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AI, IoT, robotics and blockchain – From theory to practice

Participants from TransformTECH, co-hosted by IMD and EPFL, share their insights

IMD startup alum wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contribution to reducing fossil fuel use

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 goes to the creators of the lithium-ion battery, John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino. Stanley Whittingham was a member of the...

Smart cities: World’s best don’t just adopt new technology, they make it work for people

By Arturo Bris

Today, improving urban services through digital transformation is a huge industry, dominated by the likes of Cisco and IBM. But the idea of a “smart city” encompasses more than the clever application...

Smart data, not big data, can unlock the potential of predictive maintenance

By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff

Predictive Maintenance is an illustrative example of how success in exploiting Industry 4.0 technologies is about going smart, not going big, especially when it comes to data.

Competitiveness improves lives

The “right objective” of competitiveness in shaping public policy is to improve the lives of people, said IMD Emeritus Professor Stéphane Garelli, on day two of a conference celebrating...

30 years of competitiveness research: A race to improve nations

Celebrating the legacy of the IMD World Competitiveness Center

Singapore tops new ‘citizen-centric’ global smart city index

The Smart City Index assesses a city’s efforts and success in embracing smart technologies to improve the lives of their citizens

Bridging the profit and non-profit gap to create real impact

IMD hosts event with International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

IMD MBA to benefit from career advisory 5 or 25 years after graduation

IMD MBA alumni and IMD Alumni Office launch new career services

How to make Switzerland a digital powerhouse?

IMD hosts the second edition of the Digital Competitiveness Summit, in partnership with digitalswitzerland

Creating impact close to home

Interview with EMBA Alumnus, Claus Højbjerg Andersen

11 key moments from our annual alumni event on the role of leadership in meeting the global challenges

Doing well by doing good, the role of sustainability in business, coping with change and how to find hope in an increasingly fractured world - just some of the key themes which ran through the...

Transforming business around purpose

Annual International Alumni Event 2019

Can China save the planet?

For many, thinking about the environment in China evokes a scene of citizens wearing masks due to dangerous levels or air pollution or severely contaminated water. For Mark Greeven, China has both a...

Marketing will be a key communicator of the shift towards ethos-driven consumption

“Marketing has been the daughter of globalization and marketing will be the mother of sustainability.” So said Frédéric Dalsace, IMD Professor of Marketing and Strategy as he addressed guests at...

Are you ready for a cultural shift in industry’s relationship to regulation?

Arturo Bris, IMD Professor of Finance injected a note of pragmatism into the 2019 Annual International Alumni Event, when he challenged the audience to consider the regulatory frameworks demanded by...

Susan Goldsworthy and Nadine Hack on leadership, responsibility, action and hope

IMD Annual International Alumni Event 2019

“If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it”

Annual International Alumni Event 2019

New book ‘Where the Wild Things Were’ sparks intergenerational dialogue on biodiversity loss

That’s the question at the heart of a creative new book by IMD faculty member  Susan Goldsworthy. Informed by her work with senior executives who are being influenced by their children and...

Flexibility and Adaptability Key to Digital Success: USA top, Asia grows in strength in IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking

The United States held on to the number one spot in IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking (WDCR) in 2019, with all top five economies in the index unchanged: USA, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark...

IMD EMBAs rewarded for outstanding business cases on LinkedIn Learning and the Apple Watch

Two teams of IMD EMBA participants recently won awards in the 2017 John Molson MBA International Case competition. The IMD case: ''Will LinkedIn Learning Disrupt the Education Landscape?'' took...

Should companies and government meddle with “happiness”?

By Stéphane Garelli

Oud Bint Khalfan Al Roumi is twice happy. She landed a prestigious government position in the United Arab Emirates. Then, she was appointed to the rather unique job of “state minister in charge...

Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise: Masters of entrepreneurial partnerships

By Benoit F. Leleux with Marta Widz.

Receiving one of the most prestigious accolades for "excellence in family business" was a memorable moment for Hans Michael Jebsen and Heinrich Jessen – the two principal shareholders of Jebsen ...

Talent competitiveness and leadership quality

By Arturo Bris with Christos Cabolis, José Caballero.

Public policies can strongly influence the quality of leadership capabilities and competencies available in a particular country. For example, policies that increase education expenditure...

Embrace digital - make your strategy process more engaging!

By Knut Haanaes

A few years back the author was involved in an exercise where the strategy processes of a large set of leading global firms were observed. These were all companies you would expect to be...

The continuous attractiveness of Switzerland

By Arturo Bris, José Caballero

Why do MNCs such as Philip Morris and ABB choose Switzerland as a base for their operations? There are several significant factors that define the attractiveness of Switzerland. Among them, one...