Laboratory for Innovation Science (LISH)

Yotam Sofer

Yotam Sofer

Visiting PhD Student, D^3 (Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, LISH)
PhD Fellow, Department of Strategy and Innovation, Copenhagen Business School.

Yotam's goal is to provide research based insights on the roots, determinants and implications of scientific practices and organization, with a focus on...

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Wei Yang Tham

Wei Yang Tham

Research Scientist, Laboratory for Innovation Science (LISH)

Wei Yang is a Research Scientist at the...

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Hila Lifshitz Assaf

Hila Lifshitz Assaf

Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business
Affiliate, LISH
Areas of research:  Digitizing Innovation, Open Innovation, AI in Organizations, Future of work

Hila Lifshitz-Assaf is an Associate Professor of Information, Operations and Management Sciences at New York University Stern School of Business. She is also an affiliate of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard.

Professor Lifshitz-Assaf’s research focuses on developing an in-depth empirical and theoretical understanding of the micro-foundations of scientific and technological innovation and knowledge creation processes in the digital age. She explores how the ability to innovate is being transformed, as well as the challenges and opportunities the transformation means for R&D organizations, professionals and their work. She conducted an in-depth 3-year longitudinal field study of NASA’s experimentation with open innovation online platforms and communities, resulting in a scientific breakthrough. This study received the best dissertation Grigor McClelland Award at the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) 2015, Best Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) paper based on dissertation (2018) and Best published paper elected by organizational communication and information systems division of Academy of Management (2018).

2021 May 12

AI in Enterprise: Anand Rao (LISH Seminar)

11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Online via Zoom

As the Global Artificial Intelligence Lead and innovation lead within PwC’s Emerging Technology practice, Dr. Anand S. Rao is responsible for research and commercial relationships with academic institutions and start-ups, research, development and commercialization of innovative AI, big data and analytic techniques. With over 35 years of industry and consulting experience, he leads a team of practitioners who advise C-level executives and implement...

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2021 May 19

Panel: “Startup Advisors & CEOs – Issues & Answers” (LISH webinar)

11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Online via Zoom

The final session of a three-part webinar series on how startups and those seeking to advise startups should approach selection, connection and the on-going relationship. The session will feature top tech startup CEOs and advisors in a panel format to discuss both sides of the coin... Read more about Panel: “Startup Advisors & CEOs – Issues & Answers” (LISH webinar)

2021 Apr 07

Startups: How to Choose an Advisor (LISH webinar)

11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Web: register at https://bit.ly/startup-advisor-1

LISH Webinar

This event is the first of a three-part webinar series on how startups and those seeking to advise startups should approach selection, connection and the on-going relationship. This session will delve into what startups should know about choosing advisors and how to best leverage their value.

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Zoe Szajnfarber

Zoe Szajnfarber

Visiting Scholar, Laboratory for Innovation Science (LISH)
Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and of International Affairs at the George Washington University

Zoe Szajnfarber is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Her research focuses on design and innovation management in complex systems, with particular emphasis on how the organizational and technical systems architectures... Read more about Zoe Szajnfarber

Robert Gahl

Robert Gahl

Visiting Faculty Fellow, Human Flourishing Program
Associate Professor of Ethics, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Robert Gahl is the Vice Director of the Markets, Culture, and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre and of the Program of Church Management at the Pontifical...

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Jin Paik leaning against a wood pillar in front of a stone building

Jin Paik

Program Director and Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Innovation Science

Jin H. Paik serves as the lab’s general manager. He works to develop the lab's strategic vision, as well as to direct project and research activities... Read more about Jin Paik

Jacqueline Ng Lane

Jacqueline Ng Lane

Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Innovation Science

 

Jacqueline Ng Lane's research examines how diverse teams in science, medicine, and knowledge-work can make use of their resources and informational advantages to achieve innovation breakthroughs... Read more about Jacqueline Ng Lane

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