Developing Strategy
Which Rules Are Worth Breaking?
Disrupting the status quo is often valuable, but taken too far, it can lead to ethical crises.
Breakthrough Innovation
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Disruption
12 Essential Innovation Insights
We searched the MIT SMR archives to find 12 essential innovation insights.
Bruce Posner and Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Innovation Strategy
How to Succeed with Radical Innovation
Highly capable firms are often reluctant to take risks, but they have much to gain if they try to innovate.
J.P. Eggers (NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business), interviewed by Frieda Klotz
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Changing the Game with IoT
Businesses need to move beyond short-sighted use cases to realize the full potential of the Internet of Things.
Niall O’Doherty and Erik Brynjolfsson
Developing Strategy
Finding a Lower-Risk Path to High-Impact Innovations
High-impact innovations have built-in uncertainty — but careful strategizing can reduce the risk.
Joseph V. Sinfield and Freddy Solis
Developing Strategy
Debating Disruptive Innovation
Three experts provide their responses to the article “How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation?”
Juan Pablo Vázquez Sampere, Martin J. Bienenstock, and Ezra W. Zuckerman
Data & Data Culture
Enough Health Care Data for an Army: The Million Veteran Program
U.S. veterans are helping customize medicine through big data that will unravel the role of genes in health and disease.
J. Michael Gaziano and Saiju Pyarajan (Million Veteran Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School), interviewed by Sam Ransbotham
Climate Change
Sustainability-Oriented Innovation: A Bridge to Breakthroughs
Businesses see the value of sustainability-oriented innovation but face barriers that make the transition difficult.
Jason Jay, Sergio Gonzalez and Mathew Swibel
Viewing Data as a Liquid Asset
Can data assets be used as currency for financial transactions?
Steve Allan (SVB Analytics), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald
Developing Strategy
How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation?
How well does Clayton M. Christensen’s theory describe what actually transpires in business?
Andrew A. King and Baljir Baatartogtokh
Climate Change
To Conserve Water for Agriculture, a Solution from the Desert
For farmers, maintaining adequate water for their crops is a key challenge in a changing climate.
Naty Barak (Netafim), interviewed by Nina Kruschwitz
Climate Change
The Risks and Responsibilities of Tech Innovation
New tech can create new hazards for users — and for companies. Here’s how to limit the risk.
Christine Bader
Innovation Strategy
What It Takes to Be a Serial Innovator
An intriguing new book discusses the traits of serial innovators at established companies.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Innovation Strategy
Why Giving Employees Paid, Unstructured Time Pays Off
Research in creativity shows that giving employees unstructured time — on company time — is a concrete way to reward innovative activity.
Deb Gallagher
Climate Change
How Sustainability Fuels Design Innovation
Steven D. Eppinger, interviewed by Michael S. Hopkins
Innovation Strategy
The Kind of Innovation to Pursue Now
How should companies think about innovation during an economic downturn?
