Executive Insights

What Is ESG, and Why Is ESG Investing Good for the Planet and for Business?

Businesses must take the lead in mitigating climate change's effects. Learn why environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is a key step.

Why BIM for Maintenance Empowers a Designer-Owner Feedback Loop

The next big transformation in AEC will be driven by owners using BIM for maintenance, creating a feedback loop for better design, build, and operations.

Diversity in AI Is a Problem—Why Fixing It Will Help Everyone

Diversity in artificial intelligence is a problem. It’s up to programmers—and those who hire them—to fix it, and the time is now.

What Makes a Company Successful at Innovation?

According to a new IDC study, innovation at scale is one of the key accelerators of digital ROI. EDAG (D&M) and ATP (AEC) are two companies that make the case.

Building a People-First Company Culture for the Digital Age

Companies that prioritize a people-first culture maximize their investments in digital platforms and processes. Learn how top firms educate and engage staff.

Advantages of Data-Driven Decision Making in Manufacturing and Construction

Experts from Airbus, Setec, and IDC explain why they’re using data-driven decision making to drive business growth.

Stymie Risk and Stimulate Innovation in Business With Operational Efficiencies

Digital transformation can help companies work better, faster, and smarter—as long as IT and operational efficiencies collaborate to make it so.

Creators Unite! Cloud-Based Platforms Connect People, Processes, and Data

Embracing cloud-based platforms makes companies in the AEC, manufacturing, and media and entertainment industries more efficient, sustainable, and innovative.

The Traits That Set the Most Successful CIOs Apart

Research from McKinsey says boards want CIOs to stop managing technology and focus on strategic leadership. Veolia Water Technologies CIO Laurent Pulce reveals how to get startedResearch from McKinsey

Beyond “Just” Data Sharing: 4 Keys to Cross-Industry Innovation

Industry experts weigh in on what it will really take to break through data silos

Building a Culture of Business Model Innovation

Read the third in the series of three reports sponsored for leaders by Autodesk and written by senior tech industry analyst Susan Etlinger

How Asia Can Embrace the Business of Doing Better

Are prosperity and sustainability mutually exclusive? As executives in Asia-Pacific steer their organizations through a period of intense upheaval, the answer is becoming clearer.

Are We Really in the 2020s? Not According to the Data

Depending on whether you’re in North America, Europe, or Asia-Pacific, it could be 2031 in terms of digital transformation

The Acceleration of Convergence

In an Innovate-or-Die Era, Automation Is Good for Business and the Bottom Line

Early adopters of tech-driven innovation are developing new ways to work with automation for business that cut costs and boost sustainability.

5 Predictions From the C-Suite for 2021

What opportunities do leaders plan to capitalize on in 2021? More than 100 met to share insights; here are their top predictions.

26 Insights to Shape Your 2022 Sustainability Strategy

See what leaders at COP26 had to say about the challenges industries face in building a greener future—and how to work together to make a change.

How—and Why—Industry Convergence Is Powering Innovation

What is industry convergence? Learn how industry convergence among disciplines, technologies, work processes, and supply chains has been driving innovation.