William R. Duggan

Teaches at Columbia Business School

Faculty Director
Senior Lecturer in Business

William Duggan is the world's leading authority on "strategic intuition" – the flashes of insight that create new ideas. He is the author of two key books on the subject: Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement (2007); and Creative Strategy: A Guide for Innovation (2012). In 2007, Strategy+Business magazine named Strategic Intuition the Best Strategy Book of the Year. Duggan is the author of three previous books, as well, and has twenty years of experience as a strategy advisor and consultant. He has BA, MA and PhD degrees from Columbia University.

Duggan teaches strategic intuition in three venues at Columbia Business School: MBA and Executive MBA courses, and Executive Education sessions. In 2013, he won the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He has given talks and workshops on strategic intuition to thousands of executives from companies around the world.