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Five dogmas in venture capital asset management investment

Five dogmas in venture capital that should be challenged

April 10, 2024 • by Fergal Mullen in Finance • 6 min read

It is time to challenge dogmas around fund and market size, a disdain of hardware investments, and the need to give feedback, argues Fergal Mullen, as he calls for a more thoughtful...

How AI should clean up its environmental act

April 10, 2024 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read

Criticisms of artificial intelligence’s impact on sustainability are justified, says IMD’s Tomoko Yokoi, but there are important steps that technology companies can take to address the problem...

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Essential boardroom skills in times of crisis

April 9, 2024 in Audio articles • 5 min read

When the going gets tough, the behavior and decisions of board members can heavily influence the fate of companies and have far-reaching repercussions. When the going gets tough, the behavior and decisions...

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What we can learn from Kahneman, fast and slow

April 9, 2024 • by Stefan Michel in Strategy • 2 min read

Observe and rethink until you find a pattern...

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Enhancing customer engagement with gamification

April 8, 2024 • by Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Audio articles • 9 min read

Businesses can retain customers, attract new ones or shape their preferences by aligning key game design elements with strategic objectives....

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AI: the catalyst emerging economies have been waiting for

April 5, 2024 • by Adam Craker in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read

Could South Africa become the India of the AI revolution? Adam Craker thinks so....

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How AI is taking the Biotech industry by storm

April 5, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read • Podcast available

Mike & Amit discuss how artificial intelligence may revolutionize healthcare, and improve our collective quality of life...

Navigating GenAI’s ethical risks to score competitive value

April 4, 2024 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Artificial Intelligence • 11 min read

As new technologies continually emerge, organizations must determine what technology is potentially disruptive and what is merely a shiny object. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a case in point, argues Tomoko Yokoi....

Do companies still need a Chief Digital Officer?

April 3, 2024 in Leadership • 6 min read

While a CDO can offer substantial benefits in steering digital transformation, fostering innovation, and achieving competitive advantage, organizations should assess whether these objectives can be met through the existing executive structure....

The challenges of using true demand through the supply chain

April 3, 2024 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 7 min read

Looking at previous customer purchase data might seem like an obvious source of information upon which to base your forecasts. But it’s not quite as straightforward as you’d think...

Changing employee behavior: Tapping into internal motivators

April 3, 2024 • by Shlomo Ben-Hur in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

Do you know how to tap into your employees’ need for autonomy, mastery, and connection – three fundamental motivators?...

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Why a family charter can ‘minimize misunderstanding’

April 2, 2024 • by Marleen Dieleman in Family business • 8 min read

Fourth-generation family members Dato’ Yong Yoon Li, the Managing Director, and Chen Tien Yue, the Executive Director, explain how drafting a ‘family charter’ and creating opportunities for social bonding has helped Royal...

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When it comes to AI, you must build consumer trust

April 2, 2024 • by Öykü Işık in Artificial Intelligence • 12 min read

The findings of a global survey into AI and transparency offer practical guidance on how to demystify and communicate AI systems more effectively to consumers....

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AI’s five strategic tensions and how to resolve them

April 1, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade, Sarah E. Toms, Amit Joshi, Michael Watkins in Artificial Intelligence • 13 min read

The launch of GenAI represents great promise and significant risks. Here is a five-point framework to steer you through the turbulence and capture value....

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Putting AI at the heart of IMD’s operating system

April 1, 2024 • by Sarah E. Toms in Artificial Intelligence • 7 min read

How IMD navigated the trade-offs when implementing the institution’s AI strategy....

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We are all activists

March 29, 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in I by IMD Book Club • 7 min read

By changing our perspective from, ‘Someone should do something about this to ‘I’m going to do something about this’, we can all be activist leaders, Lucy Parker – co-author of The Activist...

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The risks of ‘knowing it all’

March 29, 2024 • by Danny Wangsahardja in Coaching Corner • 4 min read

Jan was used to having the last word as a successful Chief Financial Officer (CFO),and didn’t heed a serious and prescient warning from a team member much to the cost of the...

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Cooperative economy can offer a long-term fix for broken system

March 28, 2024 • by Dovev Lavie in Audio articles • 17 min read

Introducing a platform-based economic system that promotes prosocial behavior can help society overcome its greatest challenges....

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Sustainable Supply Chain vertical integration

Securing supply chains through vertical integration

March 28, 2024 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 7 min read

Organizations are facing increasingly demanding challenges, from soaring materials costs to new geopolitical risks and perpetual supply chain instability. New international rules add to the pressure, requiring companies to manage the Scope...