MIT Sloan Management Review The New Business of Innovation
- Data Transformation Is the CEO’s Business
by Barbara Wixom, Ogi Redzic, Brandon Hootman, Joaquin Rodriguez, Gabriele Piccoli, and Cynthia Beath. <p>Barbara Wixom is a principal research scientist at the MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR). Ogi Redzic is a senior vice president and chief digital officer at Caterpillar. Brandon Hootman is vice president of physical AI platforms and AI autonomy at Caterpillar. Joaquin Rodriguez is an assistant professor at the Grenoble Ecole de Management and a research fellow at CISR. Gabriele Piccoli is the Edward G. Schlieder Chair of Information Sciences and a member of the Cultural Computing group at the Center for Computation and Technology at Louisiana State University. Cynthia Beath is a professor emerita at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.</p> on May 21, 2026 at 11:00 amAeriform/Ikon Image The Research The MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research conducted case study research at Caterpillar, a member of the MIT CISR research consortium since 2007. From July 2023 to December 2024, the authors conducted 56 interviews with 42 stakeholders. Interview participants also reviewed the case narrative as it was developed by the
- What It Takes to Scale Value-Based Industrial Solutions
by Johan Frishammar and Vinit Parida. <p>Johan Frishammar is a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. Vinit Parida is a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Luleå University of Technology and a visiting research scholar at the University of Vaasa in Finland.</p> on May 20, 2026 at 11:00 amDante Terzigni/theispot.com B2B sales is fiercely competitive. Companies selling big-ticket products and services to other businesses must design solutions that meet their customers’ specific needs with a provable value proposition. Increasingly, that means engaging in value-based sales, where the benefits to the customer are defined, quantified, and managed by the vendor. That’s a challenging practice
- Companies Don’t Have to Slash Jobs Because of AI
by Andrew Winston. <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwinston/" target="_blank">Andrew Winston</a> is a globally recognized expert on how to build resilient, profitable companies that help people and the planet thrive. He is the <a href="https://thinkers50.com/t50-ranking/" target="_blank">Thinkers50 top-ranked management thinker</a> in the world and coauthor of <cite>Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take</cite> (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021).</p> on May 19, 2026 at 5:00 pmHarry Haysom/Ikon Images | Carolyn Geason-Beissel “If AI is going to destroy all the jobs, why don’t we just stop?” That was the rhetorical question my college-age son asked after we talked about the possibility of drastic changes to career paths and society thanks to AI (technically, generative AI). It was in line with what
- A Need for Nuance: The Economist’s Andrew Palmer
by Sam Ransbotham. <p><cite>Me, Myself, and AI</cite> is a podcast produced by <cite>MIT Sloan Management Review</cite> and hosted by Sam Ransbotham. It is engineered by David Lishansky and produced by Allison Ryder.</p> <p><a href="https://sloanreview.mit.edu/sam-ransbotham/">Sam Ransbotham</a> is a professor in the information systems department at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, as well as guest editor for <cite>MIT Sloan Management Review</cite>’s Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy Big Ideas initiative.</p> on May 19, 2026 at 11:00 amOn today’s episode of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Andrew Palmer, senior editor at The Economist, describes how organizations can experiment with generative AI while balancing speed, quality, and risk. At his own organization, Andrew and others test artificial intelligence with human oversight to develop editing and publishing efficiencies. As the host of The
- How Job Design for Disability Improves Work for Everyone
by David Dwertmann, Stephan Böhm, Kristie McAlpine, and Mukta Kulkarni. <p>David Dwertmann is an associate professor of management at the Rutgers University-Camden School of Business. Stephan Böhm is an associate professor of diversity management and leadership at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, where he directs the Institute for International Management and Diversity Management. Kristie McAlpine is an assistant professor of management at the Rutgers University-Camden School of Business. Mukta Kulkarni is a professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at the Indian Institute of Management.</p> on May 14, 2026 at 11:00 amGary Waters / Ikon Images Disability-related innovations are all around us. Curb cuts in sidewalks, originally designed for wheelchair users, benefit caregivers with strollers, travelers with suitcases, and delivery workers with hand trucks. Automatic doors intended for individuals with mobility impairments are convenient for all. Blurred backgrounds in video calls, standing desks and ergonomic keyboards,