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Three lessons the west can learn from China’s economic approach to AI

Nov 1, 2024 | roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk | Jialu Shan

AI is already everywhere, ready to change the way we work and play, how we learn and how we are looked after. From hospitality to healthcare, entertainment to education, AI is transforming the world as we know it. But it’s developing at a different pace in different parts of the world. In the west, it seems, there is a tendency to aim for perfection, with companies taking their time to refine AI systems before they are implemented.
Three lessons the west can learn from China's economic approach to AI

Oct 30, 2024 | techxplore.com | Jialu Shan

AI is already everywhere, ready to change the way we work and play, how we learn and how we are looked after. From hospitality to health care, entertainment to education, AI is transforming the world as we know it. But it's developing at a different pace in different parts of the world. In the west, it seems, there is a tendency to aim for perfection, with companies taking their time to refine AI systems before they are implemented.
Three lessons the west can learn from China’s economic approach to AI

Oct 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Jialu Shan

AI is already everywhere, ready to change the way we work and play, how we learn and how we are looked after. From hospitality to healthcare, entertainment to education, AI is transforming the world as we know it. But it’s developing at a different pace in different parts of the world. In the west, it seems, there is a tendency to aim for perfection, with companies taking their time to refine AI systems before they are implemented.
Xiaomi expands into car manufacturing with SU7 Ultra Prototype

Jul 26, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Lindsey Schutters |Michael Wade |Jialu Shan

Do you know Xiaomi? The company produces consumer electronics, most noticeable in SA through its mobile phones. Well, now it also produces cars and the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype was built to show that the company means business. “Our goal is to become one of the top five car manufacturers in the world… and we need the courage to compete head to head in the world’s top car companies,” said Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun. Xiaomi launched its first-ever BEV, the SU7, earlier this year.
Get to know Globalization 3.0: A pop quiz

Jul 25, 2024 | imd.org | Richard Baldwin |Mark J Greeven |Howard Yu |Jialu Shan

If itâ€™s cheaper to hire a translator, programmer, social media manager, or designer in another country, why not cross international borders for your required service? While todayâ€™s information and communication technologies enable the arbitrage of labor services, some are still doubting what difference this makes on the ground. Test how well you know whatâ€™s happening in the realm of trade with this quick, three-question quiz:1.
Engineer Your Own Luck - Tribune Content Agency

Jun 5, 2024 | tribunecontentagency.com | Mark J Greeven |Howard Yu |Jialu Shan

Mark J. Greeven is a professor of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School. Howard Yu is the Lego Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD Business School and leads IMD’s Center for Future Readiness. Jialu Shan is an associate research director at the Center for Future Readiness at IMD Business School. Prediction is hard. The longer the time range — six months, three years, a decade — the less reliable any forecasting becomes. And yet, some companies prosper through extreme uncertainties.
Engineer Your Own Luck

Jun 5, 2024 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Mark J Greeven |Howard Yu |Jialu Shan

Prediction is hard. The longer the time range — six months, three years, a decade — the less reliable any forecasting becomes. And yet, some companies prosper through extreme uncertainties. Consider cosmetics giant L’Oréal. When COVID-19 unexpectedly struck the world, consumers rapidly shifted to online platforms. Many companies were unprepared, but L’Oréal quickly adjusted, ramping up digital efforts to offer beauty products and services online.
Does your company need a Chief Transformation Officer?

May 2, 2024 | imd.org | Sarena Lin |Howard Yu |Zhike Lei |Jialu Shan

In recent years there has been an explosion of Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) appointments, as organizations grapple with an accelerated rate of disruption â from Black Swan events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the related disruption to rising geopolitical tension, fast-moving technological innovation, and evolving employee and customer expectations.
Do you know how to measure your impact beyond profits?

Aug 1, 2023 | imd.org | Malgorzata Smulowitz |Christian Poensgen |Amit M. Joshi |Jialu Shan

At IMD, we have spent years studying family philanthropy, interviewing 70 philanthropic families across 30 continents to publish our report,Â Navigating your familyâ€™s philanthropic future across generations. Our study shows how philanthropy can be a powerful and positive force for the wider family enterprise system. But the report doesnâ€™t just hold information for families; many lessons can be applied to private and public organizations across the globe.