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HBSi Combines HBS Content with State-of-the-Art Technology
Building on its commitment to delivering innovative custom education programs to corporations around the world, last November the School launched HBS Interactive (HBSi). The wholly owned nonprofit organization will pursue an expanded mandate to combine face-to-face executive education with state-of-the-art e-learning technology. "HBSi is the magic that melds classroom teaching, long a hallmark of the HBS experience, with the creative use of the latest e-learning tools — combining and customizing them to offer a total solution for client organizations," said Dean Kim B. Clark. "This new entity reflects Harvard Business School's tradition of providing transformational educational experiences for managers and leaders at every level of an enterprise."
HBSi aims to be the world's premier source for custom executive education offerings that use interactive, Internet-based instruction; for online materials in business education; and for online access to the intellectual capital of HBS. It draws upon the breadth of the HBS faculty as well as the unparalleled resources of Baker Library.
HBSi's products will complement classroom Executive Education programs at HBS or at client companies, ranging from individualized online offerings to comprehensive "suites" of courses that utilize a variety of media, as well as participating faculty and live interactive activities. Emphasizing critical management skills in a just-in-time and personalized way, HBSi will shorten the time between the creation of leading-edge business knowledge and its dissemination to executives.
"HBSi's winning combination of e-learning technology and seasoned educators will extend the reach and impact of the School to every level of a firm and to all corners of the world," said HBS professor W. Earl Sasser, Jr., who will serve as chief content officer and chairman of HBSi. "We believe that through the power of HBSi's custom education approach, we can help nurture an accomplished and influential group of managers and leaders who seek to improve their personal, organizational, and business performance."
"HBSi will add many new dimensions and capabilities to the School's already extensive portfolio of custom Executive Education programs," added Robert Fogel, the former executive director of Executive Education who will serve as president and CEO of the new venture. "It will allow us to create new hybrid learning models — both face-to-face and electronic — in a world where place and space continue to blend."
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