The cultural solution to big tech’s ethics problem
Digital ethics boards can help companies navigate tricky ethical issues as they innovate – provided they are carefully planned, say Tomoko Yokoi and Michael Wade at IMD Business School ...
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Michael R. Wade
Michael R Wade holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation and is Director of IMD’s Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. He directs a number of open programs such as Leading Digital Business Transformation, Digital Transformation for Boards, Leading Digital Execution, and the Digital Transformation Sprint. He has written ten books, hundreds of articles, and hosts a popular management podcast. In 2021, he was inducted into the Swiss Digital Shapers Hall of Fame.
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Learn the five principles required for innovative thinking
16 August 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet, Michael R. Wade, Jean-Louis Barsoux in Brain circuits • 2 min read
For business leaders who seek the holy grail of innovation there is good news on the horizon: introducing the ALIEN framework – an innovative way of thinking that can be taught and...
In uncertain times, it pays to keep your options open
5 July 2022 • by Arnaud Chevallier, Michael R. Wade, Lars Häggström in Audio articles • 6 min read
A series of global shocks has made effective decision making incredibly difficult. Our experts offer three practical steps to get the balance right. ...
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Six questions to test your company’s agility
4 February 2022 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi in Brain circuits • 2 min read
We have identified six key principles that contribute to strategic ability. Test where you stand on it....
What every start-up can learn from Frank Gehry, the extreme experimenter
Too much focus on validation can stifle flexibility and open-mindedness – qualities essential for innovation. The world-renowned architect, now in his nineties, is a case study in how to do things differently....
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Three questions to help you manage corporate digital responsibility
20 October 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain circuits • 3 min read
You can think of data in a very similar way to a physical product, and that comes with a number of ethical issues including how it is sourced, transported, sold, packaged, and...
How to think about data as a commodity with similar ethical issues
13 October 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain circuits • 2 min read
In terms of sustainability data and physical commodities are similar, and companies need to start considering them in similar ways when it comes to ethics and responsibility....
Four things you need to ask about your corporate digital responsibility plan
12 October 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain circuits • 2 min read
You need to have a CDR plan, either as part of or separate from your overall sustainability strategy. To evaluate where your company is currently at in terms of CDR, you should...
The four components of digital corporate responsibility
7 October 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Brain circuits • 2 min read
Corporate digital responsibility (CDR) is a set of practices and behaviors that help an organization to use data and digital technologies in a way that is socially, economically, technically, and environmentally responsible....
Corporate Digital Responsibility: the next ethical frontier
There have been two megatrends that have dominated the last decade: digitization and ethics and sustainability, but so far there have been few points of intersection between these two trends, largely because...
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Five questions to help you choose the right digital governance model
16 September 2021 • by Michael R. Wade, Didier Bonnet in Brain circuits • 3 min read
Choosing a digital governance model is a critical part of a digital transformation strategy. Research has indicated that governance is a key driver of financial performance for businesses that have undergone successful...
Digital transformation: how to bridge the gap between knowledge and action
There is no hiding from digital disruption, and the pandemic definitely accelerated the process for many organizations. But while companies know they need to transform, they are really struggling with how to...