MIT Sloan
Unifying Themes
Visualizing Emerging
MIT Sloan School
Research & Education Themes
Proposal 0.8
Core Sloan Themes
Leadership
Effective
Organizations,
Culture-Crafting
Entre- & Intrapreneurial
Leadership
Technology
Entrepreneurship &
Strategy Dynamics
Dynamic,
Networked
Organizations
Innovation
Transformative
Innovations,
Emerging Hard &
Soft Technologies,
Disruptive
Challenges
Developmental
Innovations,
MicroFinance
Global Business
Strategy, Accelerating
International
Development
Global
Emerging Sloan Initiatives
Leadership
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Center
Sloan
Innovation
Institute
Leadership
Initiative
Global Development &
Corporate Citizenship
Global
Executive Education Platforms
Leadership
Leading Emerging
Technology Ventures
Leading Change,
Corporate Renewal
Leading Innovative
Global Enterprises
Global Technology &
Developmental
Entrepreneurship
Global
Innovation
Driving the
Innovation
Process
Transforming
Organizations: IT
Strategy &
Organizational
Architecture
MIT Sloan
Unifying Strategic Themes
Unifying Strategic Themes
Global
Development
Effective
Leadership
Transformative
Innovations
Innovation
Leadership
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan
Classic Disciplinary Strengths
Global
Development
Entrepreneurial
Effectiveness
Transformative
Innovations
Innovation
Leadership
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
Towards Sloan 2012
Unifying Strategic Themes
Classic Strengths x Unifying Themes
Global
Development
Sloan
Matrix
Effective
Leadership
Transformative
Innovations
Innovation
Leadership
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan Matrix
Unifying Strategic Themes
Pioneering Sloan Scholarship
Global Growth
Development Theory
Effective Financial
Leadership Engineering,
Management
Transformative
Innovations
Black-Scholes
Innovation
Leadership
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Global Supply
Chains
Entrepreneurial
Policy
System
Dynamics,
Theory X & Y
Lead Users,
Tech
Startups
Voice of
Customer
Tech Strategy,
Dominant
Design
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
http://bradley.edu/~arr/bsm/model.html
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan Matrix
Unifying Strategic Themes
Emerging Sloan Faculty Strengths
Global International
Development Mgt
Effective Financial
Leadership Engineering,
Management
Transformative
Innovations
Innovation
Leadership
Venture
Finance
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Global Value
Chains,
TechMaps
Entrepreneurial
Policy
Business
Dynamics
Tech-Biz
Ventures
Virtual
Customer
Tech
Strategy
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
http://bradley.edu/~arr/bsm/model.html
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan Matrix
Unifying Strategic Themes
Research:
Example Centers & Initiatives
Global
Development
Effective
Leadership
Transformative
Innovations
Innovation
Leadership
Global Governance
IWER
Finance
Virtual
Lab
Customer
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
MIT Sloan Matrix
Unifying Strategic Themes
Possible New Sloan
Research Centers
Global
Development
Developmental Innovations
Effective
Leadership
Valuing Systems & Strategy
Risk
&
Emerging
Transformative
Innovations Intangibles
Technologies
Innovation
Leadership
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Global
Classic MIT Sloan Disciplinary Strengths
Themes of Interest
Economic
Growth
Global
Supply Chains
Global
Strategy
Market
Differentiation
Technology
Roadmaps
Technology
Strategy
Venture
Capital
Business
Dynamics
Entrepreneurial
Culture
Valuing
IP
MarketingEngineering Links
Group
Dynamics
Trader
Psychology
Buyer
Decision-Making
Inventor
Ethos
Themes of Interest
Economy
Economic
Growth
Global
Supply Chains
Global
Strategy
Geography
Sector
Market
Differentiation
Technology
Roadmaps
Technology
Strategy
Market/
Tech
Firm
Venture
Capital
Business
Dynamics
Entrepreneurial
Culture
Organization
Group
Valuing
IP
MarketingEngineering Links
Group
Dynamics
Trader
Psychology
Buyer
Decision-Making
Inventor
Ethos
Individual
Theme
Idea
By Discipline
Finance,
Accounting, &
Economics
Manag’nt Sci,
Functional
Disciplines
Behavioral &
Policy Science
Strat & Org’ns
Economy
Economic
Growth
Global
Supply Chains
Global
Strategy
Geography
Sector
Market
Differentiation
Technology
Roadmaps
Technology
Strategy
Market/
Tech
Firm
Venture
Capital
Business
Dynamics
Entrepreneurial
Culture
Organization
Group
Valuing
IP
MarketingEngineering Links
Group
Dynamics
Trader
Psychology
Buyer
Decision-Making
Inventor
Ethos
Individual
Theme
Idea
MIT Sloan Capabilities at Various
Levels of Systems Analysis
Economy
Geography
Global Development
Business Dynamics
Sector
Firm
Technology Roadmapping
Technology &
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Group
Individual
Market/Tech
Organization
Venture Capital
Emerging Technology
Creative
Ventures
Communities,
Social Networks
Virtual Customer
Initiative
Decision Psychology
Theme
Idea
Innovation Observatories:
At Various Levels of Analysis…
Economy
Sector
Firm
Group
Individual
Geography
Technology Roadmap
Technology Venture
Observatory
OpenSource
Initiative
Virtual Customer
Initiative
Emerging Tech-Biz
Live Cases
Market/Tech
Organization
Theme
Idea
Innovation Observatories:
Further Possibilities
Economy
Sector
Firm
Group
Global Development
Observatory
Technology Roadmap
Venture Capital
Observatory
Technology Venture
OpenSource
Observatory
Initiative
Creative Communities Observatory
Virtual Customer
Initiative
Social Network
Observatory
Emerging Tech-Biz
Live Cases
Decision Neuropsychology Lab
Individual
Geography
Market/Tech
Organization
Theme
Idea
Mapping Sloan Faculty to MIT’s
Emerging Strategic Tech Sectors
Info Tech
Strategy
MTIE
Org/HR
Finance
Marketing
Operat’ns
Prod Dev
Bio Tech
Tiny Tech
Complex
Systems
Develop’t
Innovations
Mapping Faculty in Disciplines to
Phases of Venture Development
Strategy
MTIE
Org/HR
Finance
Marketing
Operat’ns
Prod Dev
Ideation
Invention
Incorporation
Investments
Sales
Profitability
Escalation
Mapping Sloan Activities to Phases
of the Total Student Experience
Research
Thesis
Research Seminars
Knowledge
Updates
ExecEd
Modules
Community of
Practice
Education
Core
Extracurriculars
Infrastructure
Track Electives
Emerging Technology Awareness
Social Space
ExecEd Facilities
On-Campus Dorm
Reunions
Support
Career Development
Application
Matriculation
First
Semester
Formative
Semesters
Final
Semester
Graduation
Alum
Seeking Students & Alums with
Both Depth & Breadth
Breadth
Narrow
Wide
Deep
Depth
Shallow
I
.
T
–
“T” Individuals
Innovation Observatories:
Bolstering A Key Quadrant of the
MIT Sloan Research Endeavor
Empirical
Qualitative
Quantitative
IO
Theoretical
Innovation Observatories:
Viewing the Business Implications
of Emerging Technologies
1. Technology Roadmaps
– Prototyped by Fine &
Kimerling at Microphotonics
– Generalizing Moore
2.
3.
4.
5.
OpenSource Initiative
Tech Venture Observatory
Original Plot of
Virtual Customer Initiative
“Moore’s Law”
Emerging Tech-Business Live Cases
1. Technology Roadmapping (TRM)
http://mph-roadmap.mit.edu/
• Including Professors Charlie Fine & Rajeev
Ram (in MicroPhotonics)
• Prototyped by Sematech in Semiconductors,
now in MIT MicroPhotonics Center
• Big-picture perspective on development
targets; overview the business implications of
technology trendlines
• Emerging Themes: MEMS,
Neuroengineering, Nanotech, Genomics…
2. OpenSource Initiative (OSI)
http://opensource.mit.edu/
• Including Professor Eric von Hippel, RA
Karim Lakhani
• Inquiring about Innovation Ecologies,
Individual Incentives, Informal
Organizations
• New domains: OpenSource Hardware,
OpenSource Biology, and more…
3. Technology Venture
Observatory (TVO)
• Including Professor Diane Burton
• Inquiring about Business Strategy,
Employment Models, Founder
Experiences, Emerging Technology
Businesses, Entrepreneurial
Financing…
4. Virtual Customer
Initiative (VCI)
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/vc/
• Including Professors John Hauser, Ely
Dahan, Drazen Prelec, Nader Tavassoli, et al
• Methods for Accelerating the Customer
Feedback  Product Development
connection.
• Live Testing
– http://wow.mit.edu
– http://conjoint.mit.edu
5. Emerging TechnologyBusiness Live Cases
• For example, Professors
Fiona Murray in Biotech,
Joe Jacobson in Nanotech
• Inquiring about New
Technology arenas,
Radical Research
• Seeking Business
Implications
• Commercialization
Challenges
• Class Connections
Innovation Observatories:
Sloan School-wide Benefits
• Research – High quality, comparable,
longitudinal data on hundreds of technologies,
products, companies, industries, & regions
across several emerging technology sectors
• Education – Students learn through close
observation as practitioners in the research,
benefit from new types of quantitative, crosscomparable case-studies.
• Practice – Answering questions relevant to
operating execs, allowing comparative
benchmarking, delivered through SMR, ExecEd,
custom & MBA programs.