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WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, consider this: Most experts agree that the speed of change that we are experiencing today is actually the slowest it will be in our lifetime. Obviously, organizations of all shapes and sizes are feeling the effects. An

In the past decade, artificial intelligence has advanced markedly. With advances in machine learning — particularly ‘deep learning’ and ‘reinforcement learning’ — AI has conquered image recognition, language translation and games such as Go. Of cours

Sustainable competitive advantage sounds like a good thing to most people—but you believe companies need to stop basing their strategies on it and embrace a new strategic logic. Please explain. The high degree of change in today’s environment means t

FOR THE PAST DECADE, my focus as a scholar and consultant has been on corporate innovation. In particular, I’ve been studying the effects of asking new questions in start-ups and established organizations. Twenty-five years ago, my very first convers

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (AVs) are widely expected to radically change mobility patterns and improve the efficiency of our transportation systems. The highest level of automation that is currently being tested allows for vehicles to travel without a human

VERY FEW COMPANIES excel at innovation and efficiency at the same time. Of the 2,500 public companies we recently analyzed, just two per cent consistently outperform their peers on both growth and profitability during good and bad times. These ‘2% co

AUTOMATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE are transforming businesses and will contribute significantly to economic growth via contributions to productivity. These technologies will transform the very nature of ‘work’ and the workplace itself. Machines

Ajay Agrawal Founder, Creative Destruction Lab and Machine Learning and the Market for Intelligence Conference; Geoffrey Taber Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Rotman School of Management “YOU CAN SEE THE COMPUTER AGE everywhere but in the p

IN FEBRUARY 2011, IBM made a deep impression on the American public when its super-computer Watson beat human contestants in the popular game show Jeopardy! About 15 million viewers watched live as Watson triumphed over former champions Ken Jennings

WHEN BUSINESS LEADERS are quizzed about what it takes to succeed today, they tend to suggest the usual suspects. Innovation is one constant refrain. But, look around. While radical innovation is a common aspiration, incremental innovation is the more

IN A WORLD OF HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, switching back and forth between tasks has become the default lifestyle — and work style — for many. Bombarded with emails, phone calls and meetings, employees constantly shift their attention from one task to another

WITH THE DRAGON’S DEN EPISODE about to air, Natalie Cartwright sits on edge. She isn’t nervous about her performance with the Dragons; the filming went well, and she was comfortable on stage. Instead, she’s worried that she and her co-founder, Jake T

GIVEN ITS COMBINED IMPACT on economic development and human health, few would argue that the healthcare sector is the most important industry in the world. Together, the annual economic impact of the hospital, healthcare professional, assisted living

PARI AWAKENS IN LONDON to the smell of waffles hot from her kitchen’s 3D printer. Her virtual personal assistant, Martin, says good morning and mentions that it’s cold outside. He tells her that he’s purchased the sweater she’s been admiring and it h