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Driving Innovation
Implications of the IBM Global CEO Study 2006 for the automotive industry: five opportunities for innovation.

Insurance 2020: Now what?
In today's competitive insurance industry, the challenges are many and there is much uncertainty. To survive and thrive, insurers must seek new models of operational and strategic success that enable innovation and increase profitability.

Healthcare 2015: Win-win or lose-lose?
The current paths of many healthcare systems around the world will become unsustainable by 2015. Thankfully, there are a number of measures that can point the industry in a positive direction.

Government 2020 and the perpetual collaboration mandate
The future of societies around the world is being shaped by six drivers outside the realm of government control. Powerful changes related to demographics, globalisation, environmental concerns, societal relationships, social stability and technology will affect virtually every government, demanding individualised responses suited to each nation, region or locality.

Changing channels in consumer electronics
Innovative business models for "how to sell" are now almost as important as innovative products - consumer electronics manufacturers need to deftly manage their mix of sales channels.

Does one customer have the power of one?
Or one thousand?
Customer advocates are the key to fuelling growth and staying ahead of the competition. But how do you create them? And more importantly, how do you keep them on your side? Deliver the perfect customer experience with the right product assortment, and they'll come to you.
IBM interviewed nearly 20,000 retail consumers to find out exactly what they want. Find out what they said in IBM's five part Customer Advocacy Series for retailers.

Sometimes growing starts with shrinking
Legacy apps. Faulty data. Redundant silos. In banks all over the world, millions of dollars are tied up in outdated, patchworked systems. IBM has helped Wachovia and Allied Irish Bank reduce these operating costs by an estimated 20 percent, freeing up capital to create leaner, more efficient business processes focussed on growth.

The Intelligent Energy Network: Turning issues into innovations
Leaders in the energy and utilities industry are adopting breakthrough technologies to address compliance, environmental and bottom-line issues. Learn from their experience.

Connect with customers in a competitive world
To keep up with their business's growth, Bharti Airtel, a leading provider of telecommunications services in India, came to IBM to implement an outsourcing strategy to transform its business.

Unlocking the DNA of the adaptable workforce
IBM interviewed over 400 HR executives at organisations from 40 countries to find out how they were addressing their workforce challenges (volatile markets, global competition, new business models…).

Balancing risk and performance with an Integrated Finance Organisation
Finance organisations can balance competing priorities of growth, risk and performance insight, while adding significant value to the business.

What will The Enterprise of the Future be like?
Through interviews with over 1,000 business and public sector leaders, the IBM Global CEO Study 2008 will provide compelling perspectives on strategic issues.
Watch the vignettes below to see the views of leading CEOs from around the world on the key topics facing their businesses.