Ideas Made to Matter Robots

How companies can pursue ‘positive-sum automation’

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To see the benefits of automation, companies need to understand challenges and create more flexible robotic tools.

Mar 9, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

How to draft a letter to a workplace harasser

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A well-structured letter starts with facts, incorporates feelings, and concludes with a solution, according to MIT Sloan negotiation expert Mary Rowe.

Mar 8, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

A risk management playbook for organizational resilience

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How do you manage risk and rebound rapidly when catastrophic events strike? MIT Sloan experts offer a systematic approach to organizational resilience.

Mar 7, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence can design more appealing cars

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Carmakers can spend $3 billion on a single design. Machine learning models can streamline the process — and bring fewer duds to market.

Mar 6, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Harvard Square: A Love Story

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A new book by MIT Sloan professor Catherine Turco explores how street-level markets are a central, and centrally important, social institution in American life.

Mar 1, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

How companies use AI to reach customers, innovate

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“Me, Myself, and AI” looks at how Boeing, Land O’Lakes, and other companies aim to succeed with artificial intelligence.

Feb 27, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter My Idea Made to Matter

Creating change through collaborative participation

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The Zipcar co-founder shares her idea of “Peers Inc,” the organizational structure that creates collaborations between institutions and external resources and people.

Feb 27, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

ESG ratings: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water

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ESG ratings may be flawed, but they remain the most effective way to measure the ethical behavior of companies, MIT researchers contend.

Feb 23, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

This VP of transformation has a 4-point plan to uplift all employees

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Messer Americas’ Patricia Hargil on being a visible leader, pacing herself, and letting go of perfectionism.

Feb 22, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Data

Survey details data officers’ priorities, challenges

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Chief data officers are focused on data governance and creating a data-driven culture, according to a new survey report written by Tom Davenport.

Feb 21, 2023
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