MIT Sloan Unifying Themes

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MIT SloanUnifying Themes
Visualizing Emerging MIT Sloan School Research
Education Themes
Proposal 0.8
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Core Sloan Themes
Leadership
Innovation
Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy Dynamics
Effective Organizations, Culture-Crafting Entre-
Intra-preneurial Leadership
Transformative Innovations, Emerging Hard Soft
Technologies, Disruptive Challenges
Dynamic, Networked Organizations
Developmental Innovations, MicroFinance
Global Business Strategy, Accelerating
International Development
Global
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Emerging Sloan Initiatives
Leadership
Innovation
Entrepreneurship Center
Sloan Innovation Institute
Leadership Initiative
Global Development Corporate Citizenship
Global
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Executive Education Platforms
Leadership
Innovation
Leading Emerging Technology Ventures
Driving the Innovation Process
Leading Change, Corporate Renewal
Transforming Organizations IT Strategy
Organizational Architecture
Leading Innovative Global Enterprises
Global Technology Developmental Entrepreneurship
Global
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Unifying Strategic Themes
MIT Sloan
Global Development
Effective Leadership
Transformative Innovations
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Unifying Strategic Themes
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Classic Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan
Global Development
Entrepreneurial Effectiveness
Transformative Innovations
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Towards Sloan 2012Classic Strengths x Unifying
Themes
Global Development
Effective Leadership
Transformative Innovations
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Sloan Matrix
Unifying Strategic Themes
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Pioneering Sloan Scholarship
MIT Sloan Matrix
Global Development Growth Theory Global Supply Chains Entrepreneurial Policy
Effective Leadership Financial Engineering, Management System Dynamics, Theory X Y Lead Users, Tech Startups
Transformative Innovations Voice of Customer Tech Strategy, Dominant Design
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Unifying Strategic Themes
Black-Scholes
http//bradley.edu/arr/bsm/model.html
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Emerging Sloan Faculty Strengths
MIT Sloan Matrix
Global Development International Mgt Global Value Chains, TechMaps Entrepreneurial Policy
Effective Leadership Financial Engineering, Management Business Dynamics Tech-Biz Ventures
Transformative Innovations Virtual Customer Tech Strategy
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Unifying Strategic Themes
Venture Finance
http//bradley.edu/arr/bsm/model.html
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Research Example Centers Initiatives
MIT Sloan Matrix
Global Development
Effective Leadership
Transformative Innovations
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Global Governance
IWER
Finance Lab
Unifying Strategic Themes
Virtual Customer
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Possible New Sloan Research Centers
MIT Sloan Matrix
Global Development
Effective Leadership
Transformative Innovations
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Developmental Innovations
Systems Strategy
Valuing Risk Intangibles
Unifying Strategic Themes
Emerging Technologies
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
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Themes of Interest
Economic Growth
Global Supply Chains
Global Strategy
Market Differentiation
Technology Roadmaps
Technology Strategy
Venture Capital
Business Dynamics
Entrepreneurial Culture
Valuing IP
Marketing- Engineering Links
Group Dynamics
Trader Psychology
Buyer Decision-Making
Inventor Ethos
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Themes of Interest
Econ- omy Sector Firm Group Indi- vidual
Geo- graphy Market/ Tech Organi- zation
Theme Idea
Economic Growth
Global Supply Chains
Global Strategy
Market Differentiation
Technology Roadmaps
Technology Strategy
Venture Capital
Business Dynamics
Entrepreneurial Culture
Valuing IP
Marketing- Engineering Links
Group Dynamics
Trader Psychology
Buyer Decision-Making
Inventor Ethos
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By Discipline
Finance, Accounting, Economics Managnt Sci, Functional Disciplines Behavioral Policy Science Strat Orgns
Econ- omy Sector Firm Group Indi- vidual
Geo- graphy Market/ Tech Organi- zation
Theme Idea
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MIT Sloan Capabilities at Various Levels of
Systems Analysis
Economy Sector Firm Group Individual
Geography Market/Tech Organization Theme Idea
Global Development
Business Dynamics
Technology Roadmapping
Technology Entrepreneurial Strategy
Venture Capital
Emerging Technology Ventures
Creative Communities, Social Networks
Virtual Customer Initiative
Decision Psychology
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Innovation ObservatoriesAt Various Levels of
Analysis
Economy Sector Firm Group Individual
Geography Market/Tech Organization Theme Idea
Technology Roadmap
Technology Venture Observatory
OpenSource Initiative
Virtual Customer Initiative
Emerging Tech-Biz Live Cases
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Innovation ObservatoriesFurther Possibilities
Economy Sector Firm Group Individual
Geography Market/Tech Organization Theme Idea
Technology Roadmap
Technology Venture Observatory
OpenSource Initiative
Virtual Customer Initiative
Emerging Tech-Biz Live Cases
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Mapping Sloan Faculty to MITs Emerging Strategic
Tech Sectors
Info Tech Bio Tech Tiny Tech Complex Systems Developt Innovations
Strategy
MTIE
Org/HR
Finance
Marketing
Operatns
Prod Dev
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Mapping Faculty in Disciplines to Phases of
Venture Development
Strategy
MTIE
Org/HR
Finance
Marketing
Operatns
Prod Dev
Ideation Invention Incorporation Investments Sales Profitability Escalation
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Mapping Sloan Activities to Phases of the Total
Student Experience
Research
Education
Extra-curriculars
Infra-structure
Support
Appli-cation Matri-culation First Semester Formative Semesters Final Semester Grad-uation Alum
Thesis
Research Seminars
Knowledge Updates
ExecEd Modules
Core
Track Electives
Community of Practice
Emerging Technology Awareness
Social Space
ExecEd Facilities
On-Campus Dorm
Reunions
Career Development
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Seeking Students Alums with Both Depth Breadth
T Individuals
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Innovation ObservatoriesBolstering A Key
Quadrant of the MIT Sloan Research Endeavor
Empirical
Theoretical
Qualitative
IO
Quantitative
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Innovation Observatories Viewing the Business
Implications of Emerging Technologies

• Technology Roadmaps
• Prototyped by Fine
• Kimerling at Microphotonics
• Generalizing Moore
• OpenSource Initiative
• Tech Venture Observatory
• Virtual Customer Initiative
• Emerging Tech-Business Live Cases

Original Plot of Moores Law
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1. Technology Roadmapping (TRM)http//mph-roadmap
.mit.edu/

• Including Professors Charlie Fine Rajeev Ram
  (in MicroPhotonics)
• Prototyped by Sematech in Semiconductors, now in
  MIT MicroPhotonics Center
• Big-picture perspective on development targets
  overview the business implications of technology
  trendlines
• Emerging Themes MEMS, Neuroengineering,
  Nanotech, Genomics

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2. OpenSource Initiative (OSI)http//opensource.m
it.edu/

• Including Professor Eric von Hippel, RA Karim
  Lakhani
• Inquiring about Innovation Ecologies, Individual
  Incentives, Informal Organizations
• New domains OpenSource Hardware, OpenSource
  Biology, and more

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3. Technology Venture Observatory (TVO)

• Including Professor Diane Burton
• Inquiring about Business Strategy, Employment
  Models, Founder Experiences, Emerging Technology
  Businesses, Entrepreneurial Financing

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4. Virtual Customer Initiative
(VCI)http//mitsloan.mit.edu/vc/

• Including Professors John Hauser, Ely Dahan,
  Drazen Prelec, Nader Tavassoli, et al
• Methods for Accelerating the Customer Feedback ??
  Product Development connection.
• Live Testing
• http//wow.mit.edu
• http//conjoint.mit.edu

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5. Emerging Technology- Business Live Cases

• For example, Professors Fiona Murray in Biotech,
  Joe Jacobson in Nanotech
• Inquiring about New Technology arenas, Radical
  Research
• Seeking Business Implications
• Commercialization Challenges
• Class Connections

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Innovation ObservatoriesSloan School-wide
Benefits

• Research High quality, comparable, longitudinal
  data on hundreds of technologies, products,
  companies, industries, regions across several
  emerging technology sectors
• Education Students learn through close
  observation as practitioners in the research,
  benefit from new types of quantitative,
  cross-comparable case-studies.
• Practice Answering questions relevant to
  operating execs, allowing comparative
  benchmarking, delivered through SMR, ExecEd,
  custom MBA programs.