Michael R. Wade

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AI digital transformation: reshaping organizations, work, and our global future

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. ...

AI maturity in consumer goods: lessons from the most successful firms

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...

Future environmental conservation and sustainable ESG modernization development by using technology of renewable resources to reduce pollution and carbon emission

Twin Transformation: How to stop treating AI and sustainability as separate challenges

June 5, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Artificial Intelligence • 8 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...

AI maturity in financial services: lessons from the most successful firms

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....

Are you using disequilibrium to capture the value of digital tools?

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....

How Coca-Cola’s business-first approach beat the digital transformation odds

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....

Why leaders need an ethical framework for AI

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....

Do you know your CPU from your GPU? Test your knowledge of AI terminology

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...

How to resolve the five trade-offs of AI

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...

AI x Sustainability: The new innovation engine

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...

How to become a digital sustainability leader in 5 steps

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....

Predictions for 2024....How did we do?

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...

IMD’s AI Safety Clock ticks closer to midnight

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...