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Home of the calibration case method.

Accelerate your understanding of business by browsing our case selections. Pick a concept, and then read the cases within them. As you read, compare and contrast between each case: what are some surprising similarities? What are some surprising dissimilarities?

Doing this simulates what experts do when they examine cases in business and investing. Learn more →

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  • 100+ cases, 20+ concept series

    And growing! The case library receives steady updates of new Calibration Cases.

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Navigating Disruptive Shifts

10 cases

How businesses and businesspeople deal with disruptive shifts — where something they believed to be true, or that they had built their business around, changes at a fundamental level.

The Capital Cycle

12 cases

Cases of companies navigating the capital cycle: whether successfully, or not.

Family Business Succession

6 cases

Stories of succession in a family business.

Business Expansion

5 cases

Business expansion can be fraught with danger. This concept sequence covers cases of companies that grew successfully, as well as those that died from over-expansion.

Turnarounds

7 cases

Cases of companies going through turnarounds — either successfully or no.

Capital Expertise

22 cases

What capital expertise looks like in a business context — both the good and the bad.

New Cases

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