Global Strategy
Leading to Become Obsolete
Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin is transforming a manufacturing giant into a platform for entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship
Latest
Why Innovation Isn’t Enough
An excerpt from The Innovation Illusion contrasts expanding innovation with declining GDP.
Theodore Kinni
Climate Change
What Companies Can Learn From Social Scalers
Small-scale social entrepreneurs lead the way in addressing social issues. Can companies follow their lead?
Urs Jäger and Vijay Sathe
Innovation Strategy
Five Steps for Embracing Consumer Innovation
Companies can work with consumer innovators, or “casual entrepreneurs,” by understanding their lead users.
Leslie Brokaw
Culture
Lessons from Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corp.
The death of Digital Equipment Corp. cofounder (and MIT alumnus) Ken Olsen has prompted much conversation about him and the DEC.
Executing Strategy
Do You Have A “Plan B”?
Many companies have trouble making the transition from a failing business model to one that works. Often, one culprit is an inability to experiment.
Alden M. Hayashi
Innovation Strategy
Seeking innovation? Look in new places.
To generate innovative ideas, companies need to look beyond the familiar.
Sustainability
Innovation to the rescue?
Will technology innovation help lead the economy out of recession? Some experts say so.
