Instead of returning capital to shareholders through buybacks and dividends, companies will have to invest aggressively in profitable growth initiatives.

In his magisterial new biography of the ultimate Renaissance man, Walter Isaacson provides important insights into the nature of creativity and innovation.

Eight ways that AI is likely to reshape business in the next 12 months. For further insights, see PwC’s study.

In her new book, Leslie Berlin offers a group portrait of the unsung heroes who forged iconic companies — and a new industry — in the 1970s.

Technological changes foreshadow a dramatic — but manageable — shift in business logic everywhere.

It’s time to take today’s technological threats seriously and change the way you do business.

How to develop a coherent strategy to face today's technological threats. For more insight, read “10 Principles for Winning the Game of Digital Disruption.”

Chip and Dan Heath explain how to add defining moments to your customer experience.

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Space tourism and self-driving cars are exciting to ponder, but what about just making our current systems work better?

Algorithms and AI can help a company achieve massive scale, but they bring with them new risks.

Artificial intelligence may learn to track predispositions and personality traits, turning our inner personalities into a detectible second skin.

Larry Smarr has become a vital conductor of innovation by insisting that scientists and researchers at the incubators he runs collaborate across the lines that separate disciplines.

Although crowdfunding has been hailed as a brilliant new tool for edgy entrepreneurs, Internet investors tend to back safer, less groundbreaking products.

Leaders can encourage their organizations to construct their own futures by empowering internal iconoclasts and establishing a sense of urgency.

As business and technology strategies become more integrated, companies need an IT manager who can watch the bottom line and communicate, as well as do the hard coding.

A small but growing number of retailers and restaurants are experimenting with selling their wares through unstaffed kiosks, often linked to apps and e-payment systems.

Aligning technological investments with business goals and understanding how they affect real users helps ensure a greater return on investment.

Wharton professor David Robertson defines a “Third Way” of creating new products and services.

It’s too simplistic to view advances in automation as inspiring either sadness or euphoria.

A selection of books perfect for your commute — or the beach.

This month’s closure of a burrito shop for possible norovirus shows how vulnerable a company’s image is in the digital age.

Chess champion Garry Kasparov replays his historic loss to Deep Blue to illuminate the potential of AI.

Companies around the world need a comprehensive plan in place to ensure that critical business can still get done in the case of a prolonged Web outage.

Banking’s greatest technological innovation offers timeless lessons in improving customer experience.