Innovation
Disruption Could Psychedelics Open New Doors for Science and Business?
A new wave of clinical research on promising uses for psychedelic drugs points to potential opportunities for business.
Alyson Meister, Kaja Oppegaard, Eric Grotefeld, and Cyril Bouquet
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Customers
Investing in the Last Mile: PayPal’s Khatereh Khodavirdi
Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh
New Product Development
Is Tesla’s Era of Dominance Coming to an End? What Experts Say
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
New Product Development
Adopting the Innovator’s Mindset
Lorraine Marchand, interviewed by Elizabeth Heichler
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Customers
Our Guide to the Fall 2022 Issue
This issue of MIT SMR focuses on customer relationships and their connection to innovation and value.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Innovation Strategy
Why Innovators in China Stay Close to the Market
Businesses in China source more innovations from customers and market-facing sources than companies elsewhere do.
Neil C. Thompson et al.
Business Models
Product-Led Growth Companies Find a New Way to Serve Customers
Companies from Zoom to Slack lean on the product itself to find customers and convert them to paying.
Barry Libert and Thomas H. Davenport
Innovation Strategy
Can Design Thinking Succeed in Your Organization?
Leaders can improve the odds of design-thinking success by first ensuring that their organization is prepared for it.
David Dunne et al.
New Product Development
Before Starting Your Own Business, Ask These Four Questions
Determining whether entrepreneurship is right the right path for you requires preparation and introspection.
Ben Laker
Customers
Inventing the Beauty of the Future: L’Oréal’s Stéphane Lannuzel
L’Oréal’s Stéphane Lannuzel discusses artificial intelligence’s role in technology innovation in the beauty industry.
Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh
Automation
Precision Medicine in Pharma: Sanofi’s Frank Nestle
Sanofi’s Frank Nestle explains how the pharma company is using AI to improve drug discovery and development.
Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh
Technology Innovation Strategy
The Trust Problem That Slows Digital Transformation
Leaders need to help their business and IT staff better respect each other’s capabilities.
Thomas C. Redman
Innovation Strategy
Strategically Engaging With Innovation Ecosystems
Connecting companies to clusters of startups, researchers, and investors can accelerate corporate innovation.
Philip Budden and Fiona Murray
Innovation Strategy
RAI Enables the Kind of Innovation That Matters
A panel of experts weighs in on whether responsible artificial intelligence hampers AI-driven innovation efforts.