthew Swibel

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At Lockheed Martin, sustainability means thoughtful product development, customer trust, and data-based decisions.

Apr 1, 2016
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How will an on-demand economy work?

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As Uber, Airbnb, and others grow, answering questions about employment and benefits becomes urgent

Mar 17, 2016
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Student study tours travel to Cuba

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Two MIT Sloan student study tours explore Cuba’s industries and developing economy

Mar 10, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

MIT Sloan launches Master of Business Analytics degree

Yearlong program dedicated to managing in era of big data begins fall 2016

Mar 7, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Technology

With nanotech, expanding the brain to the cloud

Futurist Ray Kurzweil on disease-fighting nanorobots and a cloud-based brain expansion

Feb 22, 2016
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Press

MIT lab opens ten contests on climate change

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Proposals submitted will help crowdsource the makings of national and global climate action plans

Feb 22, 2016
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Comfort zone

With “smart vents,” alumni-led startup Ecovent retrofits homes for room-by-room temperature control

Jan 29, 2016
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The perils of building democracy in Africa 

Can a get-out-the-vote effort decrease voter trust? A new study from Kenya says "yes."

Jan 21, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Design

Building E52 to re-open with new name, new features

A new conference center and light sculpture enhance historic building

Jan 5, 2016
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

Can socially conscious investing save the world’s fisheries?

MBA student helps design detailed blueprints addressing fisheries management

Jan 4, 2016
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