Welcome to another episode of Business Talk! 

Today, we have the honor of hosting Prof. Ben M. Bensaou, Professor of Technology Management and Asian Business and Comparative Management at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Prof. Bensaou is the author of the insightful book Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company's DNA.

In this episode, we will dive deep into Prof. Bensaou's extensive research and explore how companies can embed innovation into their core practices. We’ve prepared a series of thought-provoking questions that will uncover a new narrative on innovation, and some of the new concepts, tools, and techniques that can help any traditional organization become an innovation powerhouse.

Whether you're a business leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, or someone fascinated by innovation, this episode is packed with valuable insights you won’t want to miss. 

Let's get started!

About the Guest:

Ben M. Bensaou is a Professor of Technology Management and of Asian Business at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, and a former Dean of Executive Education (2018–2020). A leading expert on innovation, Prof. Bensaou has taught and done research at Harvard, Wharton, and UC Berkeley, and holds a PhD from MIT Sloan. His book Built to Innovate details systematic practices for embedding innovation into organizations. He has extensive research and teaching experience in creating innovative cultures, Blue Ocean Strategy, and the impact of information technology on business, with a focus on international and Japanese organizations. 

For more information about his research, please visit: https://www.insead.edu/faculty/ben-m-bensaou

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Prof. Ben M. Bensaou shares invaluable insights from his book ‘Built to Innovate’

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Prof. Aldona Kapačinskaitė, Assistant Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, Paris, shares valuable insights from her research titled “The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation: How Companies Guard and Leverage Confidential Knowledge.”

Prof. Aldona Kapačinskaitė’s research focuses on how firms navigate innovation, particularly through the use of trade secrets amid shifting competitive and technological landscapes. Her work spans multiple industries and has been published in top journals like Management Science and Strategic Management Journal. She has received several prestigious awards and fellowships for her contributions to strategy and innovation research. She currently serves on the Editorial Review Board of Organization Science and on the AOM TIM Executive Committee as Representative-at-Large.

Dr. Aldona holds a double MSc in Economics and Public Policy from École Polytechnique and Sciences Po Paris, and a PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from London Business School. Before academia, she held research roles at INSEAD, Google, and the European Commission.

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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