Ideas Made to Matter
Zach Church
Editorial Director
Zach leads the MIT Sloan editorial team, which develops news and content for an audience of global business leaders. This includes the Ideas Made to Matter website, the Thinking Forward newsletter, and MIT Sloan social media. The team brings the work, ideas, and insights of MIT Sloan’s faculty, researchers, alumni, students, and visitors to readers in a way that inspires creative thinking and problem-solving for their own work and lives.
Zach joined MIT Sloan in 2010. Prior to that he managed news and social media at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, was a staff writer covering CIOs and leadership at TechTarget, and was a crime and politics reporter covering Lawrence, MA and other New England communities. He is a graduate of the University at Albany.
Articles from Zach Church
This serial entrepreneur treats ideas like a Tamagotchi
The 90s fad toy requires regular care and attention.
To evaluate ideas, this CEO looks for trusted champions
Analysis Group’s Martha Samuelson hones in on what excites her smartest people.
Our top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2019
Words and ideas that stood out this year.
2019, illustrated
Six illustrations and photos we loved this year.
Donald Rosenfield, a longtime leader of MIT Leadersfor Global Operations, dies at 70
An MIT graduate, Rosenfield is remembered for his passion for manufacturing and commitment to his students.
Barack Obama to speak at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
The former president will “discuss his time in office and the next chapter in his life.”
The top 10 MIT Sloan stories of 2017
Blockchain explained, the four steps of design thinking, and what’s holding back electric vehicles.
6 from MIT Sloan named to Boston 50 on Fire list
Winners include a metal 3-D printing company and the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
Platform strategy, explained
Got a bad case of platform envy? Find out why “seeding” and “coring” matter, and be open to a better way.
The top 10 MIT Sloan stories of 2016–2017
A new look at the housing crisis, “30 Under 30” entrepreneurs, and platform strategy led headlines this year.