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Three key steps for CFOs in the AI era

October 8, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale, Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Michael R. Wade in Digital automation • 2 min read

CFOs in the AI era: design data-models and workflows that maximize value, redefine productivity, and establish transparent AI governance....

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Adobe and democratization through AI

September 28, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Digital automation • 9 min read

Too many leaders ask how GenAI will impact their businesses and products. Instead, they should ask: How can AI change our customers’ motivations, abilities, and opportunities?...

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How a structured workflow can rein in AI’s rogue agents

June 11, 2026 • by Mariia Bulycheva, Karl Schmedders in Digital automation • 11 min read

AI excels at complex tasks, yet its effectiveness depends on strictly controlled boundaries...

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AI and the CSO: Harnessing technology to drive sustainable competitive advantage

February 17, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Digital automation • 10 min read

CSOs should harness artificial intelligence to embed sustainability at the center of strategy and growth. We explore how the most successful companies are already doing this. ...

Four lessons from BYD's rise – and why Tesla should be worried

February 16, 2026 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Lawrence Tempel in Digital automation • 11 min read

BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....

Why human-machine teams need deliberate design to be creative

February 3, 2026 • by Yeun Joon Kim, Yingyue Luna Luan in Digital automation • 9 min read

Teams using AI are often perceived as less creative—regardless of their actual output. New research from Cambridge reveals the solution isn't less AI, but better collaboration design. ...

Is your AI strategy built for a world that no longer exists?

January 8, 2026 • by Mark Seall in Digital automation • 9 min read

To truly transform, organizations must overcome strategic and conceptual pitfalls. Here is why so many leaders continue to get it wrong. ...

Insights from the world’s most AI mature companies

November 25, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Digital automation • 7 min read

IMD’s AI Maturity Index demonstrates how to align leadership, people, and technology for measurable business benefits and revenue growth, with examples from 10 industries....