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Designing Field Experiments – An IGL Masterclass Series

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Are you a PhD student or researcher interested in field experiments eager to gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on designing and conducting experimental research?

The Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) and the Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy (CFXS) are launching a masterclass series designed to provide insights into how to design field experiments in science, innovation and productivity. Delivered by leading academics in the field, this course is tailored for early-career researchers seeking practical guidance on field experiments.

What to Expect

The pilot version of the series will launch in March 2025 (see dates below). Each session will be composed of two 45-minute interactive masterclasses led by different professors, where students can engage directly with lecturers and ask questions based on their own experiences. Each masterclass will cover a different topic and is structured to be both informative and interactive:

Sessions will be recorded live on Zoom and later made available on Canvas for registered participants.

Course directors

  • Rembrand Koning

    Associate Professor of Business Administration
    Harvard Business School

  • Hyunjin Kim

    Assistant Professor
    INSEAD

  • Sharique Hasan

    Associate Professor
    Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

Topics covered

  • Experimentation Canvas – How to set up your first field experiment.
  • Setting Up an RCT at Scale – Ensuring robustness in RCTs, including strategies for negotiation, navigating set-up challenges, and learning from near-failure experiences.
  • The Importance of Power in Experiments – Addressing low-powered studies and strategies to increase sample size, such as within-subject design approaches.
  • Team Science & Organizational Economics– Exploring collaborative research within organisations and teams
  • Scientific Approach – Applying scientific methodologies to entrepreneurship.
  • AI & Experiments – Running online experiments using AI with entrepreneurs in developed and developing economies.
  • What Happens When an Experiment is Over – Insights into refining experiments through pre- and post-mortem analysis.
  • How to make your experiments more rigorous – Getting feedback and knowing what to focus on.

Key dates & schedule

  • Monday, March 3rd | 8:00 – 9:30 ET
  • Monday, March 10th | 11:00 – 12:30 ET
  • Monday, March 17th | 8:00 – 9:30 ET
  • Monday, March 24th | 11:00 – 12:30 ET
  • Monday, March 31st | 8:00 – 9:30 ET
  • Monday, April 7th | 11:00 – 12:30 ET

How to Register

Masterclasses are free and open to PhD students and early-career researchers. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with top researchers and gain firsthand knowledge of designing impactful field experiments.

Register here to secure your spot and gain access to recorded sessions on Canvas!

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