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The thought leadership publication of IE University, with research-based analysis and fresh ideas on the way we live, work, and coexist.
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"When we expect emotional loyalty from a transactional relationship...or treat deep friendships as mere conveniences, we set ourselves (and others) up for disappointment." www.ie.edu/insights/art...
The Art of Friendship: From Deals to the Real Thing | IE Insights
Happiness depends on recognizing the purpose of each relationship in our lives and investing the right intention into them, writes Nick van Dam.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"When we expect emotional loyalty from a transactional relationship...or treat deep friendships as mere conveniences, we set ourselves (and others) up for disappointment." www.ie.edu/insights/art...
“I feel like I am on a treadmill, and it never stops, it runs faster, and on top of that, stuff is thrown at me left, right, and center. I am unclear on what to focus on, and a bit fearful of what to expect.” www.ie.edu/insights/art...
The Case for Human-Centric Leadership | IE Insights
Effective leadership begins with understanding people, helping to create workplaces where humans and performance can thrive, writes Patrycja Riera.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“I feel like I am on a treadmill, and it never stops, it runs faster, and on top of that, stuff is thrown at me left, right, and center. I am unclear on what to focus on, and a bit fearful of what to expect.” www.ie.edu/insights/art...
What happens when political ideals collide w/reality?
@rory-stewart.bsky.social joins Power & Purpose to discuss the challenges facing democracy on both sides of the Atlantic & to reflect on maintaining integrity amid the demands of public life.
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@rory-stewart.bsky.social joins Power & Purpose to discuss the challenges facing democracy on both sides of the Atlantic & to reflect on maintaining integrity amid the demands of public life.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What happens when political ideals collide w/reality?
@rory-stewart.bsky.social joins Power & Purpose to discuss the challenges facing democracy on both sides of the Atlantic & to reflect on maintaining integrity amid the demands of public life.
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@rory-stewart.bsky.social joins Power & Purpose to discuss the challenges facing democracy on both sides of the Atlantic & to reflect on maintaining integrity amid the demands of public life.
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Apple: shorturl.at/uDXqK
"People describe themselves as 'AGI believers' or 'AGI‑pilled.' They know they’re working inside a myth, and they lean into it."
@guillermodeharo.bsky.social reviews Karen Hao's new book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination.
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@guillermodeharo.bsky.social reviews Karen Hao's new book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination.
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How AI Companies Became Empires | IE Insights
Karen Hao's <span data-teams="true">new book <i>Empire of AI </i>reveals</span> how AI’s explosive growth is masking an empire built on hidden labor, vast resources, and an "AGI ideology", writes Guil...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"People describe themselves as 'AGI believers' or 'AGI‑pilled.' They know they’re working inside a myth, and they lean into it."
@guillermodeharo.bsky.social reviews Karen Hao's new book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination.
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@guillermodeharo.bsky.social reviews Karen Hao's new book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination.
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Tying executive pay to ESG doesn’t just reward sustainability -- it changes what leaders actually focus on. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
The Hidden Trade-Off in ESG Incentives | IE Insights
ESG metrics in executive pay show that sustainability goals only work when they are measurable, material, and carefully balanced with financial performance, writes Juan-Pedro Gómez.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Tying executive pay to ESG doesn’t just reward sustainability -- it changes what leaders actually focus on. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Consumers no longer reward sustainability on principle; they value it only when it signals quality, durability, and real improvement to their lives: www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Why Sustainability Has Become a Performance Signal | IE Insights
Consumers no longer reward sustainability on principle; they value it only when it signals quality, durability, and real improvement to their lives, writes Gabriela Salinas.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Consumers no longer reward sustainability on principle; they value it only when it signals quality, durability, and real improvement to their lives: www.ie.edu/insights/art...
What does resilience look like in public life? Sylvie Goulard, former French Minister of the Armed Forces, explores the political pressures, personal trials, and unexpected turns that have defined her career. www.ie.edu/insights/pod...
Sylvie Goulard on Success, Failure, and Resilience | IE Insights
What does resilience look like in public life? Sylvie Goulard joins Amanda and Nathalie to explore the political pressures, personal trials, and unexpected turns that have defined her career.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What does resilience look like in public life? Sylvie Goulard, former French Minister of the Armed Forces, explores the political pressures, personal trials, and unexpected turns that have defined her career. www.ie.edu/insights/pod...
"Generative AI no longer advances by size alone. The most meaningful gains are now likely to come from new architectures, better reinforcement learning, and agents that are both more capable and safer to operate." www.ie.edu/insights/art...
How Big Tech Is Rewriting Its LLM Strategy | IE Insights
As AI growth slows, major players are diverging on priorities, with differing focuses on efficiency, personality, or openness revealing a maturing industry, writes Adriana Hoyos.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Generative AI no longer advances by size alone. The most meaningful gains are now likely to come from new architectures, better reinforcement learning, and agents that are both more capable and safer to operate." www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Emotional intelligence provides a competitive advantage for entrepreneurs, but research shows there are generation and gender gaps in this key capability. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Emotional Intelligence Gives Entrepreneurs a Competitive Advantage | IE Insights
Emotional intelligence provides a competitive advantage for entrepreneurs, but research shows there are generation and gender gaps in this key capability, writes Guillermo de Haro Rodríguez.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Emotional intelligence provides a competitive advantage for entrepreneurs, but research shows there are generation and gender gaps in this key capability. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Should the digital euro be a public infrastructure or should it build on existing private payment systems? www.ie.edu/insights/art...
The Digital Euro: Let’s Go Hybrid — But with a Public Backup | IE Insights
Europe’s bid for monetary sovereignty faces a defining test. Miguel Otero and Gonzalo Rodríguez ask if the digital euro can unite innovation and independence amid political divides and industry resist...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Should the digital euro be a public infrastructure or should it build on existing private payment systems? www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Will AI change the legal profession forever? David Wilkins Harvard Law and Soledad Atienza IE Law School explore the impact of AI on legal services, the fragility of democracy, and how law schools must evolve in a volatile global landscape. www.ie.edu/insights/vid...
AI, Democracy, & the Future of Law – Talking Trends | IE Insights
Will AI change the legal profession forever? David Wilkins sits down with Soledad Atienza to explore the impact of AI on legal services, the fragility of democracy, and how law schools must evolve in ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Will AI change the legal profession forever? David Wilkins Harvard Law and Soledad Atienza IE Law School explore the impact of AI on legal services, the fragility of democracy, and how law schools must evolve in a volatile global landscape. www.ie.edu/insights/vid...
"When peacebuilding incorporates a gender perspective from the outset, its chances of success increase dramatically."
Rwandan women led their nation’s recovery after the 1994 genocide, showing that inclusion and resilience can transform tragedy into lasting peace. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Rwandan women led their nation’s recovery after the 1994 genocide, showing that inclusion and resilience can transform tragedy into lasting peace. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Women and Peacebuilding: Lessons from Rwanda | IE Insights
Rwandan women led their nation’s recovery after the 1994 genocide, showing that inclusion and resilience can transform tragedy into lasting peace, writes Dayanara González.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"When peacebuilding incorporates a gender perspective from the outset, its chances of success increase dramatically."
Rwandan women led their nation’s recovery after the 1994 genocide, showing that inclusion and resilience can transform tragedy into lasting peace. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Rwandan women led their nation’s recovery after the 1994 genocide, showing that inclusion and resilience can transform tragedy into lasting peace. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
"A name that says nothing at all can make people care more."
Antonis Stamatogiannakis writes about how “meaningless” names can actually make business and branding sense. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Antonis Stamatogiannakis writes about how “meaningless” names can actually make business and branding sense. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
When Nonsense Names Make Business Sense | IE Insights
Brand names without inherent meaning can spark curiosity and engagement, boosting consumer interest and investment, writes Antonis Stamatogiannakis.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"A name that says nothing at all can make people care more."
Antonis Stamatogiannakis writes about how “meaningless” names can actually make business and branding sense. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Antonis Stamatogiannakis writes about how “meaningless” names can actually make business and branding sense. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Can immersion cure loneliness? As third places decline, “fourth spaces” can rebuild belonging and participation in an increasingly digital world. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
From Third to Fourth Spaces: Immersion That Builds Belonging | IE Insights
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Can immersion cure loneliness? As third places decline, Cristina Mateo explores how “fourth spaces” can rebuild belonging and participation in an increasingly digital world.<...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Can immersion cure loneliness? As third places decline, “fourth spaces” can rebuild belonging and participation in an increasingly digital world. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
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From fighting for freedom abroad to fighting for families in mid-Michigan — leadership means stepping up when lives are on the line. That’s why I’m running for Congress in #MI07. Thanks to MSU alum Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci.
Bridget Brink on Leading in a War Zone & the Importance of Diplomacy | IE Insights
Drawing on nearly three decades in diplomacy, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink joins Amanda and Nathalie to reflect on principle, resilience, and hope in the pursuit of peace and the pr...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From fighting for freedom abroad to fighting for families in mid-Michigan — leadership means stepping up when lives are on the line. That’s why I’m running for Congress in #MI07. Thanks to MSU alum Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci.
The West’s loud crisis of purpose contrasts with China’s quiet rise, writes Rafael Pampillón. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
The Fox and the Dragon: A Geopolitical Fable | IE Insights
The West’s loud crisis of purpose contrasts with China’s quiet rise, writes Rafael Pampillón.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The West’s loud crisis of purpose contrasts with China’s quiet rise, writes Rafael Pampillón. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
“The future will not be shaped by those who break rules carelessly any more than it will be shaped by those who play by all the rules.” www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Do Entrepreneurs Play by the Rules? | IE Insights
Entrepreneurs don’t simply reject rules - they discern which ones to challenge. Their success lies in bending outdated limits while upholding ethical boundaries, writes Nikolaus Franke.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“The future will not be shaped by those who break rules carelessly any more than it will be shaped by those who play by all the rules.” www.ie.edu/insights/art...
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“Every time you type a question into ChatGPT, a glass of clean drinking water is silently poured into the desert sand.…And in a world where 2.2 billion people still live without access to safe drinking water, this invisible cost is not just unsustainable — it is profoundly unethical.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Every time you type a question into ChatGPT, a glass of clean drinking water is silently poured into the desert sand.…And in a world where 2.2 billion people still live without access to safe drinking water, this invisible cost is not just unsustainable — it is profoundly unethical.”
AI’s intelligence runs on water as much as data. María Montero reveals the growing tension between digital progress and environmental limits. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
From Cloud to Cup: How Much Water Does Your ChatGPT Drink? | IE Insights
IE Insights is IE University's knowledge hub that provides research based analysis and fresh ideas on how way we live, work, and coexist around the world.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
AI’s intelligence runs on water as much as data. María Montero reveals the growing tension between digital progress and environmental limits. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joins our Power & Purpose podcast for a conversation on democracy, courage, and the cost of freedom. www.ie.edu/insights/pod...
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Belarus, Ukraine, and the Cost of Freedom | IE Insights
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joins Amanda and Nathalie for a conversation on democracy, courage, and the cost of freedom.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joins our Power & Purpose podcast for a conversation on democracy, courage, and the cost of freedom. www.ie.edu/insights/pod...
What does strategic autonomy mean for the future of Europe? Thierry Breton and Enrico Letta explore whether the EU is truly ready to stand alone in a rapidly changing global order. www.ie.edu/insights/vid...
Is Europe Ready to Stand Alone? | IE Insights
What does strategic autonomy mean for the future of Europe? Thierry Breton and Enrico Letta explore whether the EU is truly ready to stand alone in a rapidly changing global order.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
What does strategic autonomy mean for the future of Europe? Thierry Breton and Enrico Letta explore whether the EU is truly ready to stand alone in a rapidly changing global order. www.ie.edu/insights/vid...
As technology does more of the thinking for us, the role of leaders becomes one of managing complexity and making connections. We aren’t faster or more accurate than machines, but can empathize, see nuance, and identify when we need more data to make a decision. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
More Human Than Machine: 5 Leadership Traits That AI Can’t Replace | IE Insights
In the AI age, true leadership isn’t about outperforming machines but embodying what they can’t, write Nick van Dam and Katie Coates.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
As technology does more of the thinking for us, the role of leaders becomes one of managing complexity and making connections. We aren’t faster or more accurate than machines, but can empathize, see nuance, and identify when we need more data to make a decision. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Not terribly excited about your upcoming presentation? Try using data storytelling to turn those nerves into confidence and raw numbers into a compelling narrative. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
How Data Storytelling Turns Information into Action | IE Insights
Data storytelling helps turn nerves into confidence and raw numbers into changemaking narratives, writes Víctor Gay Zaragoza.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Not terribly excited about your upcoming presentation? Try using data storytelling to turn those nerves into confidence and raw numbers into a compelling narrative. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
From prevention and preparedness to response and recovery, the global community has built a growing toolkit for managing disasters. Our interactive examines these strategies, and how emerging technologies are changing the way humanitarian aid is delivered. www.ie.edu/insights/dis... #DRRDay
IE Insights - Disaster Risk Management
IE Insights - Disaster Risk Management
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October 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From prevention and preparedness to response and recovery, the global community has built a growing toolkit for managing disasters. Our interactive examines these strategies, and how emerging technologies are changing the way humanitarian aid is delivered. www.ie.edu/insights/dis... #DRRDay
Creating effective leadership pipelines remains a challenge for many organizations, but AI-enabled analytics and personalized coaching offer promising solutions, writes Francisco Chabran. www.ie.edu/insights/art...
When Coaching Meets Data | IE Insights
Creating effective leadership pipelines remains a challenge for many organizations, but AI-enabled analytics and personalized coaching offer promising solutions, writes Francisco Chabran.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Creating effective leadership pipelines remains a challenge for many organizations, but AI-enabled analytics and personalized coaching offer promising solutions, writes Francisco Chabran. www.ie.edu/insights/art...