Our Latest Thinking from the BCG Henderson Institute

Now more than ever, leaders need to prepare their organizations for the future. Drawing innovative insights from business, technology, science, and economics, the BCG Henderson Institute helps them think about shaping their next game. Explore the BHI’s latest thinking on the pivotal ideas of tomorrow.

BHI Featured Insights

Will Electricity Be Free? Not When You Really Need It

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Building a Mutually Reinforcing System of Organizational and Personal Resilience

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Why Trust Should Be Part of the Antitrust Conversation

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The 2021 Fortune Future 50: An Index for Tomorrow’s Growth—and Today’s Resilience

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AI and Digital Technologies

The Hidden Cultural Benefits of AI

A new study by GAMMA, BHI, and MIT-SMR suggests a counterintuitive key to morale and organizational effectiveness: robots.

Reimagining the Future of Business and Tech with Kai-Fu Lee

AI expert and author Kai-Fu Lee shares his views on the intersection of human cognition and artificial intelligence with the BCG Henderson Institute’s imagination expert Martin Reeves.

Making Technology Transformation Competitively Relevant

Realizing the digital promise and gaining a sustainable advantage take much more than investments in technology. Companies need to expand their perception to discover hidden relationships.

How Do You Succeed as a Business Ecosystem Contributor?

You don’t need to be the orchestrator of a business ecosystem to capture its benefits. Ecosystem contributors can win too, if they focus on certain strategic imperatives.

Thinkers & Ideas Podcast

Inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with leading thinkers about influential ideas on business, technology, economics, and science. Hosted by Martin Reeves, chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, and Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, global chief economist of BCG.

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Lessons and Inspiration

Transform for Resilience: An Imperative for Good Times Too

Keep resilience on the transformation agenda. Change programs that prioritize growth, debt reduction, and operational flexibility realize the full value of resilience and build advantage for the next crisis.

Reach the Next Level by Learning How to Learn

Companies that build advanced continuous-learning organizations can attract and keep the best talent—and create lasting competitive advantage.

The Social Economics of Work and Productivity

The pandemic unleashed a global experiment in productivity and performance. Just as public health officials have much to learn from the crisis, so too do corporate executives.

Innovation Without Borders: The Power of Human Migration in the 21st Century

People who cross borders create vast global networks that generate enormous opportunities, in terms of both economic value and human values. It’s time to explore this immense potential.

Social Impact and Sustainability

Identifying Resource Scarcities in the Race to Sustainability

Sustainability commitments have skyrocketed in recent years, but there’s a growing problem. In certain sectors, the demand for sustainability-related resources will soon outstrip the supply.

The Secrets of Sustainability Front-Runners

Sustainable companies need sustainability strategies. The front-runners are fundamentally reimagining their businesses to turn sustainability into a core business advantage.

Four Steps to Sustainable Business Model Innovation

We propose an iterative cycle of activity that helps companies optimize for both business value and social value in a single business model.

How to Tell If Your Business Model Is Creating Environmental and Societal Benefits

In today’s context, a resilient and competitive business model must optimize for both business and environmental/societal value. Gauge your model against the six dimensions of E/S impact.