Julian Birkinshaw

Jul 24, 2024 | iveybusinessjournal.com | Julian Birkinshaw

As a consultant and academic focused on large-scale change and digital disruption (as I write this, I am in the process of moving to Ivey Business School after 25 years at London Business School), I have keenly observed the scrambling to figure out how generative artificial intelligence (AI) will affect our working lives sparked by the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022.

Mar 21, 2024 | economymiddleeast.com | Julian Birkinshaw |Anupam Varma

In 2021, the Dubai government marked a historic milestone by processing its last paper transaction. This event crowned a 20-year journey towards digital transformation, establishing Dubai as a paperless government – the first of its kind in the world. According to a UN survey, the city ranks among the top five worldwide for its e-government services, alongside countries like Denmark, Estonia and South Korea.

Feb 6, 2024 | leader.co.za | Nicos Savva |Linda Yueh |Julian Birkinshaw |Marcel Olbert

While the business world seems more unpredictable than ever, with global economic worries, communities broken through two wars and the environment under threat from climate change, the year ahead is starting to come into focus. What lies ahead? Experts at London Business School consider what’s to come and how we might make sense of this next chapter in these uncertain times.

Oct 30, 2023 | cmr.berkeley.edu | Julian Birkinshaw

Image Credit | Maxim Berg   A perennial challenge for executives in established firms is deciding how and when to respond to emerging technologies. This article demonstrates that the way emerging technologies play out in established industries differs according to how the business system is affected. Some have primarily a supply-side effect (on how a firm in the industry creates its product), while others have a primarily demand-side effect (on how users consume the product).

Jun 13, 2023 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Julian Birkinshaw |David Lancefield

Magazine Summer 2023 Issue Research Feature How Professional Services Firms Dodged Disruption Adopting a dual mindset of paranoia and pragmatism can keep incumbents nimble amid changing market dynamics. The ResearchThe authors conducted in-depth interviews with more than 25 senior professionals in consultancies and law firms.