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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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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...
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...
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...
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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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On the Need to Reinvent Your Business: Companies’ Survival Depends on Different Phases of...

By David De Cremer Organisations are born, conquer market share and, if successful, grow. In this process, it’s equally important that they are aware of...
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...
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Strategic Excellence: Steps to Maximise ROI in GEN AI Implementations

By Stephan Kudyba and Agnel D’Cruz The power of generative artificial intelligence (GEN AI) has organisations of all types intrigued and clamouring to leverage its...

DART: On Target to Meet the Needs of the Travel Industry

Insights from Riversoft CEO, Alex Kuo In the fiercely competitive world of the post-pandemic travel industry, travel suppliers are looking to provide a leaner, more...
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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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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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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...
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...

Don’t Fear the Black Swan, Take it as an Opportunity to Soar

By Kevin Peters, President and CEO, NetNumber When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses...

Lucky By Design 5 Clever Attitudes to Tilt Odds in Your Favour

By Avi Liran While you wait for your ship to come in, have you given any thought to building a lighthouse, or even dredging the...
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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...
Controlled Chaos: Logistics Drives Retail Performance

The Art of Controlled Chaos: How Logistical Inefficiency Drives Retail Performance

By Gilles Paché In today’s retail landscape, efficiency is not always the golden rule. Some of the largest retailers have mastered the art of controlled...

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...
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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...
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...
AI in Finland

AI in Finland: From Relatable Stories Towards AI Ecosystems

By Anna Lahtinen and Heikki Kallasvaara Finland is experiencing dynamic growth in the number of companies that are developing and / or using artificial intelligence (AI)...

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...
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...
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...
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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Scaling You: Leverage the Value of YOUR Time to Scale Your Business Impact

By Elizabeth Eiss Small businesses often face unique challenges in scaling their impact while juggling limited resources such as funding, sales, customer care, talent, and time....
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Running Out of Road: Why Tech Firms Need to Fast-Track their Pathway to Profitability 

By Ivan Nikkhoo  There are very few early-stage European tech firms that can afford to ignore the question of profitability.  Additionally, in recent years investors across...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
Generative AI

Six Ways Companies Can Use Generative AI to Boost Performance

By Ram Gopal The AI of the beholder: Managers need to examine where AI can improve workflow processes. Generative AI’s impact on productivity could add trillions...
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Generative AI In Innovation Development: A Catalyst For Creative Disruption

By Filippo Frangi From identifying strategic opportunities to enabling faster experimentation, from co-designing with users to reshaping go-to-market strategies, GenAI is pushing the boundaries of...
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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...
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...
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 –...
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Chips Everywhere and with Everything

By Elizabeth Stephens Until recently, Taiwan’s central position in the global supply chain of advanced semiconductors was not seen as an issue. But today, in...
Michal Sztanga

Business Software Solutions from the Can-Do Partner Next Door

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

BYD’s Rapid Ascent to the Global EV Leader

By Jiayi Huang and Xiangming Chen From a battery maker to the world´s leading electric vehicle producer, BYD's spectacular rise is an eventful journey fueled...
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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...

Changing Perceptions: the Island of Jersey brings digital ideas to success

Interview with Tony Moretta, CEO of Digital Jersey The European Business Review caught up with Tony Moretta, the CEO of Digital Jersey. Jersey has just...
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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...
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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...
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Unlocking Potential: Supporting Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

By Julien Billion, Christel Tessier Dargent and Jérémie Renouf Over 1.3 billion people live with disabilities yet their entrepreneurial potential remains overlooked. Entrepreneurs with disabilities...
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Scandinavian secure-sharing software as a service: The ultimate solution for decision-makers

Interview with Møyfrid Øygard, Managing Director at Admincontrol Admincontrol provides software solutions for secure collaboration and easy sharing of documents in business processes, such as...

Empowering Small Teams to Achieve More with Smartsheet

By Sarfraz Ali UK businesses are at a critical crossroads in an era of unprecedented economic complexity. The recently announced UK government’s Autumn Budget with...
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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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How AI can Help SMBs Build Credibility and Earn Consumer Trust in an Increasingly...

By Suhaib Zaheer  All Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) owners know the importance of gaining customer loyalty and trust, in order to grow and scale...
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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...

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