May Highlights: AI in leadership, value creation, and innovation

Monthly Highlights | May 2018

Editor’s choice: AI in your organization

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to become one of the most transformational technologies of the digital age—touching all facets of business, including leadership, value creation, and innovation.

Notes from the AI frontier: Applications and value of deep learning

An analysis of more than 400 use cases across 19 industries and nine business functions highlights the broad use and significant economic potential of advanced AI techniques.

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Will artificial intelligence make you a better leader?

Agile leadership and AI both depend on learning to let go.

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AI is open for business: An interview with PayPal COO Bill Ready

Cloud platforms have begun democratizing artificial intelligence, ushering in a new wave of AI innovation.

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This month’s highlights

Linking talent to value

Getting the best people into the most important roles requires a disciplined look at where the organization really creates value and how top talent contributes. more →

Eight shifts that will take your strategy into high gear

Eight shifts to take your strategy into high gear

Developing a great strategy starts with changing the dynamics in your strategy room. Here’s how. more →

The new model for consumer goods

Why the industry’s historic value-creation model is faltering—and how to reinvent it. more →

Graphene: The next S-curve for semiconductors?

Slowing productivity improvements and rising costs for silicon have business leaders evaluating other materials. more →

How industrial companies can respond to disruptive forces

A survey of 300-plus executives generated insights that can help traditional players reckon with change. more →

Basel III: The final regulatory standard for banks

Basel III’s finalized regulatory standards will have less impact than was first assumed, but banks still need a holistic approach to capital management. more →

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Society 3.0: Using technology to improve public goods

The real-world potential and limitations of artificial intelligence

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Asia Pacific

How can business leaders, policy makers, and individuals prepare today for the jobs of tomorrow?

Hawaii’s quest to become a low-carbon leader

A framework for fostering effective energy transitions

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