Rotman Management

Published in January, May and September by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Rotman Management explores themes of interest to leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs. Each issue features thought-provoking insights and problem-solving tools from leading global researchers and management practitioners. The magazine reflects Rotman’s role as a catalyst for transformative thinking that creates value for business and society.

Rotman Management

The Great Unknown

The Tech Trends Every Leader Should Understand • We are in the midst of a wave of innovation so potent and pervasive that it promises to reshape the very fabric of our existence.

Thought Leader Interview: Yuval Noah Harari • A renowned historian and philosopher shares his insights around AI, the global financial system and the perennial power of trust.

More Questions for Professor Harari

GenAI @Work: Implications for Global Youth • The rapid adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is disrupting global employment practices, transforming the skills and abilities the world’s youth need to succeed in tomorrow’s workforce.

Complexity Fitness: 4 Mindsets That Shape The World We See • The concept of ‘complexity fitness’ provides a way to think about the profound differences in the ways people make sense of the complex world around us.

Three Ways to Cultivate Complexity Fitness by Carolyn Coughlin

THE FUTURE-READY MINDSTATE: An Inside Look at How Google Innovates • Google’s inaugural Chief Innovation Evangelist describes the mindstate that has propelled the company to innovation greatness.

Tackling a Wicked Problem: An Innovation Story • In the midst of the first global pandemic in a century, the Creative Destruction Lab recognized the shared need across workplaces to develop a cost-effective system for reopening the economy.

In AI We Trust • As society embarks on the race for artificial intelligence (AI), its impact on our terrestrial resources cannot be ignored.

Workplace Inclusion 2.0: INTRODUCING MICRO-AFFILIATION THEORY • A new theory to advance diversity and inclusion seeks to fill the gaps where policy and practice have sorely missed the mark.

THE ALGEBRA OF WEALTH: A QUICK TOUR OF THE INVESTING SPECTRUM • Life is full of surprises that affect our investments. Just as important as your financial defences against the unexpected, however, are your psychological defences. Building economic security ultimately comes down to character, not math.

Investing Lessons For The Ages

Consumer Well-Being: The Biases That Affect Decisions • By understanding how people make decisions, we can design better products, services and policies that align with consumer behaviour and enhance well-being.

IS GEN Z READY TO EMBRACE AI? It’s Complicated… • As we step into a future where AI is integrated into every experience, the collective wisdom of Gen Z might just be the compass we need.

The Global Workforce: HOPES, FEARS—AND WHAT THEY NEED FROM LEADERS • Workers everywhere are ready for change. But are leaders ready to engage them? Executives must take six critical actions to build a change-ready workforce.

Reunite at Rotman

Q & A • An engineer/MBA and former Nike leader describes the power of a nonlinear approach to innovation.

Q & A • A neuroscientist describes how to optimize your brain to be ‘hyperefficient’ in a rapidly-changing workplace.

Q & A • A serial entrepreneur describes how to get people to invest in you—and why he was grumpy after selling Method to SC Johnson.

Q & A • A leading innovation expert describes the powerful mindset that leaders should adopt to face uncertainty.

How to Get the Most Innovation Out of Your Location

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