Strategic Adaptation and Innovation Lab

Building organizational capability for an age of intelligent technologies.

SAIL

The Strategic Adaptation and Innovation Lab (SAIL) is an interdisciplinary research program examining how organizations build the capabilities required to anticipate, learn, adapt, and innovate in response to technological change.

SAIL brings together organization theory, strategic management, organizational learning, innovation, and artificial intelligence to generate evidence that informs organizations, educators, policymakers, and industry.

Research Themes

AI Governance

How organizations govern intelligent technologies, accountability, and implementation.

Strategic Adaptation

How organizations make choices and adapt under technological uncertainty.

Organizational Learning

How organizations learn, redesign routines, and build new capabilities.

Workforce Capability

How organizations develop, preserve, and renew human expertise.

Technology Innovation

How emerging technologies reshape organizational value and strategy.

Current Research

AI Governance and Organizational Capability

Examining how organizations govern AI adoption while developing the capabilities needed for responsible use.

Future Skills and Workforce Transformation

Studying how technological change reshapes work, expertise, learning, and workforce development.

Organizational Redesign for Intelligent Technologies

Understanding how organizations redesign decision-making, roles, and routines in response to intelligent technologies.