Disruption

Mercedes-Benz has embraced open innovation as a way to speed up its internal R&D processes.

MIT Press author Ron Adner shares how organizations can think about building competitive advantage in new ways.

Gerald C. (Jerry) Kane, Rich Nanda, and Anh Phillips, authors of the book The Transformation Myth, outline the traits and principles essential for adapting to disruption, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kartik Hosanagar’s AI-powered startup aims to help new voices find their way into film and TV.

The pandemic’s impact on business strategy, digital superpowers to thrive through disruption, and “explicit uncertainty” to avoid algorithmic harm.

Strategy experts weigh in on what COVID-19 means for business strategy.

An environment of continuous disruption requires the development of digital innovation capabilities.

College students will want online learning options even after the pandemic ends, a new survey says.

The pandemic has upended business. Let’s consider how managers should respond.

A new interview series will offer lessons to help leaders manage their teams, navigate complexity, and adapt to change.

Companies have more options than they realize when choosing a strategy for responding to a changing environment.

TCS and Halliburton Landmark executives discuss digital transformation in the oil and gas industry.

The most popular articles of 2020 gave companies and leaders insights on navigating disruption, uncertainty, and change.

Learn how to navigate post-pandemic supply chains in this recent webinar with MIT professor Yossi Sheffi.

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Rapid exploration and experimentation often outperform a more deliberative approach to problem-solving.

Companies can deliver services more efficiently as modular tasks that can be shifted among global teams and locations.

Managers can reenergize their businesses by leading with authenticity and grace during moments of crisis.

The Fall 2020 issue of MIT SMR offers leaders new strategies for an uncertain business environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed social norms. Although there will be enormous challenges ahead, these changes nonetheless offer business leaders an opportunity to create a future that’s different from — and better than — the prepandemic “business as usual.”