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NXTHVN Executive Director Nico Wheadon
December 12, 2019 Case Study Research and Development Blog

NXTHVN Video Tour

Executive Director Nico Wheadon gives a tour of NXTHVN, a new art space developed by artist Titus Kaphar and partners in Dixwell, New Haven, as it stood in July of 2019.

Architect Cesar Pelli during an interview in 2017
August 19, 2019 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Video: Pelli on Buildings that Connect the Sky with the Center of the World

In what was to be one of his last interviews, César Pelli articulates his vision for very tall buildings, saying "tall buildings connect the sky with the center of the world..."

Ruth Cummings, Trustee, Nathan Cummings Founation
April 09, 2019 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Video: Nathan Cummings Foundation Decides to Go 'All in'

Members of the Nathan Cummings Foundation leadership discuss their recent decision to move to 100% impact investing aligned with the foundation's mission.

Wall with graffiti and barbed wire
April 02, 2019 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Journey to Hebron

In June, 2018, Project Editor Nicholas Strong recorded what he saw as he traveled through the West Bank from East Jerusalem to the Old City of Hebron and back.

A hand holding a wad of money.
May 09, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Borderless Credit at Prodigy Finance

Head of U.S. Business Development at Prodigy Finance, Joel Frisch discusses his company's evolving expertise in borderless credit and the opportunities this presents for the fintech company's growth.

Seafood on ice
May 03, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Sourcing Sustainable Seafood at Marina Bay Sands - Video

In 2017, Singapore's Marina Bay Sands resort (MBS) pledged that 50% of the seafood it serves will be responsibly-sourced by 2020. But 45 million visitors per year and entrenched cultural practices could make it difficult.

Back room of Peabody museum, dense with materials on shelves
April 03, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Behind-the-scenes at the Yale Peabody Museum

A documentary that explores some of the Yale Peabody Museum's rarely seen artifacts and specimens, produced by Yale CRDT for its case study about the museum, is now screening on YouTube.

March 12, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

A Brief Tour of Huichapan & Huixcazdhá

Huichapan is home to San Miguel's first retail outlet, which it hopes will be the model for future expansion through franchising. Population: 39,000.

March 01, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Robert Fabricant of frog design Discusses Benefits and Limits of "Design Thinking"

Robert Fabricant, VP of Creative for frog design, talks about "design thinking" as part of the Project M case study

January 23, 2018 Case Study Research and Development Blog

Contracts on the Silk Road

This model contract, also called an exemplar, is evidence of the use of contract templates on the Silk Road in the nineteenth century.