Bill Fischer

Bill Fischer

Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management, and Emeritus Professor of Innovation Management at IMD.  Previously, Executive President and Dean of CEIBS (the China-European International Business School) in Shanghai (1997-1999). Co-author of "Reinventing Giants," "The Idea Hunter" and "Virtuoso Teams."

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Danica Purg: Changing The Managerial Mindset Of A Region

Following the end of Soviet influence, management in the former bloc economies needed a total leadership mindset change. Danica Purg took on this challenge and succeeded.

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Dec 8, 2025

Frank Gehry On Leadership: More User-Engagement, More Complexity, More Options

Both buildings and organizations should strive to enoble their inhabitants. Gehry’s buildings had inspirational impact. They offer organizational and leadership lessons

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Sep 29, 2025

Self-Renewing Organizations As Innovations

Organizations are the vehicles we use for delivering new ideas into the market. Self-renewal is one way of ensuring that such activities retain their relevance.

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Jun 21, 2025

Silicon Valley’s Leadership Lessons

Silicon Valley is increasingly the preferred alternative source of leadership lessons for both business and government organizations. Why is that. and what can we learn?

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Mar 31, 2025

In The AI Era, Old Ideas Can Be As Good As New

AI can be a powerful addition to our innovation approaches. Harnessing AI to identify old or overlooked ideas to address today's needs can spark our innovation process.