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AI x Sustainability: The new innovation engine

February 4, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Michael R. Wade in Innovation • 6 min read

Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as a driver of productivity, while sustainability, despite its benefits to the environment, is often seen as a cost burden. When combined, however, we believe they...

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Tradition and innovation: the paradox powering family business

January 31, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis, Emanuela Rondi, Vittoria Magrelli , Francesco Debellis in Innovation • 8 min read

Tradition is defined as the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Innovation is the process of changing something established by introducing new methods...

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The power of limits: Eno’s strange exercises for innovation

January 16, 2025 • by Didier Bonnet in Innovation • 4 min read

Visionary composer Brian Eno uses “strange exercises” to help foster creative conditions for writing new music – exercises that can be readily adapted to innovate in business....

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Business and science: Partners for sustainability?

January 15, 2025 • by Amanda Williams, John N. Parker, Steve Kennedy , Gail Whiteman in Innovation • 7 min read

Science-based approaches to sustainability are on the rise as firms seek to build strategies that align with the planetary boundaries. But how can scientists and businesses see eye to eye?...

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Three ways GenAI could transform supply chain management 

January 10, 2025 • by Carlos Cordon in Innovation • 6 min read

GenAI is becoming a more common feature of the supply chain function, but significant areas of opportunity remain, suggests IMD’s Carlos Cordon....

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Why leaders don’t engage in strategic thinking

January 9, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Innovation • 8 min read

Although it is commonly accepted that strategic thinking is an essential leadership skill, many executives find it difficult to regularly give it top priority....

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Recruitment in 2025: AI is a great aid, but don’t forget the personal touch

January 6, 2025 • by Lars Häggström, Christian Dummett, Evgeniya Yaroslavtseva in Innovation • 7 min read

AI is rewriting the rules of hiring – job seekers and recruiters alike must adapt to a process driven by algorithms but grounded in human connections....

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In an uncertain 2025, it’s time to reframe and break through 

January 2, 2025 • by Stefan Michel in Innovation • 7 min read

More than ever, leaders risk getting lost in information overload and complexity. It’s time to look at the world through fresh eyes....

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2025: A crossroads for international trade and global business

December 26, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin, Simon J. Evenett, Carlos Cordon in Innovation • 10 min read

From tariffs to supply chain challenges, IMD experts predict the factors that will shape international trade in 2025....

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Exploiting the ethically positive potential of AI

December 12, 2024 • by Peter G. Kirchschläger in Innovation • 7 min read

Ethics professor Peter G Kirchschlaeger sets out a roadmap for the regulation of AI technology that will satisfy the concerns of governments, businesses, and consumers alike....

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