IESE Insight - Innovation and Change

Mix novelty and familiarity to move from niche to mainstream

Diego Zunino; Stine Grodal; Fernando F. Suárez Help your new product to "cross the chasm" and reach the "zone of adoption" with these practical tips.

Stretch assignment: resources for staying well during lockdown

IESE Insight Living life and going to work in the age of coronavirus takes its toll physically, emotionally and mentally. A survey of European workers by IESE's Jeroen Neckebrouck finds those who maintained an exercise routine coped better.

Resilience, a key concept for the world's smartest cities

Pascual Berrone; Joan Enric Ricart London once again tops IESE's annual ranking of the smartest cities in the world. As COVID-19 forces a rethink of urban strategies everywhere, resilience emerges as tomorrow's leading concern.

Life after lockdown: tracking apps, more virtualization and new priorities

IESE Insight Ready for coronavirus contact-tracing apps and virtual healthcare? A pivot away from excess consumption and materialism? Living in China and working in telemedicine, Myra Yu shares her perspective on what the road ahead might offer as lockdowns are lifted.

Show them you CARE: managing people in times of crisis

IESE Insight How can leaders and HR professionals mobilize people for common goals when everyone is feeling anxious and working from home? To make remote work feel less remote, IESE's Anneloes Raes presents her CARE model to help manage people well amid a crisis.

How to prepare for when the storm clears

IESE Insight Like all storms, this too will pass, and there will be a day after. For that day, IESE's Miquel Lladó advises that now is the time to prepare. He offers tips for executives to start thinking about the future strategically.

Cash is king: advice for CFOs

IESE Insight The coronavirus crisis has brought a liquidity crisis for companies. Javier Santoma, professor of Financial Management at IESE, suggests the measures that CFOs should be taking to help make sure their businesses survive.

6 pointers when managing virtual teams

IESE Insight Sebastian Reiche, professor of Managing People in Organizations at IESE, believes remote work from home can be just as effective as being in the office -- if you keep these extra considerations in mind.

Flipping the digital switch: lessons from the COVID-19 lockdown

IESE Insight Sandra Sieber, professor of Information Systems at IESE, highlights key takeaways from the IESE experience, similar to what many other organizations went through when COVID-19 forced everyone to shift their businesses online and work remotely in record time.

5 steps to get a handle on operations in times of crisis

IESE Insight Steering your company to recovery, with resilience, may depend on forward-thinking operations management. Professor Jaume Ribera breaks down the key considerations in each stage of the life cycle of a crisis.