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A Magna Carta for Inclusivity and Fairness in the Global AI Economy

By Olaf Groth, Mark Nitzberg and Mark Esposito Machine meritocracy is here. In this article, the authors elaborate on questions of inclusivity, fairness, and governance....

Knowledge Architects Wanted

By Tammi L. Coles Organisations that embrace cross-domain knowledge can attain sustainable agility. In this article, the author highlights the significant yet often overlooked difference...

Will The Robots Save Company Culture?

By Simone Sneed-McGurl Over the past 25 years we have seen a rapid proliferation of workplace technology, automation and artificial intelligence. The evolution of the...

Are We in Good Shape for a Digital Transformation?

By Anand Swaminathan & Jürgen Meffert Innovation cycles run ever faster – with each of us experiencing ever more discontinuity. Anand Swaminathan and Jürgen Meffert,...

Supply Chain Digitalisation Management Challenge

By Richard Markoff and Ralf seifert As part of the broader Industry 4.0 trend, the digitalisation of supply chains is happening quickly. Much of the...

An Innovator’s Midsummer Dream Come True

By Ulrich A.K. Betz , VP, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator, Merck   Organisations are eagerly looking for new ways to boost their innovation capabilities and...

Enhancing value through customer centric supply chain

An exclusive interview with Allan Dow, President, Logility In today’s fast-changing marketplace, Allan Dow, President of Logility, knows all too well that a customer centric...

Fintech: a Force for Disrupting and Democratising Financial Services

Fintech is like a snowball on a hill that is getting bigger and bigger and changing finance tremendously. London-based entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya is well...

Rethinking Future Higher Education

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Paweł Rowinski, Claudio Cisullo, Courtney Abraham and Jan Klimek “Education is a sustainable way for cultural change and transformation.”   The world around...

The Cybersecurity Challenge in a High Digital Density World

By Sandra Sieber and Javier Zamora To be effective in the new world of digital transformation, any organisation needs to address cybersecurity as a continuous...

“Electric Has Gone Audi”: An Exclusive Interview with Mr. Bram Schot

In recent years, interest in electric cars has increased sharply which has led to a greater disruption and democratisation of the entire automotive value...
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Software AG: Touching the Lives of Millions for Half a Century!

There is a software company that does things differently; not clamouring to be the latest headline, but quietly running the world with precision for 50 years...

Four pathways to ‘Future Ready’ that pay off

By Peter Weill, Stephanie L. Woerner and Nick van der Meulen Transformation is not easy but the companies who have reached “Future Ready” have significantly...

Future Insight – From a 350th Birthday to the Start of a Global Movement

By Ulrich A.K. Betz Merck, a vibrant science and technology company, celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2018. Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz, VP and Head of...
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A Revolution at the Organisation’s Core: Millennials

By Guido Stein and Miguel Martín How do organisations strategise to create a sound and functional workforce? In this article, the authors present how...
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Robot Travel Agency: A Warm and Technological Welcome

The time is ripe for technology to bridge the information gap between newly arrived travelers, their holiday accommodation, and their chosen tourist destination. Enter...

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...
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Riversoft Makes the Connection: From Travel Services to Medical Data Via NLP

Since its foundation, Riversoft has been active in many areas of growth, from tourism to technology and the marriage of both. Following our initial...

Transpitality: How Autonomous Driving Technology Will Reshape the Industry Landscape

By Steve Lee, Won-Yong Oh, Irene Yi There has been increasing attention to self-driving cars, but business is still missing some key insights into how...

A Vision of the future: Building a Smart Nation in Brunei

Interview with Ms. Suzanna Suharju, CEO of imagine Digitalisation is a cornerstone of the government of Brunei’s vision for the country’s future. And award-winning Bruneian...
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What’s Next for TravelTech? Insights from Riversoft CEO, Alex Kuo

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented, and continues to present, enormous challenges across the spectrum of industry, not least for the travel and tourism sector....

An Open Letter to Researchers Studying the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

I am not a medical doctor, nor specialist in epidemiology, but I consider myself very experienced and conversant with methodologies of scientific research. While...
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Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe

Interview with Daversa Partners’ Wendy Colvano - Director & Head of Europe With investors looking towards Europe as a hotspot for business acceleration, the need...
2021 Future Insight Days

2021 Future Insight Days – United by science for a better tomorrow: 12-14 July,...

Online Registration is open and free of charge. This online event will feature the awarding of the 1 million euro Future Insight Prize, the Nature...
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Beyond Collaborative Intelligence we can see a Meta-Mind Society Surfacing and we can Dream...

Facts, Fads and predictions about the joint venture of Human Mind and AI algorithms By Mario Raich, Simon  L. Dolan, Claudio Cisullo and Bonnie A....

The Future of Digital Identity Verification 

Interview with Andreas Bodczek, CEO of IDnow The digital revolution is making a significant impact on every industry, and IDnow, being the leading provider of...
Digital Trust is on the Horizon

Digital Trust is on the Horizon: Interview with Warren Dumanski, Executive VP and General...

In an ideal world, businesses would be able to carry out their digital business transactions safely, securely, ethically and reliably. In short, they need...

Under Cyberattack: Learning For Leaders Through Play

By Nora Grasselli and Bethan Williams How are team dynamics affected by our evermore global and virtualized business context? An innovative game created at ESMT...

Atradius and Kemiex Shake up the Raw Material Trading Landing in Pharma, Veterinary, Food,...

An online trade platform designed and introduced by Kemiex and Atradius is revolutionising the B2B global trade landscape for APIs, vitamins, and other food...
Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession

Future, Delayed: The #1 Reason Digital Transformation Could Stall During a Recession (And How...

By Andre Schindler, General manager of EMEA for NinjaOne The past two-and-a-half years have ushered in an accelerated era of digital transformation, but now economic...
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Synergy or Conflict? Lessons for managers on how to successfully adopt AI to augment...

By Jakob Stollberger and David De Cremer Artificial intelligence undeniably offers the potential to improve decision-making, at least in certain contexts. In this article, AI experts Jakob Stollberger...

Managing By Traction (MbT) Reinventing Management in the Cyber-Age

By Mario Raich, Tomasz Krzemiński, Claudio Cisullo, Simon L. Dolan and Bonnie A. Richley Abstract “We are at a critical turning point in human history!  We...

Sustainability is A Mindset, A Never Ending Journey

Interview with Franziska Gsell, Chief Marketing Officer of IWC Schaffhausen, chairwoman of the company’s Sustainability Committee Franziska Gsell has been the Chief Marketing Officer of...
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Reshoring and New Globalization: The Future of Supply Chains

By Luigi Gentili Reshoring is an economic phenomenon that has increased during the pandemic crisis. Many governments and businesses decide to repatriate their production lines...

How to Future-proof Your Business

We are living in a time that’s both exciting and scary for businesses across the globe. This is because on one hand, businesses have...

Building the Future on a Century of Heritage: A family business on the move–for...

Interview with Max Viessmann, CEO of Viessmann Group If knowledge is power, then shared knowledge must surely be the way for a company to maximise...

The Future of the Gaming Industry

The gaming industry is growing every year, and the latest data shows that the sector will reach maximum potential by 2025. The gaming industry...

Corporate Foresight In An Ever-Turbulent Era

By Alex Fergnani, Andy Hines, Alessandro Lanteri and Mark Esposito Nobody knows what the future holds in store. How, then, should businesses prepare for the...

Innovation – now and for generations to come

By Ulrich A.K. Betz Merck is well known as a vibrant science and technology company. But the company's drive to improve the well-being of humanity...

The New Responsibilities Of Companies In A Time Of Increasing Inequality and Climate Change

By Enrico Sassoon Time was, when it was generally accepted that companies were only there to generate wealth for their shareholders. Now, in a more...

AIM for the New Frontiers of Work

By Chris Nichols, Philippa Hardman and  Michael Chaskalson Earlier articles in this series have introduced Team Mindfulness using the AIM model and explored how the...
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Inviting Post-graduate Students and Young Professionals to Join the Merck Innovation Cup Summer Camp...

From June 20 - 26, 2020, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will be hosting the 10th Anniversary Innovation Cup Summer Camp (http://innovationcup.merckgroup.com) near Frankfurt, Germany, and we are inviting...
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The Power of Big Tech Platforms Has Gone Too Far

By Andreas Kornelakis The shift in the regulatory context globally compels tech giants to become more responsible There is a global shift in policies to curb...

Thriving as an Ecosystem Partner

By Arnoud De Meyer and Peter J. Williamson More and more companies are choosing to join an established or emerging business ecosystem as part of...
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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...

Vertical Farming is the Future

Everyone knows that the population of the world is the largest it has ever been. As more and more people are born and grow...
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...

Key Changes In Management: Implications From The Corona Crisis, Particularly On Family Businesses And...

By Dr. Peter Lorange   Introduction In this paper I shall discuss what I see as some major implications for management practices when it comes to several...
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All Change – but which Platform? Confronting Shift in the Telecom Sector

Interview with Kevin Peters, President and CEO at NetNumber All technology-based companies operate in an arena of constant change. However, perhaps no sector is subject...
Curious 2020

Tickets for the Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference are available now

Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference – science for a better tomorrow Ticket sales are open now. Secure your chance to be part of one of...