Is AI good or bad for sustainability?
Is AI a threat to the planet or a tool to save it? Mike and Amit Talk Tech explore AI’s environmental impact with IMD’s Julia Binder in this podcast episode....
Michael R Wade is TONOMUS Professor of Strategy and Digital at IMD and Director of the TONOMUS Global Center for Digital and AI Transformation. He directs a number of open programs such as Leading Digital and AI Transformation, Digital Transformation for Boards, Leading Digital Execution, Digital Transformation Sprint, Digital Transformation in Practice, Business Creativity and Innovation Sprint. He has written 10 books, hundreds of articles, and hosted popular management podcasts including Mike & Amit Talk Tech. In 2021, he was inducted into the Swiss Digital Shapers Hall of Fame.
July 21, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 2 min read • Podcast available
Is AI a threat to the planet or a tool to save it? Mike and Amit Talk Tech explore AI’s environmental impact with IMD’s Julia Binder in this podcast episode....
July 10, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read
The healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors are experiencing radical evolution through artificial intelligence, driving competition, and improving clinical outcomes. IMD's AI Maturity Index highlights effective approaches from industry frontrunners like Bayer, Medtronic, and...
June 13, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 10 min read
As AI reimagines work at unprecedented speed, former Sanofi and Nike executive Andrew Kilshaw reveals what makes this revolution different and how leaders can harness its transformative power. ...
June 10, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read
Leading consumer goods companies are strategically embracing AI across their entire value chains, creating unprecedented business capabilities and market differentiation. IMD’s AI Maturity Index reveals the strategies that separate AI innovators from...
June 5, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Artificial Intelligence • 9 min read
AI and sustainability are transforming the business landscape. In their new book, Michael Wade and Konstantinos Trantopoulos introduce the concept of twin transformation – a leadership imperative for companies seeking to remain...
May 8, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read
The race to harness artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial services landscape, with industry leaders demonstrating how strategic AI implementation drives competitive advantage. IMD's AI Maturity Index reveals the winning formula....
April 4, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Michael R Wade gets tips on driving transformation at scale from Hamilton Mann, a top executive at leading French aerospace, defense, and cybersecurity company Thales....
March 3, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Massimo Marcolivio in Technology • 5 min read
With most digital transformation initiatives ending in failure, we explore the formula behind Coca-Cola Eurasia and Middle East’s success....
February 24, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read
Business leaders need to ensure that their organizations consider all AI-related decisions and operations through an ethical lens, warns IMD’s Michael Wade....
February 12, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi, José Parra Moyano in Brain Circuits • 6 min read
Buzzwords and acronyms abound in the world of AI and seem to be multiplying faster than new model releases. Here are three questions to test your ability to talk tech (and a...
February 6, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Sarah E. Toms, Amit M. Joshi, Michael D. Watkins in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
The democratization of AI can bring great productivity and efficiency gains, but it also poses significant risks. Michael R. Wade, Sarah E. Toms, Amit M. Joshi, and Michael D. Watkins identify five key strategic tensions...
February 4, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read
Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as a driver of productivity, while sustainability, despite its benefits to the environment, is often seen as a cost burden. When combined, however, we believe they...
January 20, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Evangelos Syrigos in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Companies that excel in both digital and sustainable transformation attract a stock market premium – but how do you tap into that value? Here’s a five-step guide to outperforming your competitors....
December 20, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in 2024 trends • 11 min read
At the end of last year, IMD professors outlined their expert predictions for 2024. Read on to find out who was proved wonderfully right by events, and whose crystal ball was occluded...
December 18, 2024 • by Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 10 min read
Breakthroughs in agentic AI, open-source development, and closer collaboration between AI companies and the defense sector have significantly raised the AI risk profile. These developments have compelled us to advance the AI...
November 12, 2024 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read
Michael Wade and Tomoko Yokoi explain how IMD ranked the world’s leading companies on AI adoption and use – and reveal which topped the list...
November 8, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
Culture eats strategy for breakfast is one of the most enduring truisms of management. But is it really the case? And what is culture anyway?...
November 7, 2024 • by Amit M. Joshi, Michael R. Wade in Mike & Amit Talk Tech • 1 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss how to evaluate the progress of Artificial Intelligence using real-time technological and regulatory changes...
November 4, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read
As AI advances at a breakneck pace, IMD’s new AI Safety Clock warns we’re nearing a critical tipping point. With regulation lagging, can we keep AI under control before it’s too late?...
October 24, 2024 • by Jean-Louis Barsoux, Cyril Bouquet, Michael R. Wade in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • 7 min read
The story of Patricia Bath, the inventor of modern cataract surgery and the first African American woman to receive a medical patent, highlights the power of the outsider perspective....
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