INSEAD Knowledge Podcast

In this Special Edition of the INSEAD Knowledge podcast, our editors sit down with three INSEAD faculty thought leaders working at the cutting edge of public health research. First, Prashant Yadav discusses how medical supply chains are falling short of keeping us safe, the potentially dire consequences in cases of global emergency such as the coronavirus pandemic, and the "social innovators" poised to transform the sector for the better. Second, Theodoros Evgeniou describes the daunting challenges governments face in regulating AI-based medical technologies. Finally, Pierre Chandon explains how food marketing can help tackle another devastating global epidemic -- obesity.
Read more: https://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/collaboration-unlocks-global-health-solutions-13566

Can you do good without being a "do-gooder"? INSEAD strategy professor Jasjit Singh argues that you don't need to quit your job and join an NGO to have a beneficial impact on the world. But doing the most good may not mean painting houses in your off-hours or running marathons for charity. Increasingly, businesses are pursuing both social impact and profits -- sometimes in the same sweet spot, other times through strategic trade-offs. Even if you work for a massive organisation, there are ways to make a tangible difference. Moreover, there is a persuasive, data-driven business case for doing so.
Read more: https://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/the-force-for-good-spectrum-using-business-as-a-tool-13321

When it comes to innovation, people often confuse product with process. Creating game-changing products and services (or any novel and useful business solution) requires creative approaches that aren't part of the standard managerial skill-set. Manuel Sosa, INSEAD Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management, joins us to discuss how close-knit collaborations between managers and designers can spark innovative thinking, and perhaps even catalyse organisational transformation.
Read more: https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/the-kinds-of-collaboration-that-lead-to-successful-innovation-12991

Jennifer Petriglieri, author of the new book Couples That Work: How to Thrive in Love and at Work, has interviewed more than 100 dual-career couples on their triumphs and tensions. The key to long-term happiness, she says, is for partners to communicate about deeper issues, rather than getting hung up on practicalities. But what happens if couples discover they may not be on the same page?
Read more: https://knowledge.insead.edu/career/the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-dual-career-couples-12601