Rita McGrath

Join Rita McGrath, a strategic management expert and Columbia professor, Alex Osterwalder, renowned for his business model innovation, and Ryan Shanks, Accenture's Head of Innovation, as they explore the seismic shifts in consulting due to AI. They discuss the evolution of consulting roles, the importance of human skills in an AI-driven world, and the move towards outcome-based business models. The trio delves into ethical dilemmas, the need for continuous reinvention, and the future landscape of consulting, advocating collaboration and trust amid rapid change.

Richard Rumelt and Rita McGrath discuss strategy, innovation, and growth

To plan for the future, businesses usually look to their past. But what if your company is in uncharted territory? Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has a different idea: Design experiments to test your assumptions using “discovery-driven growth.”

Rita McGrath, expert in organizational innovation, discusses designing structures for innovation with a permissionless approach. She explains competitive strategies like onslaughts and guerrilla campaigns, entrepreneurial leadership practices, and fostering a culture of opportunity-seeking. Rita advocates for intelligent failure and technology-driven management for human flourishing at work, teasing her upcoming book on organizational design.

Rita McGrath from Columbia Business School, Felix Oberholzer-Gee from Harvard Business School, and Derek van Bever, also from Harvard, dive into the fascinating world of disruptive innovation. They discuss its origins, tracing back to a ceramic startup that challenged industry giants in the 1980s. The conversation highlights the shift from product innovation to innovative business models and critiques of the theory's application. They explore lessons from the dot-com boom and emphasize the need for established companies to adapt while balancing current operations with future opportunities.

Rita McGrath, a renowned professor from Columbia Business School and co-author of a pivotal article on digital transformation, stresses the urgent need for companies to adapt their digital strategies amid accelerating change. She advocates for a discovery-driven approach, focusing on small, manageable experiments rather than risky, large-scale changes. McGrath highlights the vital role of effective communication and leadership during crises while sharing insights on how organizations like Best Buy successfully navigated rapid digital shifts during the pandemic.

Best-selling author and Columbia Professor, Rita McGrath, discusses fostering discovery driven growth and a sustainable innovation strategy. Topics include avoiding whipsaw reactions to major external events, building a process for systematic exploration and exploitation, innovative governance, indicators of blind spots, creating KPIs and metrics that incentivize innovation, and maintaining stability while fostering innovation and dynamic change.

Leading futurists Rita McGrath, Esther Dyson, and Gary Shteyngart discuss past predictions, the digital age, social media, science fiction, and methods for sensing the future. They explore predicting future trends, dystopian inspiration, human connections, and methods for contemplating the future. The podcast also touches on challenges in Korea's advanced economy, re-enchantment, permissionless organizations, potential disruption in advertising, and upcoming books and foresight.

Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath, Copenhagen Business School professor Poornima Luthra, and entrepreneur Andrew Barnes discuss rethinking work to improve mental health. Topics include the impact of a four-day workweek on productivity and employee well-being, creating psychologically safe environments through active listening, and fostering resilience and inclusivity in organizations.

Business strategist Rita McGrath discusses the flawed business model of Meta/Facebook, including its harmful impact on society and deceptive practices. The podcast also explores the challenges Facebook faces in revenue and competitors, particularly with Apple's privacy changes and TikTok's rise as a rival.