Innovation

MIT SMR‘s winter 2022 issue looks at innovation processes in product development and how networks affect culture and diversity.

Mercedes-Benz has embraced open innovation as a way to speed up its internal R&D processes.

Make better choices about which R&D projects gain funding by managing bias and involving more people.

Advice to help business leaders create the conditions innovators need to develop breakthrough ideas for the marketplace.

MIT Press author Ron Adner shares how organizations can think about building competitive advantage in new ways.

Much of the fashion industry trades on a culture of disposability. It’s not sustainable, and retail norms must change.

Leaders can take steps to shift their product development teams toward a mindset of designing for cybersecurity.

Kurt Matzler and Julia Hautz outline a framework leaders can adopt to spur innovation and compete against digital-first companies.

Reimagining dense office spaces, evolving brand relationships, and accelerating ideation with prototyping tools.

Tools used for rapid prototyping can speed product development when used for idea generation.

Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane, Rich Nanda, and Anh Phillips, authors of the book The Transformation Myth, outline the traits and principles essential for adapting to disruption, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kartik Hosanagar’s AI-powered startup aims to help new voices find their way into film and TV.

World-changing innovations are grounded in a culture of optimism and team learning.

Innovation strategies for successful change, steps to building stakeholder trust in new technology, and organizational shifts for successful AI deployment.

Kay Firth-Butterfield (the World Economic Forum), Ya Xu (LinkedIn), and Charlotte Degot (BCG GAMMA) join MIT SMR senior project editor Allison Ryder for a discussion on innovating with artificial intelligence.

To get more from their innovation efforts, businesses must first determine what type of change they want to achieve.

The pandemic’s impact on business strategy, digital superpowers to thrive through disruption, and “explicit uncertainty” to avoid algorithmic harm.

An environment of continuous disruption requires the development of digital innovation capabilities.

The next wave of social innovation is coming from employee-led initiatives.

Leaders must embrace creativity and innovative thinking to help both their organizations and the planet thrive.