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Inside Tesla: A Rare Glimpse of Tesla’s Mysterious Innovation Culture

By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael Provitera Now, a critical and unanswered question is: How can CEOs develop an effective innovation culture so that their companies...

Empowering Small Teams to Achieve More with Smartsheet

By Sarfraz Ali UK businesses are at a critical crossroads in an era of unprecedented economic complexity. The recently announced UK government’s Autumn Budget with...
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Winning Strategies for the High-Stakes AI Arena: Unveiling an Innovative AI Research and Development...

By Aurélie Jean, Mark Esposito, Terence Tse and Danny Goh Artificial intelligence and its rapid emergence have proven to be a double-edged sword. While its...
Carbon Emissions

Why & How to Measure Your Carbon Emissions Early

Measuring carbon emissions might seem “optional”, but you’ll gain significant advantages from it in the short and long-term. Here, we give you a step-by-step...

Unlocking innovation with xTech partners

By Alan Thorogood and Stephanie L. Woerner When undertaking a sizable project, a large organization might consider partnering with a small company in order to...
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Corporate Governance In Startups Balancing Innovation and Sustainability

By Javier Cabetas, Iván Fernández-Muñoz, Pedro Cesar Martinez-Moran, and Fernando Diez In an increasingly complex and globalised business world, corporate governance can guide companies to...
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Corporate Innovation in the Age of AI: A Changing Landscape

In today’s economy, information overload is fast becoming the norm. From sifting through flooded inboxes to endless scrolls on LinkedIn, there’s a continuous stream...
Generative AI

Six Ways Companies Can Use Generative AI to Boost Performance

By Ram Gopal The AI of the beholder: Managers need to examine where AI can improve workflow processes. Generative AI’s impact on productivity could add trillions...
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Running Out of Road: Why Tech Firms Need to Fast-Track their Pathway to Profitability 

By Ivan Nikkhoo  There are very few early-stage European tech firms that can afford to ignore the question of profitability.  Additionally, in recent years investors across...
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Becoming More Visionary When You Are Motivated by Immediate Results

By Jenny Fernandez Leaders often prioritise immediate results, but visionary leadership requires balancing short-term gains with long-term strategy. This involves embracing flexibility, empowering teams, and...
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How Global Companies Are Implementing Supplier Diversity Policies

By Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca and Gemma Berenguer It has become increasingly common for companies to implement supply-chain diversity to maintain a good image...
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World Future Awards Honors the TOP 100 Global Innovation Companies of 2024

Progress and innovation are the lifeblood of advancement, and with that in mind, World Future Awards is thrilled to announce the Top 100 Global...
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Energising Together: The Art of Unleashing Collective Potential 

By Marcus Wylie Generating and harnessing energy within an organisation isn't just a fleeting or whimsical notion: it is a powerhouse that ignites the entire...
EU Tech

Europe Must Invest in Technology, Talent, and Trust to Realise the Potential of Generative...

By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Jack Azagury and Dominic King Could generative AI breathe new life into the old continent? Europe’s technology deficit with North America is...

How Top-Performing Firms Needed to Reorganise Seven Times for Digital

By Peter Weill & Stephanie L. Woerner Top-performing firms reorganise several times to effectively use digital to capture value. In a series of CEO interviews,...

Lucky By Design 5 Clever Attitudes to Tilt Odds in Your Favour

By Avi Liran While you wait for your ship to come in, have you given any thought to building a lighthouse, or even dredging the...
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Strategic Excellence: Steps to Maximise ROI in GEN AI Implementations

By Stephan Kudyba and Agnel D’Cruz The power of generative artificial intelligence (GEN AI) has organisations of all types intrigued and clamouring to leverage its...

How to Put Curiosity to Work in Your Organisation

By Louise Muhdi Companies are starting to understand why it is important to cultivate curiosity among their workforce. Yet, only a few possess a good...
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The Race to Net Zero: How AI Can be Harnessed to Meet the Growing...

By Román Campa The demand for green skills in Europe is surging, but there’s currently a shortage of talent to meet it. Román Campa, CEO...
Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose

Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose

By Jonathan Trevor and Kazuhiro Asakawa In the first of a two-part series, we explore how firms are reaping the benefits of leveraging a network...
Business Leadership Paradigm

A New Business Leadership Paradigm to Understand Signals and Timing: When to ENTER a...

By Peter Lorange and Karin Mugnaini In business, as in a host of other contexts, timing is everything. While sensing the optimum moment for a...
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A Portrait of Nvidia: A Company Facing Challenges During Explosive Growth

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor Nvidia's growth has skyrocketed in the current AI boom, but the company also finds itself in the middle of...
AI in 2024

Navigating Trust and Innovation: AI in 2024 

By Julie Linn Teigland This year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen a compelling theme: ‘Rebuilding Trust’.   As outlined on the WEF’s website, it’s all...
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Why We Need A Resolution Revolution 

By David Liddle If you've ever thought that there must be a more positive, less damaging way of resolving workplace disputes than that offered by...
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Decentralise to Incentivise: The Quest for Unbiased, Explainable AI

Interview with Ala Shaabana, Co-founder of Opentensor Foundation  Amid widespread concern regarding possible built-in bias, opacity, and misalignment in big-tech-dominated AI, one strategy that offers...
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Chips Everywhere and with Everything

By Elizabeth Stephens Until recently, Taiwan’s central position in the global supply chain of advanced semiconductors was not seen as an issue. But today, in...
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Hacking Trustworthy AI

By Jacques Bughin In the aftermath of the initial AI tidal wave that has rolled across business and industry, there are signs that the emphasis...
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Going Faster Is Not Enough Add Innovation to Outperform

By Peter Weill, Jan Brecht and Stephanie L. Woerner To stay relevant and achieve resilience, company leaders need to focus not only on speed but...

Digital Strategies for Proactive Supplier Risk Management

By Kamil J. Mizgier By learning to proactively manage supplier risks through digital strategies, companies can mitigate the adverse effects of disruptions, enhance supply chain...
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Diamonds In The Rough: Spotting Opportunity During A Crisis

An exclusive interview with Cedar Rose founder and non-executive director Christina Massaad After helping kickstart digital transformation across the MENA region, Cedar Rose is now...
AI in Finland

AI in Finland: From Relatable Stories Towards AI Ecosystems

By Anna Lahtinen and Heikki Kallasvaara Finland is experiencing dynamic growth in the number of companies that are developing and / or using artificial intelligence (AI)...

Resilience Is More than Being Able to Rebound: It Should Be Used As a...

By Jacques Bughin While they may not be able to prevent pending economic crises such as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses can use...

DART: On Target to Meet the Needs of the Travel Industry

Insights from Riversoft CEO, Alex Kuo In the fiercely competitive world of the post-pandemic travel industry, travel suppliers are looking to provide a leaner, more...
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Designing a Corporate ESG Programme that Attracts, Nurtures, and Retains Women

By Chaitra Vedullapalli Inclusion is the new kid on the block that every company interested in advancement is courting. And one of the best methods...
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Accelerating Europe’s Path to Reinvention

By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk and Laura Wright Despite the challenging business environment, European executives are optimistic about their organization's future growth. By embracing Total...

Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility

By Olga Almqvist Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...
Workplace

SMEs’ Changing Organisational Landscape: Strategising the Workplace of the Future

By Ambika Zutshi, Asha Thomas, Tapan Sarker and John Mendy The varied challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many SMEs floundering. Here are...
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On the Need to Reinvent Your Business: Companies’ Survival Depends on Different Phases of...

By David De Cremer Organisations are born, conquer market share and, if successful, grow. In this process, it’s equally important that they are aware of...
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Actionable Advice To Scale Your Business in an Uncertain Economic Climate

ECOMMPAY’s business development manager Daniella Sjarki gives an overview of the latest payment preferences and technologies to help your business gain a competitive advantage...
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Triple A.I. Supply Chains

By Fabrice Thomas and Hervé Legenvre Hau L. Lee, a Stanford professor described high performing supply chains back in 2004 as Agile, Adaptative and Aligned....
Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession

Future, Delayed: The #1 Reason Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession (And How...

By Andre Schindler, General manager of EMEA for NinjaOne The past two-and-a-half years have ushered in an accelerated era of digital transformation, but now economic...
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Inside the Journey of a Decacorn

By Jacques Bughin Start-ups – and their unicorn, and now decacorn, darlings – are critical both for value creation as well as for economic growth...
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Preserving the Human Element in Robots with Blue Ocean Robotics

Interview with Claus Risager, Blue Ocean Robotics Chief Strategy Officer In the films, robots are often shown as a threat, frequently getting out of control...

Don’t Fear the Black Swan, Take it as an Opportunity to Soar

By Kevin Peters, President and CEO, NetNumber When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses...

Data Protection: Lightening the Load of Compliance

Interview with the DPO Centre CEO and Founder Rob Masson Does compliance with the data protection regulations have to represent a huge and costly burden...
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What Do You Need to Know About dropshippingXL?

Dropshipping is a very popular and profitable business model for entrepreneurs. You can open a dropshipping store without having to worry about inventory or...
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Extending The Time Equation: How TimeXtender Helps Businesses Save Considerable Time, Money by Automating...

Time is finite. We cannot produce more time for ourselves. We can only improve what we do with our time. This is the essence...
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Five Critical Aspects of a Successful Transformation from Matrix to Agile

By Yves Doz and Maria Guadalupe Created in the 2000s by software developers, the Agile way of working is fast becoming the defining approach across...
Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing: The Second Quantum Revolution Transformation Of How Business Is Conducted

By Rosario (Roy) Girasa and Emilio Collar In the field of physics, we have experienced the quantum revolution in the early 1900s, while in the...
Speed in Your Sales Efforts

Getting Up to Speed in Your Sales Efforts

By Frank Cespedes and Zoran Latinovic In a study before the pandemic, PricewaterhouseCoopers found that companies had made little progress in the previous decade in...

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AI Search Revolutionises Brand Discovery – Here’s How to Get Noticed

By Claire Snook In 2025, AI-powered search is poised to become the foundation of how brands connect with their customers. Advances like ChatGPT, SearchGPT, as well as the strategic pivot from traditional search engines toward...
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The Lawbreaker: How Deliberate Rule-Breaking Drives Innovation 

By Doug Hall  Transformational ideas require a leap of faith. They require you to break free of your “adultness” to allow your mind to run free and unconstrained. This article presents one of the most...

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