How can organizations innovate at scale?

Building organizations where innovation thrives

Join Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill and IMD’s Cyril Bouquet to explore how leaders can unlock collective intelligence, foster collaboration, and build organizations where innovation thrives. 

Innovation is often associated with exceptional individuals and breakthrough ideas. Yet in today’s complex and fast-changing world, sustainable innovation depends less on the brilliance of a few and more on the collective capabilities of many. 

In this IMD Book Club session, Linda Hill, co-author of Genius at Scale – How Great Leaders Drive Innovation, joins IMD Professor Cyril Bouquet to discuss how leaders can create organizations where people contribute their best ideas, challenge assumptions, and work together to solve difficult problems. 

Drawing on decades of research and experience with leading organizations worldwide, Hill argues that innovation is not something leaders direct from the top. Instead, it emerges when leaders create the conditions for creativity, collaboration, experimentation, and shared purpose to flourish. 

Together, Hill and Bouquet will explore how organizations can move beyond traditional leadership models to harness collective intelligence and unlock innovation at scale. 

About the book 

Genius at Scale challenges the notion that innovation comes from a handful of visionary leaders. Instead, Linda Hill shows how organizations can cultivate the conditions that allow people throughout the business to contribute, collaborate, and innovate. 

Based on extensive research and real-world examples, the book explores the leadership practices, organizational structures, and cultural foundations that enable collective genius to emerge. The result is a practical guide for leaders seeking to build organizations that can innovate continuously rather than relying on occasional breakthroughs. 

Why attend?

Organizations face growing pressure to innovate faster, adapt continuously, and solve increasingly complex challenges. This conversation will provide leaders with practical insights into how they can unlock the full creativity and capabilities of their people and build organizations where innovation becomes a shared responsibility. 

Join us for a timely discussion on the future of leadership, innovation, and collective intelligence.

About the IMD Book Club webinar series:

In our webinar series, we feature one recently-released book every month. From the personal journeys of senior executives and the new drivers of competitive advantage in the digital era, to sustainable business and how leaders and organizations can maximize the talents and well-being of people in the workplace.

We look forward to your participation.