WEF Unplugged: Geopolitics, sustainability, and a look behind the scenes

Geopolitics dominates Davos: Values-based pragmatism as a blueprint for action

20 hours ago • by David Bach, Julia Binder, Arturo Bris, Frédéric Dalsace, Simon J. Evenett, Florian Hoos , Jennifer Jordan, Sara Ratti, Karl Schmedders, Sarah E. Toms, Ginka Toegel in Innovation • 14 min read

From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism....

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AI and the CXO: Redefining customer experience in the age of AI

January 23, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Innovation • 8 min read

To create the best customer experience, CXOs should leverage AI to build dynamic systems that adapt in real time to customer needs. We explore how leading companies are using this approach today....

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The longevity-equality dividend: Reshaping women’s career paths

January 21, 2026 • by Rupa Dash in Innovation • 7 min read

As women live longer, society must rethink careers and leadership to unlock a longevity-equality dividend that enables women to contribute and lead at every life stage....

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Five key insights from necessity entrepreneurs 

January 21, 2026 • by Sophie Bacq in Innovation • 3 min read

Brain Circuits Five key insights from necessity entrepreneurs  by Sophie Bacq Published January 16, 2026 in Brain Circuits DownloadSave We tend to associate entrepreneurship with Silicon Valley startups and innovative tech companies. However,...

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Creating a smoke-free future: How PMI is stubbing out cigarettes

January 6, 2026 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Innovation • 10 min read

PMI CEO Jacek Olczak shares how the company’s bold shift to smoke-free products is reshaping its business, culture, and purpose for the future...

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In 2026, what matters to luxury brands is not what will happen, it’s how they adapt

December 23, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod in Innovation • 10 min read

The strategies that drove the recent luxury boom are now its constraint. As demand polarizes and competition intensifies, growth must be constructed, not expected....

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China’s 2026 playbook: Redefining global tech, industry, and governance

December 22, 2025 • by Mark J. Greeven in Innovation • 8 min read

As China enters its 15th Five-Year Plan period in 2026, its push to hardwire innovation, resilience, and security into economic strategy marks a turning point. From vertical AI and regionalized industry clusters...

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EVs accelerate the great automotive rewiring 

December 16, 2025 • by Mark J. Greeven, Mike Colias in Innovation • 8 min read

IMD’s Mark Greeven was joined by Reuters US autos journalist Mike Colias to discuss his new book Inevitable: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles, which explores how the development of...

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What’s on your mind: the most-read brain circuits of 2025

December 16, 2025 in Innovation • 3 min read

Our regular series of short articles on the most pressing issues of the moment attracted a good deal of attention this year. Here are the 10 you viewed the most – including...

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Caspar Herzberg on how ‘radical collaboration’ can unlock trapped value

December 15, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 2 min read • Podcast available

Radical collaboration and breaking data silos can free trapped industrial value, says Caspar Herzberg, improving efficiency across global supply chains....

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