Defining the Future of Business with AI
The Frontier Firm AI Initiative is a shared effort between D^3 and Microsoft to study how real organizations are embedding AI into their strategy and operations, transforming how they create value.
Together with a group of forward-looking companies, we鈥檙e exploring the frontier of AI-native business, not by declaring who鈥檚 ahead, but by uncovering what works, why it works, and how leaders everywhere can learn from it.
Applied Research
Through field-based experiments with global companies, 性视界 Business School faculty are studying how AI transforms work and performance. The research focuses on five areas鈥攆rom human-AI collaboration and 鈥渁gent boss鈥� management models to AI-native startups and shifting skill demands鈥攖o build evidence-based blueprints for how organizations can thrive as Frontier Firms.
Upskilling for Global C-Suite Leaders
Custom workshops turn research insights into action. Executives from participating companies gain practical guidance to reinvent operations, reimagine work patterns, and close the gap between AI ambition and performance.
The goal: Equip leaders to drive real transformation, not just pilot projects.
New Mindsets, Toolsets, and Skillsets
The Initiative challenges old assumptions about how work gets done. By combining applied research with hands-on learning, it helps organizations adopt the mindsets, tools, and capabilities needed to lead in an AI-driven world鈥攑utting human-AI collaboration at the core of strategy and culture.
Get involved with the Frontier Firm AI Initiative
Ready to take the leap to becoming a Frontier Firm and help us reshape the future of business with AI?