Innovation

There is much that organizations can learn from artists and designers, from turning ideas into innovation to creative problem-solving and better decision-making.

Fostering women-led VC (venture capital) communities, changing recruiting requirements, and expanding education and mentorship opportunities are crucial to closing the global VC gender gap, writes Bedy Yang, managing partner at 500 Global — a VC f…

Leading Chinese companies are preparing to take advantage of exposure and opportunities as top sponsors and suppliers to the UEFA EURO 2024 Men’s Soccer Tournament (Euro 24) — played by European teams thousands of kilometers away from China. 

Marc Maurer, Co-CEO of On, tells Alyson Meister how the company’s unique culture – defined by five ‘Spirits’ – is helping chart its path to becoming the world’s most premium sportswear brand.

Many organizations are understandably hesitant to adopt gen AI applications, citing concerns about privacy and security threats, copyright infringement, the possibility of bias and discrimination in its outputs, and other hazards. Risk around usin…

The world is getting smarter. Rather than feel threatened, we need to learn how to become smarter to deal with it. Gerd Gigerenzer tells IMD’s Patrick Reinmoeller how it’s done   

Leaders at Absa knew that the company’s growth strategy depended on developing talent –enabling them to drive innovation and impact

How one innovative Chinese company has found a way to do good while making a profit, bringing affordable lighting using discarded water bottles to communities across Africa

The appetite for meaningful work has never been greater. Unfortunately, for many organizations, employees are finding it elsewhere.

Securitas’s group management team worked with IMD on a strategy journey that resulted in the articulation of the company’s new purpose and a fundamental business transformation supported by significant organizational development efforts across the…

To amplify the program’s reach, Bayer approached IMD about one of its existing online programs, hoping to deploy at scale the new, expected behaviors to its line managers across the globe as quickly as possible in an impactful way. IMD boldly reco…

Benjamin Von Wong is a Canadian artist who has gained recognition for creating powerful images that carry important environmental and social messages. He combines fantasy, surrealism, and environmental themes. Here, he explains how his creative ap…

Sarah Toms explains how IMD is balancing risk and opportunity as it seeks to capitalize on AI.

Whatever scenarios we might imagine about the next wave of globalization, cities are striving to be future-ready. It is now clear that in doing so they will also influence our future, says Bruno Lanvin.

IMD’s Jim Pulcrano explains how Roasting Plant found the business model to bring an innovative new technology to market

While a CTO can set the pace for change, the responsibility for transforming and driving performance should ultimately be a core competency of every manager.

According to family business theory and practice, family firms often face a paradoxical tension between their anchorage to the past and the need to renew and innovate to remain competitive, which often hampers innovation. Given that innovation is …

Amid mounting geopolitical tensions, CEOs must take direct control of supply chain resilience, says IMD’s Carlos Cordon

The EV pioneer’s once-unrivaled dominance is being tested by declining sales, fierce competition, and questions about its commitment to sustainability and innovation. IMD’s Michael Wade examines Tesla’s strategic direction and leadership.

After 25 years of selecting startups to work with IMD’s MBA and EMBA participants, Jim Pulcrano examines the factors that may have helped identify promising young ventures that go on to prosper.