Session Types

A community-wide resource

HBS Live Online Classrooms were designed to bring the immersive, interactive experience of the case method to remote learners, anywhere in the world. The HBS Live Online Classrooms are a community-wide resource—available to all HBS faculty, staff, and administrators at no charge.

I truly love to work with professionals. After twenty years of teaching at HBS, the HBS Live Online Classrooms team is truly the most impressive group of professionals I’ve had the privilege of working with on our campus.

Executive Fellow

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Located downstairs in Cumnock Hall on the Harvard Business School campus, HBS Live Online Classrooms bring cutting-edge program design and delivery together to create a truly immersive online experience.  

The Classrooms are also an ideal venue for anyone looking to create connection and cohesion through community gatherings, team events, and more. No session is too big or too small to be considered a good fit, it simply needs to be engaging.

  • Case discussions

  • Executive Education

  • Professional development

  • Speaker series

  • Reunion activities

  • Interactive meetings

  • Alumni events

  • Panel discussions

  • Staff engagement sessions

  • Virtual conferences

Session Examples 

Executive Education

Executive Education uses the HBS Live Online Classrooms in a range of programs, including the Comprehensive Leadership Programs, letting participants engage in case discussions from anywhere in the world. They have been used to delivery fully virtual programs or complement on-campus offerings.

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Let’s Talk Classical Music

HBS Marketing and Communications provided students, faculty, alumni, and staff around the world an opportunity to attend a piano recital with pianist Lisa Qiya Li ‘23 and cellist Maddie Tucker ‘23.

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The Arts of Communications

Candace Bertotti, adjunct lecturer in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, used the HBS Live Online Classroom to help MBA students further develop their public speaking skills in a technology-rich environment by practicing and delivering “TED-style” talks.

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Rock Center Summer Fellows Program

The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship invites MBA students to participate in the Summer Fellows program, leveraging the HBS Live Online Classroom to stay connected while working on entrepreneurial ventures around the world. Through interactive discussions, peer learning, and workshops, participants build a vibrant community of individuals with similar aspirations.

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The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship utilized the HBS Live Online Classroom to bring together MBA students participating in the Summer Fellows program.

Let’s explore what’s possible

The HBS Live Online Classroom team is a highly consultative and collaborative partner. We’ll help adapt your program to take full advantage of the virtual space—maximizing the participants’ engagement and the instructor’s teaching experience.