AI & Machine Learning
Why the ‘Just Do Something’ Strategy for AI Won’t Work
AI strategy will only get big results if companies focus on what AI can do at scale.
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Developing Strategy
How to Succeed Without Being the Smartest Person in the Room
Successful leaders establish missions, facilitate decision-making, and eliminate obstacles.
Automation
How to Avoid All-or-Nothing Thinking in Your Tech Strategy
Three crucial steps can help companies overcome legacy approaches — without automating everything.
Developing Strategy
Preparing for the Risky World of Extended Reality
Six risks that business leaders can begin to strategize around now.
Boards & Corporate Governance
Don’t Set Your Next CEO Up to Fail
At the heart of many botched appointments is the lack of a clear mandate.
Global Strategy
Why Multinationals Should Consider Geographic Complexity First
New research offers companies a framework for managing successful country portfolios.
Developing Strategy
The Five Bestselling MIT SMR Articles of 2019
Getting ahead of industry disruption, successful frameworks for strategic decision-making, and creating value through customer experience.
Developing Strategy
Should Antitrust Intervene to Break Up Big Tech?
How should antitrust policy shape the future of Big Tech?
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Every Number Tells a Story
No matter how compelling it seems, data alone won’t win people over unless infused with a story.
Developing Strategy
Don’t Let Metrics Critics Undermine Your Business
The true underperformers in this digital disruption era are not measures but their managers.
Developing Strategy
How Will U.S. Companies Respond to Regulation Rollbacks?
How will companies respond to Trump administration rollbacks of environmental regulations?
Business Models
Winning With AI
Early AI winners align organizational and business strategies to build value and manage risk.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Why Analytics Don’t Always Pay Off in the Playoffs
Why do workable analytics-based strategies always seem to fail when the playoffs start?
Customers
Digital Transformation Should Start With Customers
Major makeovers should benefit — and be noticed by — those who buy a company’s products and services.
AI & Machine Learning
Tell Your Colleagues: MIT SMR Is Unlocked Today Through Thursday
We’ve unlocked our site and curated reading lists to help you solve your key business problems.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
The Best of This Week
Re-skilling done right, telling a good data story, and three big points on disrupting yourself.
Technology Implementation
Unleashing the Power of Blockchain in the Enterprise
If companies want to compete with blockchain, they must first cooperate to develop standards.
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Mondelez International’s Intelligent Automation Journey: From Cost Savings to Value Creation
This case study follows Mondelez International’s project to implement RPA as part of its AI journey.
AI & Machine Learning
The Best of This Week
WeWork’s disastrous week, AI breaks down business silos, and the most important leadership skill.
Developing Strategy
Creating Digital Offerings Customers Will Buy
Find the sweet spot between what digital technologies can deliver and what customers need.