Commentaries

The innovation challenge: Good ideas are harder to find

July 30, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alex Singla, Alexander Sukharevsky, Elia Berteletti, Lareina Yee, and Michael Chui, for McKinsey Quarterly. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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Seven steps to better brainstorming

July 29, 2025

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article written by Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company (2011). To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about…

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Fifteen Years of the Salto Mortale: The world of Johnny Carson.

July 28, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Kenneth Tynan for The New Yorker (February 20, 1978). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration…

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How to Scale GenAI in the Workplace

July 27, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos, Mark Navas and  Anders Romare for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information,…

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The Art of Asking Smarter Questions

July 25, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Arnaud Chevallier, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jean-Louis Barsoux for Harvard Business Review. These five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email…

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Scenario Planning Amid Radical Uncertainty

July 24, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Steven Weber for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:   Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT…

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Frolics and Detours of a Short Hebrew Man: Mel Brooks’s indestructible comedy. 

July 23, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Kenneth Tynan for The New Yorker (October 22, 1978). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph…

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Pauline Kael on The Pure Sensation of “Good Fellas”

July 22, 2025

Here is an excerpt from a classic film review written by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker (September 17, 1990). To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.…

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Three Invisible Hurdles to Innovation

July 21, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony for MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit:  Carolyn…

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Attract New Customers Without Alienating Your Old Ones

July 20, 2025

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ryan Hamilton and Annie Wilson for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: …

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