MIT Sloan Management Review

The best single question companies should ask themselves if they want to innovate and succeed: “What are the potential megatrends that could disrupt my businesses in the future or make my business models obsolete?” That’s according to MIT Sloan’s Michael A. Cusumano.

In this interview, MIT Sloan School of Management professor of management Michael Cusumano discusses traits that will help companies through disruptive transitions. One trait is agility, which has four principles: capabilities rather than strategy; pull rather than push concepts; economies of scope rather than scale; and an emphasis on flexibility rather than efficiency. A second trait is deep, differentiating capabilities, which can be found in processes (such as supply-chain management).