The 2020 Social Progress Index factors in the pandemic when guiding firms and governments across the world toward long-term growth opportunities.
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In their book, Clay Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon show how businesses can generate prosperity – for themselves and the poor.
Rebecca Henderson prescribes an agenda for reforming corporate governance to build a stronger, more sustainable economy.
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Amy Webb’s annual Tech Trends report helps organizations in every industry prepare for the unexpected.
In an interview for Forbes, robotics designer extraordinaire Dr. Ayanna Howard illuminates how robots can help people and companies.
A monumental wave of distrust in key institutions – government, media, business, charities – is sweeping the world. While this social transformation should bode ill for humanity and business, Rachel Botsman, author of the highly anticipated book “Who Can You Trust? How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart”, says that’s not necessarily the case. Her groundbreaking book explains how we are at the start of the one of the biggest trust shifts in history – and reveals how business leaders should manage it…
It’s pretty much fact: the world around us is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. These VUCA forces are recasting industries, companies and entire societies with lightning speed. Leadership, however, is…
Collaborative consumption. On-demand services. The gig economy. Peer-to-peer business. Numerous names describe the same phenomenon: the rise of technology-enabled sharing. The likes of Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, Lending Club and Rent…
Virtual reality (VR) and hype have a long-standing relationship. After more than two decades, the long-promised future of VR is finally here. Oculus – Facebook’s $2 billion bet on VR…
Why do the vast majority of innovations fall so far short of ambitions? Companies have never had more sophisticated tools and techniques in their arsenal. More resources than ever –…
Giggles and pitter-patters of little feet aren’t what you’d expect to echo through the halls of an elderly care community. Then again, fragile, silver-haired men and women, many in wheelchairs,…
We’re all racing to be more entrepreneurial, to spark – or reignite – innovation that creates breakthrough products, establishes new markets and brings in new customers. It’s not just for…
The internet and social media sphere exploded with the recent news of Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Kickstarter-funded virtual reality company Oculus VR. The move signaled a momentous turning point…
As the world mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, he is remembered for his message of peace and reconciliation. From his own experience with South Africa’s political and spiritual leader,…
Corporate credibility continues to deteriorate. Global natural resources are scarcer than ever. And for many Americans, “the dream” is slipping further from reach. Many fault big business for these pressing…
