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This social change agent wants you to ‘fail better’

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Kara Penn, MBA ’07, applies insights from ‘smart mistakes’ to her organizational work at Mission Spark, Hustle Fund, and The Listening Challenge.

Aug 17, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Data

6 trends in data and artificial intelligence

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Data leaders are focusing on customer experience analytics, external data, and using data to meet equity and inclusion goals.

Aug 9, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

How multicultural experience makes effective leaders

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Their ‘communication competence’ helps them influence and guide others toward shared goals. They also get better marks from the people they lead.

Jul 26, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

How to lead a socially responsible organization

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From gun safety to voting rights to climate action, CEOs from Levi Strauss and Unilever describe how they decide which social issues to back, and why.

Jul 14, 2021
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Making connections to drive diversity in clean energy

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With Browning the Green Space, Kerry Bowie deploys a passion for streamlined efficiency to promote equity and inclusion in clean energy.

Jul 13, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Race

Tech firms lag behind their Black Lives Matter pledges

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A new report from diversity analytics company Blendoor spotlights the diversity, equity, and inclusion disparities in 240 tech companies.

Jun 22, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

Building an inclusive innovation economy

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In a new conversation series, leaders in entrepreneurship, education, and other fields propose ways that innovation economies can benefit everyone.

Jun 10, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Education

Five ways elite universities can be more inclusive

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The country’s top schools are admitting more diverse student populations. How can they be more welcoming?

Jun 2, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

Social justice and racial equity in corporate America

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A new MIT Sloan Experts Series talk examines how corporate leaders can move beyond intentions to make diversity, equity, and inclusion a practice.

May 10, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

The hidden work created by artificial intelligence programs

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Successful and ethical artificial intelligence programs take into account behind-the-scenes ‘repair work’ and ‘ghost workers.’

May 4, 2021
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