We develop new thinking to help leaders create value for the long-term success of their organizations.
The Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management (Y-SIM) at Yale School of Management is dedicated to equipping today’s and tomorrow’s leaders with the frameworks and tools they need to create long-term value for their stakeholders. Y-SIM supports academic research, develops case studies for global business education, and integrates stakeholder innovation principles into programs for students, executives, and entrepreneurs. By uniting faculty, students, and leaders across sectors, Y-SIM fosters collaboration to enhance business practices and promote resilience, innovation, and growth.
Featured
Research Paper
When Companies Forget Who They Are
The Work of Refounding
When companies experience organizational drift, refounding guides leaders to rediscover and reinterpret the enduring character encoded in an organization’s formative years. It is a research-backed path for renewing purpose, culture, and strategy to create durable long-term value in a volatile environment.
News
December 01, 2025
Y-SIM’s Refounding concept introduced in The Economist
November 21, 2025
Y-SIM welcomes Mars, Incorporated CFO Claus Aagaard to advisory board
October 08, 2025
Delta CEO Ed Bastian Shares His Playbook for Unconventional Leadership
Case Study
Vital Farms
As Vital Farms sought fresh capital to fuel its growth, its CEO faced a pivotal question: could they raise the funds they needed without compromising their commitment to conscious capitalism and diverse stakeholder interests?
Event Recap
2025 Responsible AI in Global Business Conference
Unlocking Value, Earning Trust: A multidisciplinary conference at Yale
April 3, 2025
Yale School of Management
Highlight Reel
From productivity gains to workforce transformation, this 15-minute highlight reel captures the most compelling takeaways from Yale’s second annual Responsible AI in Global Business conference. Drawing from industry leaders at IBM, J&J, Microsoft, and more, the conversation moves beyond AI hype to focus on real-world adoption, evolving job roles, and ethical leadership.
Key themes include:
The growing gap between AI ambition and execution inside organizations
Concrete use cases from global companies—digital labor, sales enablement, IT automation
The rise of agentic AI and its implications for work, judgment, and oversight
New roles like prompt engineers and AI trainers, and the human skills they require
The importance of empathy, design thinking, and inclusive workforce strategies
Yale’s strategic commitment to AI leadership across research, education, and policy
The future of AI won’t be determined by algorithms alone. Leadership, ethics, and human-centered design will shape what comes next.
Key Insights
What is the best way to unlock the value of AI?
What AI trend is being overhyped?
What AI risk are we underestimating?
What is your prediction for AI one year from now?
