2024: What is the Near Future of Generative AI?
By Jacques Bughin
Generative AI has already made a big splash, but just how wet we're all going to get in the future is still...
Creating Inclusive Innovation Workplaces: Insights from the Playground
By Fernanda Arreola
In the pursuit of engaging employees in innovative endeavours, a pressing need emerges for firms to establish new, inclusive settings known as...
Managing Risk in a Modular Economy
By Kamil J. Mizgier
The business world is constantly changing, at a pace which humans are not able to catch up with. The premise of...
Pivot or Perish: Modern Enterprise Networks Will Drive the Digital Future in Europe
By Jefferson Wang, Michele Marrone, and Swati Vyas
As Europe sets out to deliver on its second digital agenda, companies will need to equip themselves...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Inspiring Life of a Director
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We all have dreams. When we sit in our offices,...
The Eutopia of Engaging in Unconditional Kindness to Self and Others
By Salvador García Sánchez and Simon L. Dolan
Introduction
“Resilience” seems to be a common term used by professionals in many disciplines. Psychologists and medical experts...
Artificial Intelligence: Will You Be a Saboteur or an Impressionist?
By Gregory Unruh and Fernanda Arreola
The rapid adoption of AI in today's organisations leaves workers with two choices: waste their energy in a futile...
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...
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...
Enhancing Operating Models’ Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ)
By Hamilton Mann
As organisations tap into the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence to improve business outcomes, it is imperative to examine how it affects...
The Path towards Trustworthy AI is no Tech but a Human Intelligence Test
By Hamilton Mann
In the frenzy to champion the potential of trustworthy AI, the recent moves from tech giants offer a reflective pause about one of...
Have You Ever Met a Psychopath? The Anatomy of the Corporate Psychopath
By Adrian Furnham
When we think of psychopaths, we think of blood-thirsty crazed killers who spend their lives in chains at maximum security prisons after...
On Economic Supply Chain Risk Capital
By Kamil J. Mizgier
Economic risk capital is an established risk management framework used by firms in the financial services industry to drive their capital...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: On Being an Effective Non-Executive Director
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One of the most frequently asked questions to Better Boards...
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...
(Un)explainable AI: Should All AI Systems Be?
By Hamilton Mann
In the pursuit of harnessing the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI), businesses and researchers grapple with paradoxes that emerge when aiming to...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Board as a Team
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The Board as a Team may be a surprising topic....
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...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Retention Factor – Why Boards Need to Prioritise...
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When LGBT+ employees feel their employers aren't doing enough to...
Building the Data Foundations of Supply Chain Decarbonisation
By Hervé Legenvre
The journey towards the decarbonisation of supply chains requires harmonised and reliable information on emissions as well as industry collaborations by not-for-profit...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Governance – Are Boards Part of the Problem or...
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So much of the global discussion of corporate governance...
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...
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...
Now It is Time for AI Transformation
By Jacques Bughin and Ivan Gjepali
Unsurprisingly, the focus in the application of AI in business and industry to date has been on the potential...
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...
Banking on Data: the World’s First-Ever Common Currency
By Hamilton Mann
There is no shortage of descriptors when it comes to unveiling the considerable importance of data in our societies. While some refer...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: On Making it in the Boardroom
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The boardroom is a desirable place, and after a successful...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Building a Successful Employee Engagement Process
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The landscape of employee relations is changing, particularly in...
The Rise of Dual-Sided Artificial Intelligence (DSAI)
By Hamilton Mann
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, a « Dual-Sided Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) » is taking centre stage, highlighting both unprecedented advancements and...
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...
Digital Communication and Public Concern During Natural Disasters.
By Federico Platania, Celina Toscano, and Fernanda Arreola
While it makes sense that governments should use social media for effective communication with the public in...
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...
Looking beyond ChatGPT: Why AI Reinforcement Learning is Set for Prime Time
By Jacques Bughin
Companies must master AI—and all techniques, whether it is (un)supervised learning or reinforcement learning as is set to revolutionise predictive powers and...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Managing Governance Risk
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Risk identification, ownership, and monitoring sit at the highest levels...
A New Generation of Entrepreneurs: Moving with Purpose
By Fernanda Arreola and Gregory Unruh
Have you ever noticed how successful entrepreneurs seem to be driven by a kind of inspiration? But where do...
Why Many Modern Psychology Test Publishers Fail
By Adrian Furnham
In the midst of the razzmatazz surrounding AI, we hear a lot about its potential for the recruitment process. But is it...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: Gender Equality in the Workplace Starts at the Top
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Despite living in an era of rapid technological advancements, ground...
ChatGPT Goes (not yet) to Hollywood
By Jacques Bughin
Will ChatGPT solve all of your organisation´s problems? Here are points to consider before you implement the seemingly magical AI tool.
Since its...
Resilience Is More than Being Able to Rebound: It Should Be Used As a...
By Jacques Bughin
While they may not be able to prevent pending economic crises such as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses can use...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: AI – Rethinking business
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AI and generative AI are capturing the headlines. We know...
Can You Teach Leadership?
By Adrian Furnham
Can leadership be taught or is it an innate talent? This age-old question has been the topic of many debates in the...
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...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: How do Boards Preside Wisely Over Transactions to Avoid...
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It is well-known that the track record for successful acquisition...
Why Fixing the Planet is also about Seizing Business Opportunities
By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Sybille Berjoan, Dr Jacques Bughin and Yuhui Xiong
Companies’ efforts to become more sustainable can often be driven by regulation or government...
2023, A Space Opportunity: Pioneering Space Technologies, Protecting the Earth, and Preserving the Space...
By Shruti Shalini, Shalabh Kumar Singh, and Shubhashis Sengupta
Space-to-Earth observation technologies are helping businesses and governments make progress towards realizing sustainable development goals on...
The Better Boards Podcast Series: The Role of the Next Generation on Boards of...
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Transferring a family-owned enterprise to the next generation raises complex...
