Howard Yu

Howard Yu is a Hong Kong-born academic and author who is the LEGO® professor of management and innovation at IMD Business School.[1] He has been the director of the IMD's Center for Future Readiness since 2020.[2][3] He is also the director of Advanced Management Program (AMP) and Future Readiness Strategy (FRS) open program of IMD.[4][5]

Howard Yu
Born
Hong Kong
OccupationAcademic
Known forFuture Readiness Indicator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong
Harvard Business School
Academic advisorsClayton Christensen and Joseph Bower
Academic work
DisciplineManagement and innovation
Notable worksTaiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities
Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can be Copied
Websitewww.howardyu.org

Yu is the author of the book, Leap.[6][7] He has been a regular contributor on Harvard Business Review,[8] MIT Sloan Management Review,[9] Channel News Asia,[10] and Forbes.[11]

Early life and education

Born in Hong Kong, Yu holds a BBA from the University of Hong Kong and a DBA in general management from Harvard Business School, which he completed under the supervision of Clayton Christensen and Joseph Bower.[2][5]

Career

In 2018, his book, Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can be Copied, was published.[12] It was also included in Strategy+Business list.[13] The book was also included in Inc.'s Best Strategy Books of 2018.[14] It was awarded a gold medal of the Axiom business book awards in 2019.[15]

In 2020, he became the director of the IMD Center for Future Readiness, which was established with the help of The LEGO Group.[5]

Howard is the current LEGO® professor at the IMD Business School.[2][16]

His other works include Future Readiness Indicator, which he developed to gauge post-pandemic economy.[17][6]

Research

His research focuses on what generates sustainable growth and what holds back firms and companies.[2] He studies innovation across sectors to find trends and enabling technology.[2]

His recent work includes Future Readiness Indicators for several industries to gauge industry incumbents' preparedness.[17][18][19]

Bibliography
  • Yu, Howard H.; Shih, Willy C. (2018). Taiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities
  • Yu, Howard (2018). Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can be Copied

Honors and awards

References
  1. "Howard Yu, a professor with a profound message for educators". Australian Financial Review. July 8, 2018.
  2. Geller, Laura W. "Howard Yu Disrupts Disruptive Innovation". Strategy+Business.
  3. "The Future Readiness Indicator - What does it mean to be future–ready?". IMD business school.
  4. "How Companies Can 'Leap' Ahead of their Competition". August 2, 2018.
  5. "Howard Yu". www.imd.org.
  6. "Using creativity to foil copycats".
  7. Schachter, Harvey (June 21, 2018). "Why fruitless debates occur over, and over … and over again" – via The Globe and Mail.
  8. Yu, Howard; Shan, Jialu; Boutalikakis, Angelo; Tempel, Lawrence; Balian, Zuriati (March 21, 2022). "What Makes a Company "Future Ready"?" – via hbr.org.
  9. Meister, Howard Yu and Alyson. "How Future Thinking Can Derail Your Company's Present". MIT Sloan Management Review.
  10. "Howard Yu". CNA.
  11. "Howard Yu - Howard H. Yu". Forbes.
  12. "FT business books of the month: June edition". June 5, 2018.
  13. Lancefield, David. "Best Business Books 2018: Strategy". Strategy+Business.
  14. "Inc.'s Best Strategy Books of 2018".
  15. "2019 Medalists".
  16. Schachter, Harvey (June 21, 2018). "Why fruitless debates occur over, and over … and over again" – via The Globe and Mail.
  17. Warner, Kelsey (December 15, 2021). "How future-proof are Apple, Twitter and Spotify? Not very, researchers find". The National.
  18. "Tesla most 'future-ready' carmaker, China's BYD rising: Report". Aljazeera.
  19. "Tesla, Lululemon, Mastercard among top future-ready companies on aggressiveness, digitisation: IMD".
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