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Frédéric Dalsace of IMD explains how to reassess your products and services in terms of their “action generators” – the extent to which they convince the customer to buy....

18 hours ago • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 12 min read
Lenovo's 40-year journey from a cramped guardhouse in Beijing to global technology giant offers a compelling illustration of the seven qualities that enable scale-up success. ...
Continue readingSeptember 5, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Innovation • 7 min read
Frédéric Dalsace of IMD explains how to reassess your products and services in terms of their “action generators” – the extent to which they convince the customer to buy....
August 31, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Innovation • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss the ups and downs of radioactive fuel, and why the promise of nuclear fusion powering each and every home has not come to pass...
August 28, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Innovation • 7 min read
Net promoter score has been heralded as one of the most useful metrics available to businesses today – but companies need to understand its limitations and avoid misusing it, warns Frédéric Dalsace,...
August 22, 2023 • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 3 min read
Some startup founders never intend to start their own ventures. But sometimes a technology comes along that is too good to ignore....
August 22, 2023 • by Jim Pulcrano in Innovation • 4 min read
For years, the technology sector could do no wrong – but since the COVID pandemic, there has been an increasing backlash driven by concerns over data privacy, the rise of AI, and...
August 18, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven in Innovation • 8 min read
Firms need to innovate to stay relevant, and Asia offers tremendous possibilities. But multinationals wishing to do business there face several challenges specific to the region. A new study by IMD and...
August 15, 2023 • by Didier Bonnet in Innovation • 9 min read • Podcast available
Inspired by electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, Mate Rimac, CEO of the electric supercar company Rimac Automobili, is helping to drive a revolution in the automotive sector....
August 14, 2023 • by Sibongile Manganyi Rath in Innovation • 5 min read
Social entrepreneur Sibongile Manganyi co-founded Alma Clinics in 2018 to increase primary care access to low-income communities in South African townships. Here are her five tips on starting a digital healthcare business....
August 10, 2023 • by Lazaros Goutas in Innovation • 7 min read
Every now and then, one exercise we like to perform at the Digital Business Transformation Center is to look into our metaphorical crystal ball to try and predict some of the digital...
August 8, 2023 • by Öykü Işık in Innovation • 7 min read
Every board must be seriously engaged with the cybersecurity threat, warns IMD’s Öykü Işık...
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