MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR)

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To become Future Ready, companies are undergoing digitally enabled business transformations using digital capabilities to transform from a traditional enterprise into a top performer in the digital economy. In 2017, MIT CISR unveiled a frame…

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In this presentation, Barb describes highlights from her book Data is Everybody’s Business, published by The MIT Press in September. The book, co-authored with Cynthia Beath and Leslie Owens, presents the fundamentals of data monetization an…

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In this digitally connected world, no company can do it all. Larger companies are partnering with fast and innovative xTechs to grow faster. But it’s not all smooth sailing—there are reputational risks, integration issues, and governance cha…

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In the face of relentless change, an organization’s resilience hinges on transforming its workforce adeptly. Bridging technical skills gaps and navigating shifting employee expectations are no longer merely options, and are increasingly beco…

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The advent of Web3 is accelerating a shift in governance from centralized, hierarchical committees and boards to decentralized, tech-enabled alternatives. In this presentation, Gayan explores the forces driving this redistribution of governa…

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Our companies cannot invest enough in technologies to protect ourselves from every potential cyber threat; we must begin to view cybersecurity as a resilience opportunity, rather than as a protection necessity. A cyber-resilient organization…

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This session extends the MIT CISR scaling AI research to include the management of large numbers of AI models and model interdependencies. In the presentation, Barb presents findings from this year’s AI scaling research, featuring a case stu…

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Surprisingly, simply going faster in business doesn’t differentiate much. In today’s digital world, top performers are both faster to market and better at innovating to generate new revenue because they have the necessary technologies and me…

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In a digital world, no organization can thrive on its own, and partnerships with xTechs offer powerful opportunities to innovate quickly, although with some risk. In this briefing, the second in a series on xTechs, we describe three mechanis…

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In a digital world, no organization can thrive on its own, and partnerships with xTechs offer powerful opportunities to innovate quickly, although with some risk. In this briefing, the second in a series on xTechs, we describe three mechanis…

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In 2020, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was on mission to transform the trajectory of human health—a mission increasingly driven by emerging technology and a growth in data and computing requirements. To realize its mission, each of J&J…

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Recent MIT CISR survey data showed that nearly every participating organization had crafted a purpose statement. However, only half had defined the aspirations, propositions, and values that together comprise a comprehensive organizational p…