Innovation

Many R&D employees pursue underground side projects. Surfacing such innovations can reap benefits for their employers.

UC Berkeley’s Ziad Obermeyer discusses how machine learning and AI are being used for medical research and diagnoses.

Based on their research, the authors share four key ways companies can advance their strategic data-sharing initiatives.

Psychological safety isn’t enough for innovation. Managers need to create conditions for healthy debate.

Externally focused x-teams can drive innovation, performance, and distributed leadership but require a shift in mindset.

Large incumbent companies should begin adopting blockchain before it gets used against them.

Learn how to reassure students about the value of higher-ed investments even in uncertain times.

A new wave of clinical research on promising uses for psychedelic drugs points to potential opportunities for business.

Developing products using materials from biological sources can yield more sustainable business models.

Data science leader Khatereh Khodavirdi discusses how PayPal uses AI and machine learning for customer personalization.

A panel of experts considers whether Tesla has what it takes to remain the top producer of electric vehicles in the U.S.

The CEO and COO of DirectBooks discuss the innovation approach behind the financial communications platform.

Innovation needs to follow a disciplined process to avoid creating solutions looking for problems.

This issue of MIT SMR focuses on customer relationships and their connection to innovation and value.

Businesses in China source more innovations from customers and market-facing sources than companies elsewhere do.

Leaders can improve the odds of design-thinking success by first ensuring that their organization is prepared for it.

Determining whether entrepreneurship is right the right path for you requires preparation and introspection.

L’Oréal’s Stéphane Lannuzel discusses artificial intelligence’s role in technology innovation in the beauty industry.

Sanofi’s Frank Nestle explains how the pharma company is using AI to improve drug discovery and development.

Connecting companies to clusters of startups, researchers, and investors can accelerate corporate innovation.