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Economic inequality may be one of the defining challenges of our time. Income mobility has decreased, and the reinforcing loops of economic and opportunity inequality correlate with health and societal harms. What will happen as artificial intelligence rises and human employment decreases?

This article, adapted from Professor Jeanne Liedtka and Timothy Ogilvie’s "10 Tools for Design Thinking," includes steps managers can use to identify and execute opportunities for growth and innovation.

In 2017, Amazon announced it would acquire Whole Foods, and the company paid $13.2 billion for the deal, about $9 billion more than the grocery chain's fair market value. Will this ultimately mean a massive write down in value for the tech giant or a savvy investment?

Darden’s Gosia Glinska details tips from experts Rob Wiltbank, Damon DeVito and Craig Redinger on the rising practice of angel investing.

Sean Carr, executive director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, speaks with Professor John Haltiwanger from the University of Maryland, whose research has played a major role in our understanding the determinants of firm-level job creation, job destruction, firm dynamics and economic performance.

We focus on the three largest emitters of CO2 – steel, cement, and petrochemicals – and explore some of the ideas and technologies best positioned to decarbonize these industries, and the challenges faced for broader adoption. We then discuss the levers and opportunities in the industrial sector with Darden Professor Mike Lenox.

Anton Korinek of UVA’s Darden School and Department of Economics explains the impact of AI on the future of human work and what we should be doing about it now.

Scott Beardsley interviews Macy’s President Hal Lawton to discuss the state of retail, leadership and motivation, and the single most important career advice.