This guest blog is written by Jay Gerhart, Vice President of Consumer Strategy, Atrium Health. As part of Atrium Health’s Innovation Engine, Jay has a passion for applying the theories of Professor Christensen, human-centered design, and improv to drive consumer-focused innovation. [...]

Here are 5 influential texts we recently revisited, which have informed BSSE and helped to shape how we teach it over the years. If you’re still reading this, we think you’ll enjoy these books, too. [...]

In turning to market-creating innovations, we sow the seeds of prosperity. For Kenya, M-Pesa’s money transfer service has become a great example of such a market-creating innovation. The company created an entirely new market by transforming a formerly complex service (banking) into one that was simple and affordable, such that many more people who formerly lacked access could use it. [...]

Over the last few months, a group of BSSE Alumni volunteers worked with Clay and the Forum, sharing their ambitions and obstacles in incorporating the frameworks of the course into their lives post-HBS. We wanted to share a summary of our findings with the alumni base at large. These insights will guide the Forum in future content creation and resource development. [...]

Since the European Commission earmarked €3 billion to fund market-creating innovation across Europe, one may think it has gotten easier to advance these projects. Yet in many ways, it hasn't. Drawing on his experience at the helm of Zaz Ventures, Xavier Aubry (MBA '01) shares key lessons for spotting and supporting those innovations that stand to have the most impact on economic growth and opportunity. [...]