Fair play: How to keep the door open when a product becomes a platform

When AI evolves quarterly, but your organization plans annually

February 18, 2026 • by Michael Yaziji in Innovation • 7 min read

Organizations should let departments choose the right balance between humans and AI, and focus on outcomes, not rigid processes, to keep pace with rapid technological change. ...

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Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader

February 17, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla in Innovation • 1 min read • Podcast available

Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser....

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Four lessons from BYD's rise – and why Tesla should be worried

February 16, 2026 • by Howard H. Yu, Jialu Shan, Lawrence Tempel in Innovation • 11 min read

BYD overtook Tesla’s EV annual market share in 2025 as it mastered unglamorous fundamentals and built capabilities sequentially while competitors chased disruption and moonshots....

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Long live life on earth

February 16, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Innovation • 9 min read

Our pursuit of longer life cannot happen without a sustainable future for society and the planet. Julia Binder argues that we should target healthier lives for all, rather than for a few...

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Cementing the future: How City Cement is pioneering low-carbon solutions for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 

February 12, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Innovation • 11 min read

As Saudi Arabia builds toward Vision 2030, City Cement’s CEO Majed Al-Osailan is leading a bold shift to make cement viable in a low-carbon future....

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5 myths of entrepreneurship

February 11, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Innovation • 3 min read

Drawing on his recent IMD podcast with Amar Bhidé, IMD Professor of Management Stefan Michel debunks longstanding misconceptions about entrepreneurship....

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Decoding the New China Playbook: 9 strategic shifts that redefined the dragon in the decade to 2025

February 10, 2026 • by Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng in Innovation • 14 min read

China's economy shows contradictory signals – macro headwinds yet surging innovation investment and competitive intensity. To decode this evolving reality, here are the nine key trends global businesses must understand about operating...

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Getting GenAI to live up to the hype

February 10, 2026 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Innovation • 6 min read

Tomoko Yokoi explains why GenAI isn’t delivering on its promise — and how clearer success metrics, upskilling, and purposeful scaling can finally unlock its value....

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

January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder in Innovation • 1 min read • Podcast available

Live from Davos: IMD’s Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy – and competing visions for the international order....

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

January 23, 2026 • 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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