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Platforms Need to Work with Their Users - Not Against Them
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleTo stay relevant, the winners of Web2 need to start using the tools of Web3. -
Why Blockchain's Ethical Stakes Are So High
Technology & Operations Big IdeaSenior leaders face a range of ethical and reputational risks in implementing blockchain projects. This article looks at four risks - the lack of third-party... -
Blockchain Could Help Us Reclaim Control of Our Personal Data
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What Is Web3?
Technology & Operations Big IdeaWeb3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized... -
Web3 Will Run on Cryptocurrency
Technology & Operations Big IdeaWhat exactly is cryptocurrency - and how does it fit into the broader Web3 ecosystem? To better understand this buzzword and why it matters, HBR associate... -
Blockchain Will Help Us Prove Our Identities in a Digital World
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's already working in Estonia. -
How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead
Global Business Digital ArticleDeveloping nations have renewed potential to leapfrog developed economies with the emergence of blockchain technology. Leapfrogging happens when nations... -
Sellers Are Overwhelmed by New Technology
Sales Digital ArticleAccording to research, salespeople who feel overwhelmed by technology are 43% less likely to meet quota. -
What a DAO Can - and Can't - Do
Technology & Operations Big IdeaAre decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) the future? The rise of DAOs as part of Web3 is just beginning, and it remains unclear whether, and... -
Why Decentralized Crypto Platforms Are Weathering the Crash
Blockchain Digital ArticleIntense competition drove centralized crypto finance platforms to take on hidden, unsustainable risks. But DeFi might offer a path forward. -
The Potential for Blockchain to Transform Electronic Health Records
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt could give patients control over their own data. -
The Truth About Blockchain
Blockchain HBR BestsellerIt will take years to transform business, but the journey begins now. -
How Blockchain Can Simplify Partnerships
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleDistributed ledgers and smart contracts can increase transparency, trust, and efficiency. -
How the Pandemic Is Pushing Blockchain Forward
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's uniquely suited to the challenges we're facing today. -
What Blockchain Can't Do
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleSomeone needs to verify the link between digital records and physical objects. -
How Blockchain Applications Will Move Beyond Finance
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleAny type of digital asset can be tracked and traded. -
Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent
Technology and analytics Digital ArticlePricing adjustments will have to follow. -
How the Metaverse Could Change Work
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleIt promises to bring new levels of social connectedness, mobility, and collaboration to a world of virtual work. -
Designing an Inclusive Metaverse
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHow principles of "design justice" can ensure virtual spaces truly work for everyone. -
How Digital Currencies Can Help Small Businesses
Blockchain Digital ArticleThey could reduce payment processing costs and cash flow issues.
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Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®.... -
Chow Tai Fook: Blockchain for the Diamond Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2019, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, one of Hong Kong's most popular jewellery chains, had recently adopted blockchain, under the leadership... -
The Year in Tech, 2024: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
22.95View Details A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy--new technologies... -
Nemus: Can Non-Fungible Tokens Save the Amazon Rainforest?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2022, Nemus, an environmental planning, development, and sustainability consultancy based in Lisbon, Portugal, released a series of non-fungible... -
Web3: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Web3 may be the next big disrupter in business. Don't be caught unprepared. Blockchain and crypto aren't just for speculators anymore--they're the backbone... -
HBR Insights Future of Business Boxed Set (8 Books)
Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future... -
Web3: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future
Management BookWeb3 may be the next big disrupter in business. Don't be caught unprepared. Blockchain and crypto aren't just for speculators anymore--they're the backbone... -
Crypto: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future
Management BookThe crypto era has arrived, and business will never be the same. Real applications of crypto technology are growing exponentially: cryptocurrency payments... -
Alibaba in Blockchain: Integrating Blockchain-based Remittances into Cloud Services
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details When Alibaba, China's leading digital platform and cloud-based services company, fails to acquire the US firm Moneygram, CEO Jack Ma decides to go it... -
Deutsche Bank: Pursuing Blockchain Opportunities (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 817-126 and 817-127. -
A Note on China's Approach to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Application in the Games Industry: Coco Game Currency
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details An estimated 640 million online gamers participated in China's games industry in 2019. Their pursuit included earning points or tokens that they could... -
Fluidity: The Tokenization of Real Estate Assets
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital access to property... -
Bitfury: Blockchain for Government
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In the Republic of Georgia, legend had it their land was a precious gift from God he had intended to keep for his mother. But over time, the land had... -
Commercial International Bank: Leading Transformation in Turbulent Times
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2011, Cairo became the cradle of the Egyptian revolution. Transport workers, ambulance drivers and bank employees called for the end of President Hosni... -
Zuellig Pharma: Gaining Critical Mass on Blockchain / Scaling up Blockchain
Management Case Study11.95View Details Having developed a blockchain product to track the end-to-end movement of goods being transported along the pharmaceutical supply chain, Zuellig Pharma... -
Blockchain for Managers
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Blockchain has become known as a type of distributed ledger technology that helps to lower transaction costs and make intellectual property ownership... -
Blazing a Trail in the Charity Sector: Singapore's Metta Welfare Association Raises Funds by Selling NFTs
Management Case Study11.95View Details Singapore-based Metta Welfare Association (Metta) had been keenly aware of the need to digitalise, and had taken steps to do so under the leadership of... -
Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa
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BeefChain: Blockchain and the Dynamics of Traceability, Quality and Value Capture in the Beef Industry
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the organizational, operational, and financial challenges faced by BeefChain, a blockchain implementation in the cattle industry, following...
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Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®.... -
What Are Emerging Technologies?
Management Digital ArticleTechnology is constantly changing, and new technologies are regularly being introduced. Business has been revolutionized by various technologies over... -
Platforms Need to Work with Their Users - Not Against Them
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleTo stay relevant, the winners of Web2 need to start using the tools of Web3. -
Chow Tai Fook: Blockchain for the Diamond Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2019, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, one of Hong Kong's most popular jewellery chains, had recently adopted blockchain, under the leadership... -
Bext360 and the ESG Paradox: Leveraging AI, blockchain, and IoT for Supply-Chain-Level ESG Measurement, Teaching Note
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Why Blockchain's Ethical Stakes Are So High
Technology & Operations Big IdeaSenior leaders face a range of ethical and reputational risks in implementing blockchain projects. This article looks at four risks - the lack of third-party... -
The Year in Tech, 2024: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
22.95View Details A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy--new technologies... -
Navigating the Next Wave of Blockchain Innovation: Smart Contracts
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleBlockchain represents more than just cryptocurrencies and digital cash. The decentralized ledger system provides a platform for smart contracts, which... -
Chow Tai Fook: Blockchain for the Diamond Industry, Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching note to case W20143 -
Blockchain Could Help Us Reclaim Control of Our Personal Data
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleRecent data breaches should be a huge wake-up call.