This post is part of our Peer Insights Series, in which alumni and other friends of The Forum can harness the power of this network to help find answers to pressing questions and challenges in their professional lives. This query comes to us from Francisco Pimentel, a BSSE alumnus in the HBS Class of 2005, who is interested to know your thoughts on the following [...]

A couple of months ago, we said goodbye to a teacher who impacted so many. After Clayton Christensen passed away, I was so inspired by all of the incredible stories of lives that he had touched that I spent some time introspecting on how he changed my life. Upon returning from his service in Boston, I received a call from a friend who was working through a serious situation and she said, "We need to codify a set of principles." I started laughing because the last time I had heard those words, Clay was cold calling me... [...]

In the midst of this global emergency, the need for competent, ethical, and lucid leaders is becoming ever more urgent. Here at HBS, we're asking our students how they will use their education to make a difference in the world. In our first-ever zoom-based Current Events video, Professor Derek van Bever shares some insights from a recent class discussion centered on the question: If you were leading an organization in this time of great crisis and change, which of the theories and frameworks from our course would you find useful as you were thinking through your strategy and your leadership plan of action? [...]

Of the estimated 39 million blind people in the world today, nearly a third live in India. An estimated 75% of blindness in India is preventable, but too many lack access to the eye care they need. Learn about how Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy addressed nonconsumption in eye care in India at a massive scale with Aravind Eye Care. [...]

"Like many people, I had once assumed that business schools teach only strategy, business theories, and financial models. In reality, I learned important life lessons during my time at HBS. Specifically, from one of the greatest thinkers of all time, Clayton Christensen, I learned more about myself and the true meaning of life..." Bastiane Huang, who took BSSE in 2018 and recently graduated from Harvard Business School, reflects on the role the course played in her intellectual and moral awakening. [...]