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Courage in the Workplace: Why Many Important Behaviors Happen Far Too Infrequently

Darden Professor Jim Detert and Ph.D. candidate Evan Bruno have developed the Workplace Courage Acts Index (WCAI) to measure how courageous each of numerous workplace behaviors is seen as being in respondents’ own work environments, and how frequently each occurs when opportunities arise.

EPIC: An Effectuation Boot Camp for Startups in Bangalore

To learn the reality of building a business, an entrepreneurship boot camp in Bangalore puts into practice Saras Sarasvathy’s principles of effectuation.

Design Thinking

Design thinking is a creative problem-solving approach in which managers apply the mindset and methods of designers to develop innovative products, processes and business models.

Batten Institute

Darden's Batten Institute prepares leaders to improve the world through the transformative power of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology. 

For more information, please visit the Batten Institute webpage

An Expensive Lesson in Economics: Trump and the WTO

In the midst of the China-U.S. trade dispute, international trade expert Peter Debaere discusses the ramifications of "President" Trump’s threats to leave the WTO.

Kosmos Innovation Center: A Public-Private Partnership

Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) was a finalist for the P3 Impact Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world.

DREAMS: A Public-Private Partnership

DREAMS uses a layered approach to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its effect on girls in Africa. It is a leading public-private partnership.

No Harm, No Foul? Video Replay and Fans’ Views of Referees

Professor Lalin Anik's research on video-assisted review, or VAR, found that fans believe VAR leads referees to take more risks and make more mistakes.

The Digital Age Requires a New Way of Working

The realities of the digital age will produce high cognitive and emotional demands on humans for the highest and fastest levels of critical and innovative thinking,  hyper-learning and decision-making.

Toward Adequate Housing for All

Darden Professors Frank Warnock and Veronica Cacdac Warnock bring their financial acumen to bear on one of the most pressing needs in the world — adequate housing.