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Sustainability trends businesses must watch in 2026

In 2026, sustainability moves from lofty ambition to hard-nosed execution, driving resilience, competitiveness, and real business value. From circularity to AI-enabled energy systems and sustainable product design, IMD experts see action taking...

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How to make the CDO role a success

October 8, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Didier Bonnet, Tomoko Yokoi, Nikolaus Obwegeser in Artificial intelligence • 4 min read

The tenure of a Chief Digital Officer (CDO) is relatively short due to a variety of factors. To avoid costly mistakes, design the role around the four key actions below - but...

A strategy for AI, not an AI strategy

October 7, 2025 • by Didier Bonnet, Achim Plueckebaum in Artificial intelligence • 13 min read

IMD’s AI Navigator helps leaders align business goals with AI models to capture value, manage risk, and move from hype to real impact....

Leading with coherence through complexity

October 6, 2025 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Artificial intelligence • 6 min read

In this exclusive interview, Jeroen van Weesep, Senior Vice President and Head of Supply Chain of Personal Health at Philips, reflects on how supply chain leadership evolves to deliver value in an...

Are you adopting AI passively? Three steps to reskill at scale

October 1, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Artificial intelligence • 2 min read

AI’s transformative potential requires more than technical readiness – it demands workforce readiness. Consult the checklist to gauge whether your employees are learning by doing, and follow the three steps to begin...

How to transform from an AI-enabled to an AI-centered enterprise

September 25, 2025 • by Amit M. Joshi in Artificial intelligence • 5 min read

Context-aware artificial intelligence is redefining the future of business. Amit Joshi shows how leaders can navigate through this radical shift to create new value propositions using a three-part framework. ...

IMD AI Safety Clock makes biggest leap yet amid weaponization and rise of agentic AI

September 19, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Artificial intelligence • 9 min read

One year after launch, AI risk tracker underlines worrying implications of accelerating AI adoption....

AI and Education

September 17, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Artificial intelligence • 9 min read

Minimizing the risks of AI in education means bridging the ‘relevance gap’ to develop the kind of thinking young people will need to thrive in their careers. ...

AI: the key to human-centered business

September 15, 2025 • by Faisal Hoque, Paul Scade , Pranay Sanklecha in Artificial intelligence • 8 min read

Fears that AI will dehumanize work overlook its potential to make organizations more human. Here’s how organizations can harness the power of human-centered AI....

Trust me, I’m a robot: how to avoid the pitfalls of AI

September 10, 2025 • by José Parra Moyano in Artificial intelligence • 3 min read

The development and adoption of AI are fraught with potential hazards. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls and ensure trust in your systems. ...

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GenAI and Healthcare with Achim Plueckebaum

September 9, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Artificial intelligence • 1 min read • Podcast available

Discover how AI will revolutionize healthcare! Mike and Amit are joined by Achim Plueckebaum on the latest edition of the IMD Podcast Network to explore the future of medicine....