Latest Impact Stories

Alumni

Hesitation Is Hazardous: The Hidden Cost of Delaying GenAI Training

IKNS alum and Associate Director of Data & AI at Accenture Naureen Aziz reflects on the real cost of waiting in the GenAI era.

Student

From Mumbai to Manhattan: How IKNS Expanded My Definition of Leadership

Student Takshika Jambhule shares her journey from engineer to strategist—and lessons from her time in the IKNS program.

Faculty

New IKNS Course Brings Anthropology to Business Strategy

IKNS lecturer Jessica Malloy shares insights into her new course, which equips students with ethnographic tools to better understand people, culture, and power as drivers of innovation.

Student

Pushing Personal Boundaries to Gain Bigger Breakthroughs

HBCU Fellow Tre’von Conner shares how the IKNS curriculum at Columbia is helping him learn how to effectively tackle organizational challenges.

Faculty, School

Redefining Knowledge Management in Philanthropy

What if knowledge, not money, is philanthropy’s greatest asset?

Faculty, School

How Generative AI Is Becoming a Powerful Force in Business Decision-Making

The IKNS program’s recent “Beyond Chatbots” seminar explored how AI is ushering in a new era of organizational intelligence.

Student

How Information & Knowledge Strategy Shaped My Approach to Enterprise Knowledge Management

IKNS student Yumi Willems Kimura shares his journey from founding LEAD to coming to Columbia and beyond.

Faculty, Impacts and Insights

Knowledge Managers Bring Collectivity, Nostalgia, and Selectivity to AI

IKNS lecturer Kate Pugh and colleagues propose a framework to use AI more effectively within organizations.

Faculty

What We Owe Us

IKNS Program Director Christoph Meinrenken on human(e) intelligence and town and gown’s shared responsibility to our collective ingenuity.

Faculty

A Fresh Perspective on Business Analytics from a Master in the Field

IKNS lecturer Katherine Koontz shares what AI could mean for the future of data-driven business decisions.

Alumni

AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job (for Now)

Recent IKNS alum Benjamin Liker details how his unique path through the program led him to study how AI is currently being used in the workplace.

In the Media

Construction Administration Alum Showcases Multimillion-Dollar Grand Central Station Project

VP of MTA Construction and Development Matthew Zettwoch shares a sneak peek of the ongoing construction project designed to get things moving a little smoother at Grand Central Station. (NBC New York)