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How mindfulness cultivates creativity and innovation

November 29, 2022 • by Faisal Hoque in Innovation • 6 min read

Promoting “organizational mindfulness” can help foster creativity and innovation – two indispensable elements for a company’s success and sustainability, says Faisal Hoque....

Disruption disrupted: How new digital developments can put legacy firms back in pole position

November 22, 2022 • by Mohan Subramaniam in Innovation • 8 min read

Drawing on insights explored in greater depth in his new book, The Future of Competitive Strategy, in this article Professor Subramaniam outlines the growing opportunities available to firms with a long pre-Internet...

As energy prices climb to record highs, businesses of all sectors and sizes need to start implementing energy-saving measures now to prepare for shortages over the winter.

How to lower soaring energy costs (without worsening climate change)

November 16, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Natalia Olynec in Innovation • 5 min read

As energy prices climb to record highs, businesses of all sectors and sizes need to start implementing energy-saving measures now to prepare for shortages over the winter....

The workers’ revolution ushers in a new era of autonomy

November 14, 2022 • by Arturo Bris in Innovation • 5 min read

A new wave of employees is demanding independence and flexibility. Business leaders need to keep pace if they are to avoid missing out on potential gains when it comes to talent retention,...

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Growth at all costs. Not so fast! There are alternative playbooks

November 11, 2022 • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 8 min read

For the past 20 years, ‘growth at all costs’ has been the dominant Silicon Valley mantra, with companies foregoing profitability to scale fast and dominate the market. Yet, in a time of...

Warehouses give ‘predictive maintenance’ a new foothold

November 9, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Innovation • 4 min read

PM was one of the most promising applications in the Industry 4.0 revolution, but for years it struggled to find traction. Thanks to unexpected new markets, all that looks about to change....

ALIEN thinking: innovating our way to a net-zero future

October 31, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Innovation • 6 min read

How can we best accelerate our search for the new practices our planet needs to ensure its future? By adopting the habits of ALIEN thought, says Cyril Bouquet, IMD Professor of Strategy...

Platforms for change: how business can harness UN development goals for its own – and the planet’s – benefit

Platforms for change: how business can successfully harness UN development goals

October 28, 2022 • by Amanda Williams, Lara Anne Blasberg in Innovation • 6 min read

Multistakeholder SDG platforms can open the way to enabling sustainability innovation both in and beyond companies, say IMD research fellow Amanda Williams and sustainability specialist Lara Anne Blasberg....

How to use the white heat of technology to forge greater success

October 26, 2022 • by Mohan Subramaniam in Innovation • 12 min read

Competitive strategy in today’s world relies on data revenues, not products. Mohan Subramaniam offers three ways to think like a tech giant and boost the bottom line...

Why there can be no net-zero without protecting nature

October 12, 2022 • by Andy Beanland in Innovation • 6 min read

With many companies still getting to grips with acknowledging the importance of combating nature loss, Andy Beanland of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development argues for a fundamental shift in attitude...

Lean and clean are perfect partners, says CEO of engineering giant