Executing Strategy
A Better Way to Bring Science to Market
New markets for judgment bridge critical gaps between scientific breakthroughs and commercial markets.
Breakthrough Innovation
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Analytics & Business Intelligence
What Sets Breakthrough Strategies Apart
Innovative strategies depend more on novel, well-reasoned theories than on well-crunched numbers.
Developing Strategy
Which Rules Are Worth Breaking?
Disrupting the status quo is often valuable, but taken too far, it can lead to ethical crises.
Disruption
12 Essential Innovation Insights
We searched the MIT SMR archives to find 12 essential innovation insights.
Innovation Strategy
How to Succeed with Radical Innovation
Highly capable firms are often reluctant to take risks, but they have much to gain if they try to innovate.
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Changing the Game with IoT
Businesses need to move beyond short-sighted use cases to realize the full potential of the Internet of Things.
Developing Strategy
Finding a Lower-Risk Path to High-Impact Innovations
High-impact innovations have built-in uncertainty — but careful strategizing can reduce the risk.
Organizational Transformation
How Blockchains Could Transform Management
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Developing Strategy
Debating Disruptive Innovation
Three experts provide their responses to the article “How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation?”
Data & Data Culture
Enough Health Care Data for an Army: The Million Veteran Program
U.S. veterans are helping customize medicine through big data that will unravel the role of genes in health and disease.
Climate Change
Sustainability-Oriented Innovation: A Bridge to Breakthroughs
Businesses see the value of sustainability-oriented innovation but face barriers that make the transition difficult.
Developing Strategy
How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation?
How well does Clayton M. Christensen’s theory describe what actually transpires in business?
Climate Change
To Conserve Water for Agriculture, a Solution from the Desert
For farmers, maintaining adequate water for their crops is a key challenge in a changing climate.
Climate Change
The Risks and Responsibilities of Tech Innovation
New tech can create new hazards for users — and for companies. Here’s how to limit the risk.
Innovation Strategy
What It Takes to Be a Serial Innovator
An intriguing new book discusses the traits of serial innovators at established companies.
Innovation Strategy
Why Giving Employees Paid, Unstructured Time Pays Off
Research in creativity shows that giving employees unstructured time — on company time — is a concrete way to reward innovative activity.
