Innovation Strategy

Workforce ecosystems, machine discovery, human-machine collaboration, and the inventor of Wikipedia.

Wikipedia’s creation required the determined efforts of an unconventional, original thinker.

Innovating remotely, changing strategically, and piloting AI projects.

New research reveals steps that can help remote teams boost innovation and create customer value.

Crisis-driven innovation, self-sufficient production, and data to boost diversity.

The drive to develop new ideas and foster change during an emergency can be cultivated even without a crisis.

“Category kings” make three common but avoidable mistakes that open the door to competitors.

AI is a powerful tool for innovation when leaders communicate its benefits.

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.

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

Strategically guarding against panic, passivity, and impulsivity can help companies cope with uncertainty.

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.

Preparing for AI’s next phase means prioritizing your talent pipeline and technology infrastructure.

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

Innovators need to develop their innovation capital so they can turn their ideas into reality.

COVID-19’s impact on in-person work and global value chains may slow down innovation, too.

MIT SMR summer 2020 highlights leadership and innovation strategies, employee morale, and data sharing.

Use a networked approach to manage distributed innovation across teams, units, and regions.