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Action Learning Diversity

Attracting young families to Hutchinson, Kansas

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The Hutchinson Community Foundation is a publicly supported philanthropic organization dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for Hutchinson, a salt mining city that is the seat of Reno County, Kansas. Recognizing that the population of Hutchinson is aging, the foundation recently tasked students i...

Jul 12, 2022
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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program Leadership

Landing A Jumbo Jet In A Hurricane

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An aviation metaphor is particularly apt for the high-growth enterprise EDZCOM that Mikko Uusitalo, SF ’08, founded in 2014.

Aug 11, 2020
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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program Leadership

The Time For Thinking Big Is Now

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As our work lives shrink to the size of laptop screens. As our personal lives contract to the size of a room, an apartment, or—if we’re lucky—a house and garden. Even as our minds are narrowed relentlessly to the immediate necessities of day-to-day life, Célestin Monga, SF ’95, says loud and clear t...

Nov 9, 2020
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Public Policy

Unveiling the Startup Illusion: Critical Questions Every Policymaker Must Answer

In an era where talk of startup acts, innovation bills, and the emergence of new tech hubs saturates political discourse, it’s crucial to scrutinize the readiness of nations to foster a conducive environment for startups. The allure of becoming the next Silicon Valley in Africa or elsewhere may seem...

May 27, 2024
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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship

Are you, as an Entrepreneur, Achieving All the Impact You Can?

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The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan surveyed African entrepreneurs leading early-stage startups and found there was a huge gap between their articulation of the market need (i.e. “the problem”) and what their ventures would achieve in five years.

Feb 1, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can solar energy be more accessible?

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In the U.S., eighty percent of people are locked out of the solar market because they can’t put solar on their rooftop. Solstice, co-founded by Sandhya Murali, MBA ’15, and Stephanie Speirs, MBA ’17, is changing the system with an inclusive model of community solar.

Apr 26, 2024
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MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy

Time to Rethink the U.S. Budget Process?

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While attending a conference of government financial managers in July 2015, I had the opportunity to participate on a panel to consider ways to improve the U.S. budget process and was amazed at the energy and enthusiasm for the topic. With hundreds of attendees cramming a large breakout session room...

Jul 17, 2015
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