Disruption

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

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

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.

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.

College students will want online learning options even after the pandemic ends, a new survey says.

The pandemic has upended business. Let’s consider how managers should respond.

TCS and Halliburton Landmark executives discuss digital transformation in the oil and gas industry.

The most popular articles of 2020 gave companies and leaders insights on navigating disruption, uncertainty, and change.

Learn how to navigate post-pandemic supply chains in this recent webinar with MIT professor Yossi Sheffi.

Rapid exploration and experimentation often outperform a more deliberative approach to problem-solving.

The Fall 2020 issue of MIT SMR offers leaders new strategies for an uncertain business environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed social norms. Although there will be enormous challenges ahead, these changes nonetheless offer business leaders an opportunity to create a future that’s different from — and better than — the prepandemic “business as usual.”

Developing truly innovative strategy requires workshopping your own company’s disruption.

The ease with which consumers have adapted to rapid change signals a future of more disruption.

Strategizing for change, leading with agility, and developing AI strategy.

A fundamental source of confusion about change is the use of that single term — change — to refer to three distinct strategies.

Leading through difficult times requires agility to leverage the turbulence around you.

Three uncertainties confront any disruptive innovation: technology, ecosystem, and business model.