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How visible is disability in the DE&I conversation?

July 14, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 6 min read

Almost one in five people globally live with a disability, yet they make up less than 1% of the people shown in marketing and advertising material. In the latest installment of our...

To understand geopolitics, follow one company

July 14, 2023 • by David Bach in Audio articles • 6 min read

Most businesses are affected by geopolitics, but few can claim the reverse – that they can shape geopolitical dynamics. TSMC, Taiwan’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, is one of them....

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Organizational innovation will be as important as technological innovation

July 14, 2023 • by Didier Bonnet in Innovation • 6 min read

To become fully digital businesses, companies will have to overhaul ways of working to become simpler, more adaptive, and empower front-line decision-making, says Didier Bonnet....

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Marketing was the child of globalization but will be the parent of sustainability

July 13, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Governance • 6 min read

Marketing often gets a bad rap due to its association with the excesses of capitalism, but it can play an important role in driving more sustainable business practices and consumption patterns, says...

Even as you prepare your businesses to become an AI-amplified organization, it’s vital that you anticipate the broader economic and social implications of these technologies

The executive’s guide to generative AI

July 13, 2023 • by Michael D. Watkins, Ralf Weissbeck in Innovation • 13 min read

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technological tsunami. Business leaders and their organizations either need to learn to ride this wave of change or risk being swept away. In this article, we...

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How to build a positive "stress mindset", with Alyson Meister

July 13, 2023 • by Alyson Meister in Management Cast • 2 min read • Podcast available

Alyson Meister discusses positive attitudes to stress, how to use threats to your advantage, and ways of turning pressure into constructive energy...

Don’t put profit before freedom, activist warns business leaders

July 12, 2023 in Leadership • 7 min read

Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk, in an interview with I by IMD at the St Gallen Symposium, implored business leaders to stop taking their democratic freedoms for granted and to look...

How to avoid an own goal when defining limits of free speech

July 11, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Audio articles • 6 min read

The lines between our public, professional, and private lives – and opinions – have blurred in the age of social media. How can organizations manage the tension between freedom of expression and...

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How does your company match up to global leaders when it comes to digital disruption?

July 11, 2023 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Do this exercise to assess where you stand in the digital landscape compared to your competitors....

The adaptable financial giants ready to catch the next wave

July 10, 2023 • by Howard H. Yu in Audio articles • 5 min read

‘Future-ready’ companies such as Mastermind and Visa are always prepared to pivot quickly to take advantage of the latest trends....

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Radio Frequency ID: A solution for lost luggage?

July 7, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Innovation • 7 min read

Airport luggage handling is a complex, expensive process that is at its capacity limit. The authors look at the question of why RFID technology has not yet stepped in to modernize and...

Becoming China-ready

July 7, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven in Asian hub • 5 min read

The biggest risk of all is not engaging with China for the sake of innovation, sustainability, strategy, and understanding....

How AI will accelerate the end of the 5-day week

July 6, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 6 min read

Experiments with different working patterns have been hit and miss, but the potential of generative AI offers a radical new way forward for productivity, employment, and employee happiness...

We’re not there yet: busting the myths about gender equality

July 6, 2023 • by Corinne Post, Jordan Borisuk in Brain Circuits • 4 min read

Maybe you think the problem of women’s advancement has been solved? If you find yourself thinking any of the following, then it’s time to think again....

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Weaving a human-centric solution for global mobility

July 5, 2023 • by Niccolò Pisani in Innovation • 12 min read

How Toyota is using a revolutionary new “test course for mobility” to reinvent an automotive future...

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Lessons on team building from the original pioneers of the topic

July 5, 2023 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

A team without strong morale is not going to be successful. Do you know how to cultivate morale and detect when it is waning?...

The S in ESG: a critical differentiator

July 4, 2023 • by Vanina Farber in Strategy • 8 min read

Are you neglecting the ‘S’ in your ESG strategy? Progress on social issues has lagged behind the more clearly defined environmental and governance concerns. However, a combination of changing consumer preferences, employee...