Project on Managing Innovation in the Age of AI
About the Project
Managing Innovation in the Age of AI: Policies, Standards, Dynamic Capabilities, and Global Management Models
Launched in 2026, this project reflects innovation management as a central theme of policy and practice, paralleling BPI’s focus on innovation systems and strategic capability building.
It emphasizes AI and management evolution — a core part of my research.
It connects global standards (e.g., ISO TC 279) with organizational dynamic capabilities, positioning the work at the intersection of policy, practice, and global coordination.
It allows exploration of comparative management philosophies (Silicon Valley, RenDanHeYi) as frameworks for adaptive leadership in a world shaped by digital transformation.
Leadership
Dr. Annika Steiber — Senior Innovation Strategist, Research Leader, and Global Policy Expert
Dr. Annika Steiber is a senior executive, global advisor, author, and researcher specializing in innovation management, dynamic capabilities, and the evolution of organizational leadership in a fast-changing technological era. She serves as an expert in ISO/TC 279 - Innovation Management, the international technical committee responsible for the ISO 56000 series of innovation management standards, and engages with United Nations-linked initiatives on innovation ecosystems and management practice.
She is also the founding director of the RenDanHeYi Silicon Valley Research Center, an institute dedicated to understanding how contemporary management models evolve with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and how these models can enable organizational agility, value creation, and sustainable competitiveness. Through this work, she bridges academic research, industry application, and global standardization efforts.
Dr. Steiber’s career spans decades of research and leadership at the intersection of management theory and practice. She holds a Ph.D. in Management of Technology from Chalmers University in Sweden and has authored more than 60 widely cited research papers and numerous books on innovation and management, including studies on the Silicon Valley management philosophy and comparative models such as RenDanHeYi — the decentralized, user-centric organizational model pioneered by the Haier Group.
Her work includes senior executive, advisory, and professorial positions, including as Director for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Menlo College (California, USA), and leadership roles with international organizations where she has shaped innovation standards, ecosystem thinking, and dynamic capability frameworks. Dr. Steiber’s expertise is frequently sought for shaping global conversations on how organizations can harness new technologies — especially AI — within effective, human-centered management systems.
The Project on Managing Innovation in the Age of AI is a contributor-led effort. Opinions expressed are those of the authors, and may not necessarily reflect the views of Berkeley Policy Institute..
Updated: February 13, 2026