Innovation
Management Today keeps track of the trends and technologies set to change the world of business.
Cryptocurrencies: the most important invention since the internet?
There are plenty of hyperbolic claims about Bitcoin et al. But just what exactly are...
Will Google regret its tougher approach to moonshots?
While investors welcome CFO Ruth Porat’s tougher approach to radical ideas, will it ultimately curtail...
The tyranny of best practice
Why businesses should be wary of trying to copy more successful competitors.
Meet the chief behind Avon's resurgence
Angela Cretu had the handover from hell, but she still "didn't feel the urge to...
3 moonshot innovations that might just work
From hybrid species to vacuum tube transportation, here are 3 outlandish ideas that could be...
The business challenge of the century?
The pandemic showed businesses could innovate in the face of catastrophe. Now we need to...
How to make imagination a competitive advantage
Blue sky creativity isn't just the realm of lone geniuses and small children. It can...
What it takes to make multichannel work
The high street doesn't have to die, but it is full of zombies.
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Fast forward: why you can't afford to delay tech adoption post-COVID
Brendan Flattery, managing director, ERP, at The Access Group, discusses why technology that facilitates collaboration...
How to get ahead in the fourth industrial revolution
Avoid your goals falling into 'pilot purgatory'.
How simplification built organisational resilience at L’Oréal
"It was clear to me that we’d overcomplicated our work," says the cosmetics giants health...
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Marketers need to lead with insight to help drive growth
Businesses seeking to deliver compelling digital experiences for customers must look beyond recruiting tactical capabilities...
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Start small, think big: how to grow your business post-pandemic
In an uncertain marketplace, it’s vital to innovate and make customer-centric decisions says Seona Tully,...
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8 things we learnt at HubSpot GROW Europe 2021
Marketing, sales and customer service leaders shared their insights on everything from podcasting to Big...
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How payroll can drive growth post-Covid
It’s often undervalued, but payroll has the potential to provide invaluable data for businesses.
What Wickes learned over lockdown
Quickfire Q&A: Digital levels the playing field, and customers have a mission, not a shopping...
"Making a positive impact brings greater returns than the stock market"
Tickr founder Tom McGillycuddy says targeting ethical and sustainable investments generated growth.
How farmers are really coping with change
Robo-tractors, cow psychoanalysis: The world of farmyard innovation
How to compete with Amazon
Bookshop.org's rapid growth has led to an earlier-than-anticipated UK expansion.
5 CEO tips for horizon scanning
Management Today asked leaders how they keep an eye open for business opportunities - and...
How to go viral on TikTok
Little Moons' mochi balls are a social media sensation. Here's what you can learn about...
Margaret Heffernan: “We talk cavalierly about leadership as if everybody with a big ...
Part 2: The author and entrepreneur on why CEOs are bad at innovation, 3M and...
How Zara adapted fast fashion to Covid
Despite its heavy emphasis on in-store sales and just-in-time supply, the retailer’s flexible business model...
How "low code" is transforming software development
Business costs could plummet as point-and-click platforms become the norm.
How Whitney Wolfe Herd became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire
Tinder's former marketing boss left the firm to start feminist rival Bumble in 2014.
Ocado, micro-fulfilment & the future of retail
Case study: Next day delivery is so 2019. For today's convenience-conscious consumer, minutes count.
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5 reasons to upgrade your workforce management technology now
From employee health and safety protection to workforce planning, how workforce management technology can help...
WFH works for creativity - but we’re still reopening the office
We need to distinguish between creation and crafting In the post-jab world.
How Amazon does data
In this mini-extract from our intelligence report A Leader’s Guide to Data Science, we look...
E-commerce is "the future of digital media"
One minute briefing: John Paton, chair of The Independent, on data, digital transformation and why...
Fostering a growth mindset improves innovation
Research suggests that a willingness to learn new things leads to 'integrative thinking', improving the...
How to spot a bad idea that looks like a good one
Behind every flop was someone who thought they were onto a blockbuster.
3 reasons your team isn’t innovating
Your ‘big idea’ cupboard is empty. Here’s how to fix it.
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Reimagining retail banking: Tech, innovation and collaboration key to survival
In partnership with Capita, senior retail banking leaders reveal how financial services can weather the...
The pandemic is a chance to rethink attitudes to part-time work
Nominate star part-timers and companies innovating with flexible working for the Timewise Power List, in...
"We had to deliver 2.5 years work in 6 weeks"
Inside lessons from the UK's Ventilator Challenge.
This nursery start-up shows innovation doesn’t have to be hi-tech
Briefing: Opportunities can be hidden in plain sight, say Ashwin Grover and Varun Chanrai, founders...
How data deceives
Averages, ratios and indices can easily lead you to false conclusions, says this retail veteran...
Has the job interview had its day?
In the age of remote working, workplace traditions are being put under the microscope. Hoxby...
Simon Woodroffe: "I'd throw away your marketing budget"
Workplace Evolution podcast: The YO! Sushi founder on learning to be bold, innovation killers and...
The simple metric that turned 3M into an innovation powerhouse
The multifaceted manufacturer's innovation-as-normal culture is by choice, not by chance.
How Michelin banished bureaucracy
The tyre maker recognised that you can’t impose autonomy from the top down.
M&S: A case study in falling victim to your own success
COVID-19 has simply made more urgent the retailer’s fundamental predicament: people want to buy its...
Facebook's creativity hacks
ONE MINUTE BRIEFING: Facebook's EMEA VP Nicola Mendelsohn on how the social media company boosts...
Innovation: How Netflix, Amazon & Pernod Ricard lowered the stakes of failure
Organisational inertia will set in unless you actively guard against it.
Why Amazon banned PowerPoint
And how resurrecting the memo helped the tech giant make better decisions.
Digital transformation in the age of coronavirus
Understand the human challenges before making the rush to digital.
Reimagining the public sector
COVID-19 offers a glimpse of an innovative, collaborative, people-centred state, argues the CEO-elect of PA...
Is management consulting about to get 'Amazoned'?
The increasing role of 'project tech' in consultancy raises the prospect of a platform-based business...
4 ways to turn uncertainty to your advantage
Opportunity abounds in hard times, if you’re prepared to take it.
How to innovate in a crisis
Leadership lessons video panel: ADP UK MD Jeff Phipps and Amazing If co-founder Sarah Ellis...
NextGen winners: The firms that will lead Britain's recovery
Agility, impact and vision define our next generation of great companies.
Ranked: Britain's most innovative companies
These are the businesses most admired by their peers for their capacity to reimagine and...
What it really means to reinvent yourself
Transformation comes with a cost.
Can mindfulness make you more creative?
Paying attention to your surroundings and listening intently can improve ideas.
All that’s required is a pen, a notepad and a brain
How to model the future without touching a computer.
Efficient chickens, less stuff, more optimism: The real way to address climate change ...
What is dematerialisation, and why does it matter?
An Orwellian nightmare for mice: Pest control in the digital age
Case study: Rentokil’s smart mouse traps use real-time surveillance, transforming the company’s service offer.
What's the best way to predict the future?
Dominic Cummings recommends we all read Philip Tetlock's book Superforecasting, and our reviewer agrees.
AI opens up an ethical minefield for businesses
There will inevitably be unintended consequences from blindly adopting new technology.
