Innovation

What New Research Reveals about Sustaining Cognitive Performance Past 60

Most executives treat exercise and diet as variables they will optimize later, once the quarter closes or the deal clears. A major clinical trial published last year suggests that the “later” instinct carries a measurable cost, and that the fix is far more specific than the general advice to “eat well and move more” that fills most wellness content aimed at leaders. The study is the U.S. POINTER trial, a two-year, five-site randomized controlled trial run by the Alzheimer’s A

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Managing Chronic Uncertainty with AI as a Strategic Partner

For the better part of a decade, leadership teams treated uncertainty like a passing storm: a temporary disruption to be endured until familiar patterns returned. That assumption has collapsed; volatility has become the operating environment itself. The data confirms a period of chronic instability: Global growth is slowing, projected at 3.1% for 2026 , with trade policy defined by sudden shifts in tariffs and subsidies has become a primary driver of market turbulence. The

Jan 144 min read

The Three AI Frontiers of Strategic Investment That Define the Next Decade

In 2014, Max Tegmark showed Googlers a landscape of AI challenges illustrated through towering mountains labeled Art, Programming, and Book Writing that seemed far beyond reach. His warning was that the sea level will eventually rise and submerge everything. A decade later, those once-impossible peaks are now fully underwater. This is the very challenge illuminated by our "2025 Update" (shown below) to Tegmark’s evolving landscape of AI. The waters keep rising, but the highe

Dec 2, 20252 min read

Start Leading with AI: A Week-Long Experiment for Busy CEOs

AI is reshaping how leaders operate, but seeing its potential and understanding how it could meaningfully fit into your day-to-day leadership are two different things. The leaders who adapt fastest won’t be the ones who know the most about AI; they’ll be the ones who experiment earliest. Competitive advantage is shifting toward executives who can use AI to widen their field of view, challenge their assumptions, and accelerate their clarity. To broaden your perspective on the

Nov 21, 20253 min read

Unlearning and Adaptability: The Core Competencies of the Future-Proof Organization

The greatest threat to a modern enterprise is a management team clinging to an obsolete playbook. Today, leaders and employees need to focus on discarding outdated mindsets, assumptions, and processes that limit the ability to leverage AI's full potential. The strategic capacity for unlearning is inextricably linked to organizational adaptability: the ability to change and thrive in environments defined by constant technological and market flux. Research shows that successful

Nov 14, 20257 min read

The Innovator's AI Dilemma

For decades, executives have wrestled with Christensen's theory of Disruptive Innovation: the idea that successful companies often fail to adapt to new technologies because they are too good at what they do. Now, a disruption of speed and scale we haven't seen since the internet's debut is here, and the stakes have never been higher. The choice before every business leader now is: Will you be the disruptor, or will you be the disrupted? AI is Following the Disruptive Playboo

Oct 30, 20254 min read

When AI Flattens Strategy, How Will You Compete?

A staggering 78% of organizations now report using AI in at least one business function, propelled by the conviction that it will deliver a decisive competitive edge (McKinsey & Company, 2025; Ransbotham et al, 2020). Yet, this is where the new competitive paradox of the AI era emerges. As AI becomes a ubiquitous, commoditized utility, its power to confer a unique advantage diminishes. When every competitor leverages the same powerful, off-the-shelf models, the inevitable ou

Oct 1, 20255 min read

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