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Sanitation Marketing Systems in Bangladesh: A Public-Private Partnership

Sanitation Marketing Systems in Bangladesh was a finalist for the annual P3 Impact Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world.

Bigger Than the Grasshopper and the Ant: A Macroeconomic View of Saving for Retirement

Darden Professor Dan Murphy believes that, in a recession, pro-savings policies should in fact be turned upside down — just for a time — to account for the macroeconomic situation.

Daniel Murphy

An expert in economics and public policy, Murphy researches the nature of consumer demand and its implications for market outcomes.

Use Strategic Buckets: How to Succeed at Innovation

How does a big company make good decisions to launch new products that might fatten up the bottom line and keep it innovative and growing? Find out now.

The Innovation Dream Team: Opposites Succeed

The crux of design thinking is that it embraces both creativity and analytical thinking to solve problems; two sides of the design thinking coin, both are essential to the design thinking process.

Eastern Philosophies, Western Strategies: Strategic Intuition

To thrive in a global economy, managers need to be aware not only of linear analytics and Western economics, but also aspects of Eastern philosophy, like letting go of desire and control — perhaps unexpected lessons at a business school.

L.J. Bourgeois III

Bourgeois is an expert in business strategy, its implementation, mergers and acquisitions, and post-merger integration. He has consulted more than 100 public and private corporations, nonprofits and governments across the globe.

Give It a Rest, Part 2: Productivity Lessons From Olympians and Google

There are no shortages of linkages between overwork and both workplace and personal problems. But on-the-job pressure to produce more, and more quickly, may leave people feeling unable to take the time for breaks, either vacations or workday breaks.

How to Use Collaborative Creativity to Solve Problems and Innovate

Darden Professor Jeanne Liedtka offers a framework for how to use the collaborative creativity to solve problems and create business opportunities.

Give It a Rest, Part 1: How to Reduce Fatigue and Raise Productivity

By all appearances, resting seems unproductive. But it turns out that resting may be one of the most productive things we do in any given day.