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November 25, 2025 in Future readiness • 5 min read
What the 2025 Future Readiness Indicator reveals about tech, pharma, and fashion...
Continue readingJuly 10, 2023 • by Howard H. Yu in Future readiness • 5 min read
‘Future-ready’ companies such as Mastermind and Visa are always prepared to pivot quickly to take advantage of the latest trends....
February 14, 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Future readiness • 5 min read
Better-than-expected economic data have raised hopes the world economy will avoid recession this year, but risks abound. So company bosses should be building resilience — my management trend of 2023 — into...
January 30, 2023 • by Michael D. Watkins in Future readiness • 5 min read
Combinations of executives and purpose-built AI systems will soon work together to enhance decision making, problem solving and strategy formulation...
January 19, 2023 • by Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou in Future readiness • 6 min read
The diversification of actors and a widening of issues challenges the traditional model of diplomacy. A convergence of skills is needed from the public and private sectors to facilitate engagement between states,...
January 17, 2023 • by Faisal Hoque in Future readiness • 5 min read
The union of digital, biological, and physical innovations promises to fundamentally transform business models. As they ride the curve of exponential transformation, leaders must never lose sight of the human element in...
January 11, 2023 • by Jerry Davis in Future readiness • 6 min read
It’s too early to tell which of the current wave of successful enterprises will turn out to be built to last, but the creation of family-led giants in the mold of Tata...
December 13, 2022 • by Howard H. Yu in Future readiness • 8 min read
The uncertain economic landscape makes predicting winners and losers over the coming year more unpredictable than ever. But Howard Yu and his team focus on hard data to predict what it will...
December 6, 2022 • by Alfredo De Massis, Ivan Miroshnychenko in Future readiness • 7 min read
Even though family firms have a reputation for stewardship, they tend to underperform environmentally. Reversing this trend should be a priority....
September 9, 2022 in Future readiness • 4 min read
Leaving a “dream job” as an automotive design and test engineer in 2005, to complete his MBA at IMD, was the start of a journey in a completely different direction for mechanical...
July 6, 2022 • by Howard H. Yu in Future readiness • 7 min read
The urge to return to business-as-usual must be resisted. Commitment to change and innovation is more important than ever, explain Howard Yu and his colleagues at IMD’s Center for Future Readiness...
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