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The Accelerator Series features expert insights on fast-tracking business growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It explores actionable strategies, success stories, and expert guidance to help startups and enterprises scale, adapt, and thrive in competitive markets.

Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility

By Olga Almqvist Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...
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The Race to Net Zero: How AI Can be Harnessed to Meet the Growing...

By Román Campa The demand for green skills in Europe is surging, but there’s currently a shortage of talent to meet it. Román Campa, CEO...
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Accelerating Europe’s Path to Reinvention

By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk and Laura Wright Despite the challenging business environment, European executives are optimistic about their organization's future growth. By embracing Total...
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Business Software Solutions from the Can-Do Partner Next Door

Interview with Michał Sztanga, Managing Director of Future Processing Michał Sztanga, managing director of Polish software developer Future Processing, explains how his company takes “getting...

Digital Strategies for Proactive Supplier Risk Management

By Kamil J. Mizgier By learning to proactively manage supplier risks through digital strategies, companies can mitigate the adverse effects of disruptions, enhance supply chain...
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Optimising the Supply Chain: The Visible Effect of Elemica’s Digital Supply Network

Interview with Rich Katz, CEO of Elemica Elemica is the industry leader in business to deliver a digital connection between manufacturers and their suppliers, logistics...
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Energising Together: The Art of Unleashing Collective Potential 

By Marcus Wylie Generating and harnessing energy within an organisation isn't just a fleeting or whimsical notion: it is a powerhouse that ignites the entire...
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Preserving the Human Element in Robots with Blue Ocean Robotics

Interview with Claus Risager, Blue Ocean Robotics Chief Strategy Officer In the films, robots are often shown as a threat, frequently getting out of control...
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World Future Awards Honors the TOP 100 Global Innovation Companies of 2024

Progress and innovation are the lifeblood of advancement, and with that in mind, World Future Awards is thrilled to announce the Top 100 Global...
Corporate ESG Programme

Designing a Corporate ESG Programme that Attracts, Nurtures, and Retains Women

By Chaitra Vedullapalli Inclusion is the new kid on the block that every company interested in advancement is courting. And one of the best methods...
How Some Companies Beat the Competition...for Decades and Even Centuries

How Some Companies Beat the Competition…for Decades and Even Centuries

By Howard Yu and Jialu Shan The average lifespan of companies is becoming shorter. For them to survive the competition it is important to learn...
Decacorn

Inside the Journey of a Decacorn

By Jacques Bughin Start-ups – and their unicorn, and now decacorn, darlings – are critical both for value creation as well as for economic growth...
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A Portrait of Nvidia: A Company Facing Challenges During Explosive Growth

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor Nvidia's growth has skyrocketed in the current AI boom, but the company also finds itself in the middle of...
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Inside Tesla: A Rare Glimpse of Tesla’s Mysterious Innovation Culture

By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael Provitera Now, a critical and unanswered question is: How can CEOs develop an effective innovation culture so that their companies...
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Corporate Innovation in the Age of AI: A Changing Landscape

In today’s economy, information overload is fast becoming the norm. From sifting through flooded inboxes to endless scrolls on LinkedIn, there’s a continuous stream...
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Hacking Trustworthy AI

By Jacques Bughin In the aftermath of the initial AI tidal wave that has rolled across business and industry, there are signs that the emphasis...
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Why We Need A Resolution Revolution 

By David Liddle If you've ever thought that there must be a more positive, less damaging way of resolving workplace disputes than that offered by...
Korean Innovation Edge

The Three-Stage Choreography Behind the Korean Innovation Edge

By David Dubois Korean firms turn hierarchy into an innovation engine: framing tightly, experimenting freely, then scaling decisively to convert speed into advantage. David Dubois is...
TIMEXTENDER

Data-driven Decision Making that Uses Data, Mind and Heart

Interview with Heine Krog Iversen, CEO and Founder of TimeXtender TimeXtender’s mission is to help companies to extract the maximum-possible advantage from their data resources...
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What Do You Need to Know About dropshippingXL?

Dropshipping is a very popular and profitable business model for entrepreneurs. You can open a dropshipping store without having to worry about inventory or...
Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose

Aligning Organisational Ecosystems to be Fit for Purpose

By Jonathan Trevor and Kazuhiro Asakawa In the first of a two-part series, we explore how firms are reaping the benefits of leveraging a network...
Carbon Emissions

Why & How to Measure Your Carbon Emissions Early

Measuring carbon emissions might seem “optional”, but you’ll gain significant advantages from it in the short and long-term. Here, we give you a step-by-step...
Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing: The Second Quantum Revolution Transformation Of How Business Is Conducted

By Rosario (Roy) Girasa and Emilio Collar In the field of physics, we have experienced the quantum revolution in the early 1900s, while in the...
AI

Productivity Versus Ping Fatigue – is AI the Answer to Simplifying our Workflows?

By Caz Brett The rapid integration of AI into workplaces has transformed how employees engage with their tasks. By automating repetitive work, AI offers a...

Mind How You Grow: A Partnership to Improve Your Processes

Interview with Mr Giuseppe Zagami, the president of Mind The Value Fast-growing Italy-based company Mind The Value has made a name for itself with its...
TimeXtender

Extending The Time Equation: How TimeXtender Helps Businesses Save Considerable Time, Money by Automating...

Time is finite. We cannot produce more time for ourselves. We can only improve what we do with our time. This is the essence...
EPCs Can Build a Competitive Advantage Against Slow-Digitalization Competitors

Three Ways EPCs Can Build a Competitive Advantage Against Slow-Digitalization Competitors

By Pedro Hidalgo Insua The engineering and construction sector faces a striking paradox: digital tools are proven to boost performance, yet adoption remains low. In...
AI

Winning Strategies for the High-Stakes AI Arena: Unveiling an Innovative AI Research and Development...

By Aurélie Jean, Mark Esposito, Terence Tse and Danny Goh Artificial intelligence and its rapid emergence have proven to be a double-edged sword. While its...

Agile Anarchy is the Name of the Future

By Guido Stein and Alberto Barrachina To build agile organizations you must understand human relationships   1. Change> Transform Your Approach to Transformation This technical note explores some...
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How to Put Curiosity to Work in Your Organisation

By Louise Muhdi Companies are starting to understand why it is important to cultivate curiosity among their workforce. Yet, only a few possess a good...
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From Bottleneck to Builder: Why Letting Go is a Strategic Leadership Move

By Filip Pesek Startups thrive on founder hustle, but doing it all can become a growth bottleneck. This piece explores the hidden costs of over-functioning...
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The Power of Digital Twins: Unleash Supply Chain Decisions

By Gilles Paché "In today’s volatile, complex, and fast-moving markets, reactive-only supply chains are obsolete." Discuss. Here, Gilles Paché does just that, arguing that the...

Data Protection: Lightening the Load of Compliance

Interview with the DPO Centre CEO and Founder Rob Masson Does compliance with the data protection regulations have to represent a huge and costly burden...
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The Agentic Race: Smart Lessons From Companies Leading the Way

By Yousef Khalili Agentic AI is slowly changing the very foundations of business by allowing systems to act autonomously, make their own decisions and pursue...
AI in 2024

Navigating Trust and Innovation: AI in 2024 

By Julie Linn Teigland This year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen a compelling theme: ‘Rebuilding Trust’.   As outlined on the WEF’s website, it’s all...
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Five Critical Aspects of a Successful Transformation from Matrix to Agile

By Yves Doz and Maria Guadalupe Created in the 2000s by software developers, the Agile way of working is fast becoming the defining approach across...
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Becoming More Visionary When You Are Motivated by Immediate Results

By Jenny Fernandez Leaders often prioritise immediate results, but visionary leadership requires balancing short-term gains with long-term strategy. This involves embracing flexibility, empowering teams, and...
Collaboration as Strategy: Five Dimensions for Winning in an Age of Polycrisis

Collaboration as Strategy: Five Dimensions for Winning in an Age of Polycrisis

By Dr. Louise Muhdi Polycrisis is rewriting the rules of competitive advantage. Organizations clinging to siloed operations are losing ground to competitors who have mastered...
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How Global Companies Are Implementing Supplier Diversity Policies

By Anna Sáez de Tejada Cuenca and Gemma Berenguer It has become increasingly common for companies to implement supply-chain diversity to maintain a good image...
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AI Can Increase Companies’ Profit Significantly

By Ralph Geertsema, OP Lumijärvi, and John Wass Introduction Over the recent years, AI has conquered the world by storm and has been widely used so...
Graham Bright

Promise and Challenge: AI in the Trade Finance Industry

Interview with Graham Bright, Head of Compliance and Operations, Euro Exim Bank Technology is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s moving fast –...
Workplace

SMEs’ Changing Organisational Landscape: Strategising the Workplace of the Future

By Ambika Zutshi, Asha Thomas, Tapan Sarker and John Mendy The varied challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many SMEs floundering. Here are...
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Triple A.I. Supply Chains

By Fabrice Thomas and Hervé Legenvre Hau L. Lee, a Stanford professor described high performing supply chains back in 2004 as Agile, Adaptative and Aligned....
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Going Faster Is Not Enough Add Innovation to Outperform

By Peter Weill, Jan Brecht and Stephanie L. Woerner To stay relevant and achieve resilience, company leaders need to focus not only on speed but...

Science for a Better Tomorrow

By Ulrich A.K. Betz The future holds daunting challenges for the human race, and some good news wouldn’t come amiss. Here, Ulrich Betz gives us...
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The Threat of Europe’s Entrepreneurial Winter

By Filippo Renga and Filippo Frangi Superficially, European innovation and venture capital activity looks to be ticking along quite healthily. However, as Politecnico of Milan’s...
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The New Organic Search: You Don’t Rank Because You Matter – You Rank Because...

By João Filipe Pereira The landscape of organic search is undergoing a profound transformation, shifting from authority-based rankings to intent-driven relevance. João Filipe Pereira explains...
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Your Team Hides Mistakes Out of Fear: Building a Culture of Growth

By Dr. Melisa Buie When teams hide mistakes out of fear, organisations lose critical learning; building psychological safety turns failure into insight, enabling experimentation,...
Decentralised AI

Decentralise to Incentivise: The Quest for Unbiased, Explainable AI

Interview with Ala Shaabana, Co-founder of Opentensor Foundation  Amid widespread concern regarding possible built-in bias, opacity, and misalignment in big-tech-dominated AI, one strategy that offers...
pPeter Weill on How Top-Performing Firms Needed to Reorganise Seven Times for Digital

How Top-Performing Firms Needed to Reorganise Seven Times for Digital

By Peter Weill & Stephanie L. Woerner Top-performing firms reorganise several times to effectively use digital to capture value. In a series of CEO interviews,...

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