Topic: Operations

Food Traceability: A Framework for Transparency through Company Values and Technology

By Mariana Candela, T’24 CDS Fellow This paper investigates the critical role of traceability in transforming the food industry, emphasizing its imp...

Transforming Healthcare Though Building AI Capabilities and Partnerships

In her MBA Fellows research presentation, Amna Sohail T’24 explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthca...

Peter Bloom: A Life in Private Equity

Peter Bloom: A Life in Private Equity . . . and poker, and magic, and cyber, and government and philanthropic service. And it ain’t over yet! Tuck P...

Culture Building in a Physically Isolated Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many workers into remote work arrangements, breaking down traditional office cultures. As we rethink the future of work t...

Tackling Innovation Barriers in Frontier Markets: Considerations for Entrepreneurs

Start-ups and tech companies in frontier markets often want to emulate the business models and successes of companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, a...

Fireside Chat with David Sobie T’04, VP of Happy Returns, PayPal

March 28, 2023 The Center for Digital Strategies welcomed alumni fellow David Sobie T’04, VP of Happy Returns at PayPal, back to campus for a fascin...

Best of the West: CDS in Seattle and San Francisco, July 2022

Carolyn Catomeris

On: August 8th, 2022

In mid-July, Patrick and I traveled to Seattle and San Francisco to connect with (and in my case, meet!) several incredible Tuck alumni. It was our fi...

11 Predictions for the Future of B2B Product Marketing

The world of B2B product marketing continues to accelerate at a breakneck pace. It can be hard to keep up with everything. All of this change caused C...

Fireside Chat with BetMGM COO Ryan Spoon

The Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business hosted BetMGM Chief Operating Officer Ryan Spoon for a Fireside Chat on Thursday, Apr...

100x: Unlocking Organizational Speed with Mars, Inc. Chief Digital Officer, Sandeep Dadlani

The Center for Digital Strategies and the Tech Club hosted Sandeep Dadlani, Chief Digital Officer for Mars, Inc (home of iconic CPG brands like Snicke...

Fireside chat with BetMGM COO, Ryan Spoon

Join the Center for Digital Strategies on Thursday, April 8, from 12pm – 1pm ET as we welcome BetMGM Chief Operating Officer Ryan Spoon for a Fi...

Digital Drop-in: Elissa Kline T’11, Head of Product, Point

Elissa Kline T’11 Head of Product Point The CDS is excited to welcome CDS Alumna Fellow Elissa Kline T’11, Head of Product at Point, for a...

100x: Unlocking Organizational Speed with Mars, Inc. Chief Digital Officer, Sandeep Dadlani

100x: Unlocking Organizational Speed with Mars, Inc. Chief Digital Officer, Sandeep Dadlani The Center for Digital Strategies and the Tech Club are ex...

Digital Safari: Health Tech and Media

On Friday, October 23, the Center for Digital Strategies and the Center for Health Care are excited to host the first-ever Digital Safari for Fellows ...

The Pandemic as a Catalyst: Rapid Transformation for Future Success in Media and Healthcare

Keri Arslancan T'21 & Arleen Chien T'21

On: November 24th, 2020

On October 23, 2020, the Center for Digital Strategies (CDS) and Center for Health Care (CHC) hosted a pilot “Digital Safari,” bringing together C...

News Flash: Why Pay-to-Play Won’t Save News Desks

Krishna Desai T'21, Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: October 23rd, 2020

The New York Times’ investigative team recently broke a story revealing 1,300 local new websites have been bought out by conservative media and PR g...

Retrospective: Fireside Chat with Niraj Shah, CEO of Wayfair

Sarthak Vaish T'21

On: October 16th, 2020

On October 8, the Center for Digital Strategies hosted Wayfair co-founder and CEO Niraj Shah for a fireside chat with the center’s Faculty Direc...

Uber, Lyft Face Serious Challenges to Their Business Models

Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: October 7th, 2020

We started this week’s conversation with the following prompt: “The City of Seattle recently announced it would require Uber and Lyft to pay the d...

Walmart+ Demonstrates a Patient, Focused Digital Strategy

Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: September 4th, 2020

On Tuesday, Walmart announced the launch date for its new membership platform, Walmart+. At the Center for Digital Strategies, we spend a lot of time ...

The Digital Innovation Lab: Key Decisions and Best Practices for Success

When does it make sense to create an innovation lab within an organization? And is it better to create the lab in or near the corporate headquarters o...

Driving Innovation: Strategies for the Autonomous Vehicle Sector

The autonomous vehicle industry is marching, slowly but inexorably, towards a world in which cars may no longer need humans behind the steering wheel....

Online Only No More: The Venture-Fueled Resurgence of Stores

For digitally native brands, what factors motivate their decision to open brick-and-mortar locations? Join CDS MBA Fellow Emily Fox T’20 as she ...

Deepfakes: Detection and Prevention in the Era of “Fake News”

What are deepfakes? What can companies and their leadership teams do to prepare themselves for a future where deepfake technology is so accessible and...

Focusing on Trust When Driving Innovation and Growing Intrapreneurship

How should a company drive innovation around new technology in a way that enhances the business while continuing to build trust with its core business...