In a new study, residents were far more likely to purchase solar panels if the person pitching them was a convert themselves.
Design research startup Human Element wants companies to stop selling to ‘users,’ start connecting as people.
New research looking at LinkedIn connections shows that acquaintances can be more helpful in finding employment than close contacts.
MIT Sloan’s Phil Budden offers tips to avoid confusing technology with innovation, trying for 10X when 10% will do, and ineffective external engagement.
A Salesforce case study shows how organizations can make sure digital platforms meet the needs of customers, partners, and internal developers.
Agile was supposed to revolutionize how companies operate, but it’s fundamentally mismatched with the complex world of platform markets, says digital economy specialist Georg Rilinger.
A forthcoming book takes on low-wage work and maps plans for improvement.
Johanna Hising DiFabio is Assistant Dean, Executive Degree Programs and Nelson Repenning is Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center, and the School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies. Both were part of the team that founded the MIT Executive MBA.
Outdated work-life policies are leaving service workers and hourly workers behind, professor says
New ideas about tension, technology, toilets, and the outsourced mind.
