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A new world order is unfolding as the US-China AI race meets geopolitics.

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How entrepreneurship empowers family-owned businesses to thrive in a changing world.

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The success of organisational AI initiatives depends on whether employees trust it with both their heads and their hearts.

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Search funds are quietly minting millionaires by buying stable, profitable businesses while venture capital and private equity struggle with depressed valuations and exit freezes.

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How AI Agents Are Rewriting Retail Power

N. Furr, A. Shipilov, J. Gaarlandt, W. Korver

As AI agents shape buying decisions, both brands and retailers must master AI agent optimisation to retain influence.

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Economics & Finance

The AI Race Through a Geopolitical Lens

Pushan Dutt

A new world order is unfolding as the US-China AI race meets geopolitics.

Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Explains Entrepreneurship: Family Business

Henrich Greve

How entrepreneurship empowers family-owned businesses to thrive in a changing world.

Strategy

Four Trust Types That Make or Break AI Projects

Q. Huy, N. Vuori

The success of organisational AI initiatives depends on whether employees trust it with both their heads and their hearts.

Entrepreneurship

Search Funds: A Rising Asset Class Outperforming PE and VC

I. Naumovska, G. I. Zañartu

Search funds are quietly minting millionaires by buying stable, profitable businesses while venture capital and private equity struggle with depressed valuations and exit freezes.

Marketing

How AI Agents Are Rewriting Retail Power

N. Furr, A. Shipilov, J. Gaarlandt, W. Korver

As AI agents shape buying decisions, both brands and retailers must master AI agent optimisation to retain influence.
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Leadership & Organisations

How to Get Workplace Kindness Right

N. Klein, E. Gattegno, R. E. Lim

Kindness could be more than about doing nice things for others or making people happy.

Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Explains Entrepreneurship: Founding Networks

Bala Vissa

Entrepreneurial success depends on strong networks and diverse teams.

Strategy

The Future Isn’t Horizontal: AI’s Vertical Revolution

M. Olenick, P. Zemsky

What if the true revolution of generative AI isn’t about AI at all – but about the industries it’s poised to remake?

Leadership & Organisations

The Power of Not Knowing

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Getting comfortable with “negative capability” opens the way to clarity.
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Strategy

When Sustainability Reshapes the Business Model

L. Felipe Monteiro

The sustainability agenda is forcing companies to rethink how they innovate, engage their people and collaborate with partners.

Strategy

Tailoring Strategy to Local Needs

L. Nartey, B. Akpaka

Understanding different stakeholder needs is vital to capturing value in emerging markets.

Economics & Finance

How Private Equity Firms Can Ace Buy-and-Build

E. Douglas, I. Mohammed, C. Zeisberger

Brutal discipline aside, three factors determine the success of this value-creation strategy.

Strategy

Four Trust Types That Make or Break AI Projects

Q. Huy, N. Vuori

The success of organisational AI initiatives depends on whether employees trust it with both their heads and their hearts.

Leadership & Organisations

How to Get Workplace Kindness Right

N. Klein, E. Gattegno, R. E. Lim

Kindness could be more than about doing nice things for others or making people happy.

Leadership & Organisations

The Power of Not Knowing

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Getting comfortable with “negative capability” opens the way to clarity.
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Leadership & Organisations

Beyond Shame: A New Approach to Mental Health Leadership

E. Li, M. Jarrett

Leaders, academics and policymakers united at Singapore symposium to transform shame into compassionate action across communities and workplaces.
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Leadership & Organisations

Are Quarterbacks Smarter Than CEOs?

Henrich Greve

What firms could learn from American football teams about effective decision-making.

Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Explains Entrepreneurship: Leading Start-Ups

Vibha Gaba

Entrepreneurial leadership is filled with tensions. That’s where a growth mindset, adaptability and a strong team come in.

Leadership & Organisations

Ten Questions Boards in Emerging Economies Must Ask

Ron Soonieus

Steering towards effective governance in the face of global disruptions.

Strategy

How the Misfit Bias Can Hurt You

M. Bikard, B. Stroube, K. Vakili

Poor combinations can negatively bias how individual parts are viewed – be it a song on an album, a picture in a gallery or a member of a team.

Leadership & Organisations

How to Lead Like No One Has Led Before

G. Petriglieri, A. Peshkam

Lessons from leaders of learning on how to break traditional templates of leadership.

Leadership & Organisations

Don’t Be an "Authentic" Leader

Graham Ward

Be clear on what you stand for, but flexible in how you express it.
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Marketing

GenAI: Prompting a Better Marketing Strategy

D. Dubois, J. Niessing

Amid the rise of generative and agentic AI, executives must master prompt-crafting to optimise their marketing and sales strategies.

Leadership & Organisations

How Expensive Is It to Have Your Own AI Agent, Really?

Albert A. Angehrn

Why artificial intelligence isn’t just for Big Tech and billion-dollar budgets.