Based on the results of a recent global survey of board members and C-suite executives, the rapid speed of disruptive innovation ranks among the top risk issues for organizations over the next decade. To face the future confidently, directors need to understand the extent to which the company’s legacy infrastructure either enables or constrains the organization’s effectiveness in responding rapidly and continually to emerging market opportunities, competitive threats and customer demands. 

In this issue of Board Perspectives, we summarize how boards can increase agility and sustain the company’s innovation and transformation journey successfully over the long term.