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The TEBR Columns feature brings together selected experts, practitioners, and thought leaders from diverse fields to share perspectives on the issues shaping business and society today. Through timely analysis, informed commentary, and deeper exploration of emerging trends, the section provides readers with thoughtful insights to navigate complexity, anticipate change, and make more informed decisions.

AI integrity - Hamilton Mann

Can Machines Demonstrate Integrity? Crash-Testing Artificial Integrity, Not Intelligence.

By Hamilton Mann Large language models are already being consulted in decisions that touch patient safety, regulatory compliance, and public trust, yet their behavior under...
From Black Box to Glass Box: The Future of AI Trust

From Black Box to Glass Box

How Portugal’s largest retailer and a Brazil-born innovation hub are reinventing how stores think. The Bet Two years ago, MC Sonae made a bet. Portugal’s dominant...
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The Rearchitected Firm: Moving Beyond Hierarchies in an Age of Agentic AI

By Jacques Bughin As AI begins to coordinate work, not just automate it, firms may evolve from static hierarchies into computationally adaptive organizations. Artificial intelligence is...
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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones: The Psychology of Microaggressions

By Adrian Furnham Most would agree that saying something deliberately calculated to hurt another individual is, at best, small-minded. Nevertheless, even the saintliest of us...
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Belt Up and Belt Out: Corporate Benefits of Psychological Safety

By Adrian Furnham and Dr Amanda Potter At your last departmental meeting, did you join in, or did you zone out? Did you buckle down,...
The Next Wave of AI: from Generation to Agency

The Next Wave of AI: from Generation to Agency

By Jacques Bughin If you're quietly patting yourself on the back for finally getting a grip on AI and its impact on your organization, here's...
Accidental Entrepreneurship: When Van Gogh shows up in your Backyard

Accidental Entrepreneurship: When Van Gogh Shows up in your Backyard

By Fernanda Arreola and Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens In the spring of 2020, during a global pandemic, a revolution began in a quiet French village when an...

On Ultraintelligence and Ultra Risks

By Dr. Claudio Antonini and Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Kamil Mizgier What is your pet goldfish's take on the “Offside” rule? Chances are, it’s a little...

The Flawed Assumption Behind AI Agents’ Decision-Making

By Hamilton Mann As rational as we humans like to think we are, at the moment of making a decision, a whole range of overlapping...
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Becoming the Leader You Are: The 6S-Model of Leadership Development

By Vivek Sharma and David De Cremer Real leadership? It starts when you stop following everyone else’s playbook. The 6S-Model reveals why authentic leaders are forged...
AI - Hamilton Mann

Artificial Integrity

By Hamilton Mann Much has been said about how to instill integrity into AI-generated content. So far, the focus has been on policing training data...
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The Drama Queen Leader: Theatricality and Inappropriate Behaviour

By Adrian Furnham Friendly, dramatic, and attention-seeking, they are difficult to miss. You may find them entertaining in social settings, but what happens when you...
AI Agents

AI Agents will Empower Autonomous, Scalable and Networked Organizations

By Alessandro Lanteri and Mark Esposito The rapid development of AI technology has brought in agentic AI systems with the ability to be autonomous and...
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The Future of AI Language Models (LMs): Three Scenarios that could Reshape Business and...

By Hervé Legenvre, Erkko Autio and Xule Lin This article is part six of an ongoing series - AI Power Plays - that explores the...
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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...
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How European Companies Can Drive Reinvention and Resilience through Generative AI

By Mauro Macchi, Dominic King, and Ladan Davarzani Europe’s economy shows promise, but stock market turbulence, political uncertainty and war could disrupt it any time....
European Automakers

Shifting Gears: How European Automakers Can Survive the EV Disruption

By Juergen Reers, Marcello Tamietti, Philipp Kupferschmidt, Stefan Hattula, and Sheryl Yaping Yu European automakers face growing competition from Chinese and U.S. electric vehicle (EV)...
Elizabeth Eiss

Human Resourcefulness for the Smaller Business: Interview with Elizabeth Eiss

There are a host of recruitment platforms geared towards large enterprises. But what of the smaller business or one-person outfit looking to take on...

Art and Business

By Dr. Peter Lorange Art and business are typically seen as two different things. While art tends to be associated with beauty, inspiration, and a...
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Sorting Out the AI Gold Rush? Ten Opportunities in the Generative AI Value Chain

By Jacques Bughin and Duco Sickinghe As the AI boom continues to accelerate, investors are keenly eyeing the generative AI sector for potential breakthroughs. Jacques...
Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership for Growth in Turbulent Times

By Peter Lorange In uncertain times, strategic leadership is crucial for navigating growth. Dr Peter Lorange, Honorary President of IMD, explores how executives can harness...
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“Can-Lah” The Art of Saying “Yes!”

By Avi Liran A refreshing guide from one of the top motivational and entertaining speakers in Asia on how to turn those frustrating “NOs” into...
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Brain – Machine Synchrony: A New Era of AI-Supported Human Collaboration and Societal Transformation

By Hamilton Mann, Cornelia Walther and Michael Platt This paper introduces the concept of "brain-machine synchrony," exploring the potential alignment of human brain waves and physiological...
AI savvy

Unlocking the Power of AI Leadership: A Dialogue with Professor David De Cremer

David De Cremer gets to the heart of leadership in the era of rapid AI evolution. Discussing his upcoming book on the topic, he...
AI Liberates the Transition to a Skill-Based Organisation

How AI Liberates the Transition to a Skill-Based Organisation

By Jacques Bughin and Jeroen Van Hautte What do companies as diverse as Booking.com, Accenture, Revolut, GSK, Walmart, or Unilever have in common? Answer: they have...
Gen AI Revolution

Leading the Gen AI Revolution: Building Workers’ Trust to Reinvent Work in Europe

By Tim Good, Andrew Young and Mamta Kapur Europe is currently undergoing a generative AI-driven transformation in the world of work. While leaders are confident...
Business Leadership Paradigm

A New Business Leadership Paradigm to Understand Signals and Timing: When to ENTER a...

By Peter Lorange and Karin Mugnaini In business, as in a host of other contexts, timing is everything. While sensing the optimum moment for a...
Rebounding

You Did Not Fail! You Are Just Rebounding!

By Olimpia Modorcea and Fernanda Arreola Entrepreneurs make economies turn and prosper. They create a large proportion of new jobs, take economies out of recessions,...
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Introducing the Concept of Artificial Integrity: The Path for the Future of AI

By Hamilton Mann The concept of "artificial integrity" proposes a critical framework for the future of AI. It emphasises the need to architect AI systems...
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Edge Computing in Europe: A Key Driver of Business Innovation 

By Ram Ramalingam, Teresa Tung, Nitu Kaushal & Shalabh Kumar Singh Edge is an essential component of the cloud computing model and has the potential...
WHY THE ETHICAL USE OF AI MATTERS FOR YOUR CAREER

Why the Ethical Use of AI Matters for Your Career

By Jack McGuire, David De Cremer, Leander De Schutter, and Yorck Hesselbarth In the contemporary digital era, innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) are profoundly transforming...
Artificial Intelligence

10 Ways Marketing Is Being Transformed by The Advance Of AI

By Hamilton Mann and Joerg Niessing If you are one of those who has reservations about online systems that track your browsing behaviour, you might...
Algorithmic Governance

Enterprises Must Establish Algorithmic Governance in Advance of Regulatory Mandates

By Mark Esposito, Aurélie Jean, Terence Tse and Guillaume Sibout In AI, as in myriad other fields, past and present, technological developments go blazing ahead...
Complex Equation of AI

The Complex Equation of AI in the Work World

By Hamilton Mann At the imminent dawn of our artificially intelligent societies, a profound question arises: To what extent will artificial intelligence reshape our professional...
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Why Strong Technology Leadership Matters to Europe’s Future Competitiveness

The Right Leadership Can Help Bridge Europe's Lag in Technology Adoption, R&D, and Patents By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk, and Surya Mukherjee Increasing leaders’ technology quotient...
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The Art of Future Design — Part II: Deployment, Wholeness, and Impact on...

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo In this article, we extend the logic that was previously published...
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A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work

By Adrian Furnham Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work? Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...

Does Generative AI Generate Jobs?

By Jacques Bughin The evolution of AI and its quick adoption by organisations has predisposed many workers to the fear of losing their jobs to...

Countdown to Cybersecurity in the Quantum Era: Will Businesses be Ready in Time?

By Tom Patterson and Laura Converso Leaps in quantum technology and hybrid approaches are shortening the time to Q-Day, when adversaries can use quantum computing...

How Productive Is Generative AI Really?

By Jacques Bughin Generative artificial intelligence is invading the corporate suite and boardroom, surrounding the pros and cons of its use in the enterprise. The...
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The Art of Future Design — Part I: Framing, Assessing, and Identifying Relevant Contexts

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Our desire to design a better future for those coming behind...
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is Exclusive-by-Design

By Hamilton Mann As humans, it is our responsibility to shape the trajectory of artificial intelligence and use the knowledge of machine learning to...
Future of Work

Imagining a Shared Journey into the Future of Work

By Simon L. Dolan, Kristine Marin Kawamura, Mario Raich, and Dave Ulrich Work enables us to create value for ourselves and others. In our forthcoming...
Intelligent Enterprise

The Rise of the Intelligent Enterprise

By Jacques Bughin, Philippe Roussière, and Praveen Tanguturi As more traditional companies are investing in AI, we explore best practices used by leaders to transform...
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The Resilience Rings: A New Neuropsychological Framework for Building Resilience

By Javier S. Casademunt and Simon L. Dolan Mental health problems, especially in the workplace, have become the current global pandemic that COVID-19 left behind....
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Authenticity at Work: Be Honest, is it a Good Thing?

By Adrian Furnham It is often said that honesty is the best policy. But if we apply that maxim invariably and unquestioningly, does that automatically...
ChatGPT

Chatpocalypse Now: with ChatGPT the Question is Not, “Is this Technology Ready for Us?”...

By Christopher Surdak, JD The rise of AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants is transforming the way we communicate with businesses and each other, with ChatGPT...
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Crisis? What Crisis? Why European Companies Should Double Down on AI Now

By Jacques Bughin, Francis Hintermann, and Philippe Roussière While in practice, it takes time for a tech revolution to unfold, multiple signs show the AI...
Better boards podcast series

Introducing The Better Boards Podcast Series

The European Business Review is proud to partner with The Better Boards Podcast Series! Managed by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, a trusted board advisor who has...
AI

Conversational AI is Asking for Ethical Oversight: How Can Humans Best Answer the Call?

By Laetitia Cailleteau and Patrick Connolly As conversational artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it is able to sustain ever more human-like relationships with end users. This...

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