Johann Harnoss is a core group member of Boston Consulting Group’s Corporate Finance & Strategy and Energy practices as well as an affiliate of the BCG Henderson Institute.
Johann's work focuses on innovation, growth, and vitality as well as strategy. He co-leads BCG's research on innovation. His views on innovation and growth have been published in Handelsblatt, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review. Among other engagements, he has advised a European energy provider on market entry and product portfolio strategy; a global automotive player on innovation strategy, operating model, and capabilities; and a German industrial goods manufacturer on ideation and portfolio analysis.
He is the founder and CEO of Imagine Foundation e.V.—an NGO to help create more prosperous and socially cohesive societies in Europe by facilitating the free flow of global talent.
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Leading innovators succeed where others fail by avoiding common traps—such as vague targets and incremental efforts that don’t scale.
Building a diverse workforce is just the start. Organizations must then be able to select and amplify the best ideas that emerge from it.
In more predictable times, a narrow focus on business matters made sense. Today, it’s risky. Business leaders must raise their game to deal with the increasing interconnectedness of companies, economies, and societies.
Rising income inequality is testing the case for both globalization and technological progress. Business leaders need to develop a new narrative that emphasizes equal access to economic opportunity. They have seven ways to do so.
The division between the winners and the losers in global integration and technological progress is polarizing societies and threatening to derail growth. Business leaders need to act.
