Thought Leadership

Duke CE’s article library brings you the latest thinking from our thought leaders in Dialogue, the only truly global journal for managers and leaders.

A repeatable process

Innovation projects are doomed to keep stumbling over the same obstacles unless leaders act to establish processes that…

Beware basic instinct

A fight-or-flight response to AI is understandable, but unwise. In his seminal business book Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel…

Vitalizing ecosystems

Innovative businesses position themselves at the heart of networks that draw in both suppliers and customers. In any…

The design activists

Olaf Groth, Terence Tse, Mark Esposito and Dan Zehr The disruption unleashed by the global transition into a…

The ozone-hole solution

An old climate problem shows that global action is possible. Fall was full. Conferences, meetings, and gatherings of…

Bridging cultures

How can Western business leaders master the art of negotiating with Chinese companies? In a globalized economy, the…

Harnessing AI for cooperative advantage

The adoption of AI could reinforce profit-centric thinking – or unlock a more cooperative and sustainable approach to…

The secret to bending time

The amount of time available to us may be fixed – but how we experience it is not….

Fail well – not fast

Don’t abandon failure. Rethink it. Managing risk means handling uncertainty. Some investments will be losers. Some decisions will…

A human-centric future

As organizations move rapidly into the era of AI, now is the moment for leaders to seize control…

Cracking corporate

Leaders have a vital role to play in nurturing young talent – especially where unequal societies mean that…

Breaking through bias

Creating greater equity for women takes resilience and determination to navigate a complex web of persistent, deep-rooted biases….