For improvement work to be successful, an organization needs a clear structure with defined roles and responsibilities. If it invests in an improvement organization for the long term, it can ensure lasting results. Here, we explore what an organization aimed at effective improvement might look like and which roles are crucial for success.

John owned a distribution company, and he was the entire sales department. Every major deal ran through him. Every key relationship lived in his phone. He was missing his daughter’s dance recitals. His wife said he was never home. The business was growing, but John had become its ceiling.

If you own a company, you may be living John’s story right now. What changed for him? He…

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.

Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to address both problems with a single solution. The company has developed an AI-powered robotic manufacturing platform capable of turning single-use plastics into…