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Existential battle to become master of the metaverse

March 31, 2022 • by Howard H. Yu in Innovation • 8 min read

All of the tech giants are searching for the next big thing. Howard Yu sifts the evidence to find the likely winners and losers in the fight for future dominance....

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How best to design the virtual architecture of startups?

March 31, 2022 • by Jerry Davis in Innovation • 9 min read

Today’s enterprises require a very different set of raw materials from the manufacturing giants of the 20th century....

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Learning from the locals: How to innovate in China

March 7, 2022 • by Erik Walenza-Slabe, Yunfei Feng, Mark J. Greeven in Innovation • 8 min read

By engaging with local start-ups that understand customers’ pain points, Western multinationals can provide innovative products and services for the Chinese market....

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Combine technology and people for design thinking on steroids

March 4, 2022 • by Didier Bonnet, Patrick Reinmoeller in Innovation • 7 min read

The human-centered approach to problem-solving holds the key to unlocking both high-value opportunities for customers, and driving strategic change within organizations....

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Harnessing the power of diversity for innovation 

February 21, 2022 • by Juliet Bourke in Innovation • 6 min read

What are the two common assumptions around diversity of thinking that need to be challenged within organizations?...

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Unpacking the digital transformation at IKEA

February 15, 2022 • by Didier Bonnet, Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 8 min read

In an I by IMD interview, Barbara Martin Coppola, Chief Digital Officer of IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) explains how she is helping to take the company, famous for its out-of-town stores and...

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Business transformation and how to handle it: Lessons from the frontline 

February 10, 2022 • by Richard Roi in Innovation • 8 min read

Konica Minolta is known as a printer company, but a dual transformation is underway. Sam Errigo, Chief Operating Officer at Konica Minolta Business Solutions in the US, talks to Ric Roi about...

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Shein shows that you can be disruptive without disruption 

February 8, 2022 • by Michael R. Wade, Jialu Shan in Innovation • 7 min read

The fashion brand for young people is enjoying enormous success by focusing on its core market and delivering its value promises in style....

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NFTs are not a gimmick. They could radically transform your business

February 3, 2022 • by Arturo Bris in Innovation • 7 min read

The token economy could transform your company, turning on its head the concepts you currently have of business model, customer, shareholder, supplier and user....

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Lessons from BioNTech’s unorthodox path to breakthrough solutions

January 26, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 9 min read

The biotech firm’s innovative approach to COVID-19 vaccines demonstrates the three critical shifts needed to boost the chances of radical innovation....

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