Why are so many founders in Central Asia building companies with one foot out the door? In this provocative piece by Shamil Ibragimov, Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Innovation Ecosystems in Central Asia, Ibragimov challenges the dominant startup narrative in emerging markets. Rather than fueling br...

Humans are built for the connection that comes from community. It gives us strength and more often than not, comfort. For entrepreneurs who are solving complex societal challenges in countries that are unpredictable and rapidly evolving – being a part of a community is often a matter of survival.

Advancing Innovation, Economic Agency, and Global Competitiveness across Global Growth Markets

This spring, the Sustainability Initiative joined 20 MBA students on a sustainability-themed Study Tour to Scandinavia during Sloan Innovation Period (SIP) and spring break. Our group explored how businesses across the region are turning sustainability commitments into action—while also immersing ou...

Students from Orgs-Lab joined forces with BINcA, a Boston high school that serves English-language learners, to help its food pantry succeed.

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is often due to bottlenecks as patients wait for CT scan results. That's why Dr. Miriam Bredella, EMBA '22, set out to reduce turnaround times for ED imaging studies at a major urban hospital for her Organizations Lab project.

Club Demonstration Services (CDS), the powerhouse partner behind retail giant Costco, provides product samples and demos in more than 800 Costco warehouses across 12 countries, with a strong focus on food. There’s just one problem: Demonstrations, food especially, appeal to in-person customers. The ...

LittleHoots asked A-Lab for help automating the process of finding marketable quotes from within its database of more than 500,000 children's quotes, conversations, and stories.

The MIT Climate Pathways Project has been selected by the Paris Peace Forum as one of 10 civil society projects that over the coming year will receive customized advisory support from the Forum’s Scale-up Program, an accelerator program that aims to help these projects increase their visibility and...

Ceres Imaging, a venture-backed agriculture technology company, approached PM-Lab to inform their decisions about launching a new product.