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 • Winter 2022

The Disrupted Issue

THE IMAGINATION MACHINE: HOW SURPRISE TRIGGERS IMAGINATION • Before your imagination can be harnessed, it must be ignited. Strengthening your capacity to see, comprehend and interpret surprises will set you on the path.

Thought Leader Interview: Gillian Hadfield • The inaugural Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Toronto discusses the alignment challenge for AI—and how her Institute is tackling it.

THE PURPOSE PARADIGM: Towards a Common Understanding of Corporate Purpose • As the post-pandemic economy takes shape, duty-based purpose — anchored in explicit values — has become critical for organizations to thrive.

LIFE, REIMAGINED: How COVID-19 Has Changed Consumers • Global consumers have new motivations beyond price and quality. They are ready to abandon brands that don’t support their reimagined values — and spend more on those that do.

Disrupting the Disruptor: An Equity Lens on Artificial Intelligence • Business leaders, policymakers and researchers must work together to prevent the reinforcement of inequality through technology.

Four Steps to Sustainable Business Model Innovation • Companies like 3M, BASF and PepsiCo prove that it is possible to create social and business value with one business model.

Disruption Personified: THE KATIE DUDTSCHAK STORY • Disruption in some form has hit every industry — and individual. Some embrace it, while others hide from it. But a select few actually personify it.

Leading in the Age of Disruption: Five Critical Skills • Professional development expert Herminia Ibarra discusses the five skills required for leaders to thrive in the post-pandemic world.

SCALING A BUSINESS GLOBALLY: An Integrative Approach • Scaling a business globally embodies tensions between growth and control, stability and change, and replication and adaptation. Mastering these tensions demands an integrative approach.

DECODING CEO-SPEAK IN A TIME OF CRISIS • CEO-speak is never innocent. CEOs must be held accountable for their words, particularly in a time of crisis.

Creating New Markets: Six Innovative Strategies • ‘Non-consumption’ exists for a myriad of products and services worldwide, signalling widespread opportunity for entrepreneurs, investors and corporations alike.

The Road to Recovery: Racialized Communities and COVID-19 • Amidst the pandemic, communities, businesses and governments have rallied to ensure the safety of citizens. Making this ‘capacity to care’ stick demands addressing the inequities present in our system.

EMERGING FROM COVID-19: CANADA’S OPPORTUNITY • By embracing four principles, Canada will position itself to become a force for positive change in the world.

Q&A • The man the FT called “The standout CEO of the past decade” shares insights for becoming ‘net positive’.

Q&A • Two experts on empowering women in the workplace share their insights on what it takes for women of colour to succeed.

The Art of Disruptive Conversations

Q&A • A former award-winning Wall Street analyst and disruptive innovation expert describes how to disrupt yourself.

Q&A • A Silicon Valley veteran argues that the most successful companies are composed of two things: brains and brawn.

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