Culture
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Teaching Principled Entrepreneurship
Prepare students for entrepreneurial leadership by introducing them to real-world founders and problems, facilitating spirited debate, and encouraging principled decision-making.
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The Student Role in Shaping Entrepreneurial Ethics
Current students of entrepreneurship want to explore ethical perspectives and principled decision-making. Better training tools and stronger institutional support for values-based entrepreneurship education will help scale lasting change.
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How An Architecture Firm Instills Values in Future Leaders
Organizational values are a constant. But that doesn't mean they can't adapt.
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The Perks of Imaginary Time Travel
Motivate people, help them identify opportunities, and prepare them for challenges by shifting their attention to the future and the past.
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Building a Diverse Startup from Day One
Harness the power of diversity in your organization. When you start pursuing a new venture, consider how you network, hire, promote and even build an office.
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Tip Your Hat to Your Team
Practice bringing unique perspectives to the table. A difference of opinion is often the key to successful teams.
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The Upside of Quitting
Challenge your perspective. Reframe dead ends as data points.
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[Transcript] Turning Friction Into Fire: Lessons from Season 2
To fight friction, add predictability even in times of uncertainty.
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[Transcript] The Emperor Has No Clue
You can’t combat friction through structural solutions alone. Start dealing with your emotions and the emotions of those around you.
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[Transcript] Can’t Stand the Heat? Get Rid of the Friction
In fast-moving environments, look for ways to establish consistency and predictability.
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[Transcript] Dear Micro-Manager, Control Yourself
To increase productivity, don’t increase working hours—give employees greater autonomy.
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[Transcript] Over, Under Through: Fixing Government Friction
Put your values front and center. How you make something is as important as what you make.
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[Transcript] The Customers Made Us Scale It
Changing your culture starts with energizing your users. Customer buy-in motivates staff to take new risks.
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[Transcript] Productive Paranoia: Lights, Camera…Anxiety!
Healthy paranoia can be a productive tool to ensure a project stays on schedule and on budget. Learn how to trust your gut.
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[Transcript] The Spreadsheet Troll: Tales of Silos and Scaling
To encourage innovation, measure and reward employees’ productive failures.
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Can Tech Get Better at Confronting Ethical Challenges?
Add ethics to your design process by reframing engineering problems in terms of people and values.
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How Startups Can Bake Diversity Into Their DNA
Create an environment where people want to bring 100 percent of themselves to their work. Early-stage startups are positioned to make inclusion a core value.
