FALL 2025  

Digital Transformation

Will integrating the latest technology
make or break an organization?

Table of Contents
Digital Transformation

Navigating (Un)Charted Waters

A meta-synthesis of the transformation journeys of 64 companies

Digital Transformation
Scaling Small Tech Firms

Smaller firms face unique challenges


Digital Transformation
Escaping Technical Debt

Managers need to consider both the technical and social aspects of the problem

In-Depth

86% of digital transformation projects fall short of their objectives.

Small tech firms should systematically evaluate different scaling strategies ahead of time, prioritizing customer and partner outcomes.

Technical debt is a costly accumulation of software maintenance obligations, originating from shortcuts and temporary solutions taken during development.

Boards of directors can help prevent IT investment failures by addressing a number of predictable blind spots.


Explore


Innovation
Social Innovation in Open Spaces

Open spaces like fab labs encourage collaboration

Board of Directors
Illuminating Boards on IT Investments

Boards can help address blind spots in IT projects

Alliances & Mergers
Paths to Startup-Corporate Success

Combining startups' innovation with established firms' resources and processes

Digital Transformation
Escaping Technical Debt

Managers need to consider both the technical and social aspects of the problem

Spotlight
Growth Strategy
Lessons from Netflix's Success

The streaming company has remained dominant through a focus on profit logic

Security & Privacy
Data Breaches: Fight AI with AI

The same AI capabilities that pose an increased data risk to firms can be adapted to enhance security

Sales
The Value of Voice in E-Commerce

Voice AI is a complementary channel that can boost a firm's revenue without undermining its other platforms

Insight
Agentic AI

Governing the Agentic Enterprise

Autonomy can introduce managerial blind spots

Artificial Intelligence
Tacit Knowledge is Your Next Competitive Moat

Building agentic AI systems that amplify your company's unique expertise


Supply Chain Management
Planning Around Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Supply chain disruption is becoming common - use wargaming to test your strategy


Artificial Intelligence
What Can We Expect from AI in Blue-Collar Work?

Companies need to consider complementarity in human-AI teaming


Artificial Intelligence
The Uncanny Parallels Between Private Military Contractors and AI Suppliers

Accountability lessons and a diagnostic checklist for spotting entrenchment

Sustainability
Make Sustainability a Financial Variable

ESG objectives should not be on a parallel reporting track

Market Returns at Half the Emissions?

How emissions are scaled is just as important as the emissions themselves


Seven Myths About AI and Productivity

What the evidence really says


Transforming Business Education with AI

Following an innovation lab approach