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A Platform Approach to Space Exploration
Project management Digital ArticlePrivate companies like SpaceX treat rocket systems as platforms rather than bespoke one-off projects. -
Facing Ambiguous Threats
Risk management Magazine ArticleFirms often ignore small signs that may—or may not—portend danger to their markets or reputations. Here is a systematic way to analyze and respond to weak signals. -
What SpaceX Can Teach Us About Cost Innovation
Innovation Digital ArticleSaving money can be a creative act. -
25 Years After Challenger, Has NASA’s Judgment Improved?
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleTwenty-five years ago today, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration made a tragic and very public error in judgment. Despite concerns that cold weather could reduce the effectiveness of the o-ring pressure seals at the joints of the space shuttle’s solid rocket motors, NASA managers approved the launch of the Challenger on January 28, when […] -
What Space Exploration and Health Care Can Teach You About Navigating Uncertainty
Crisis management Digital ArticleTried and tested strategies from professionals accustomed to crisis. -
Is India an Innovation Giant... or Pygmy?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleThe sky is no longer the limit for what the innovative Indian mind can achieve. Or so I thought on April 28, as I witnessed with awe and pride India's... -
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
Business and society Digital ArticlePrivate space travel is just the beginning. -
Your Company Needs a Space Strategy. Now.
Innovation Magazine ArticleRapidly falling launch costs and fleets of new satellites are opening up big opportunities for business.
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Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This short case provides an update to Elon Musk's strategy and tactical moves with Tesla, Solar City, and SpaceX from 2016-2019. -
Sturdivant Electric Corp.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details A unit manager on a field computer installation job is faced with recurring conflict between a programmer and his immediate supervisor. -
Hannah Beachler: Worldbuilding in Wakanda
Management Case Study11.95View Details Hannah Beachler combines a collection of diverse interests and experiences as she pursues a career as a Production Designer in Hollywood. Collaborations...
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The Race for Space, and the Invasion of the Electric Scooters
Competitive strategy AudioDoes Space represent a real economic opportunity or are expensive endeavors like SpaceX a form of billionaire hubris? Youngme, Felix and Mihir discuss the Race for Space, before debating the viability of the electric scooter market in cities around the world. -
A Platform Approach to Space Exploration
Project management Digital ArticlePrivate companies like SpaceX treat rocket systems as platforms rather than bespoke one-off projects. -
Facing Ambiguous Threats
Risk management Magazine ArticleFirms often ignore small signs that may—or may not—portend danger to their markets or reputations. Here is a systematic way to analyze and respond to weak signals. -
Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This short case provides an update to Elon Musk's strategy and tactical moves with Tesla, Solar City, and SpaceX from 2016-2019. -
Sturdivant Electric Corp.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details A unit manager on a field computer installation job is faced with recurring conflict between a programmer and his immediate supervisor. -
Blast Off: The Space Economy Takes Flight
Management Digital ArticleIn the midst of the worst inflation seen in 40 years, not all prices are rising. In the 1970s, the cost of taking a kilogram of water to space was $20,000... -
What SpaceX Can Teach Us About Cost Innovation
Innovation Digital ArticleSaving money can be a creative act. -
25 Years After Challenger, Has NASA’s Judgment Improved?
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleTwenty-five years ago today, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration made a tragic and very public error in judgment. Despite concerns that cold weather could reduce the effectiveness of the o-ring pressure seals at the joints of the space shuttle’s solid rocket motors, NASA managers approved the launch of the Challenger on January 28, when […] -
What Space Exploration and Health Care Can Teach You About Navigating Uncertainty
Crisis management Digital ArticleTried and tested strategies from professionals accustomed to crisis.