29 Minutes | March 12, 2024

Climate Capitalism with Akshat Rathi

"If I were a CEO […] I would focus on the technologies, products, and innovations that would bring a competitive advantage for my company in a market that will go to zero emissions one way or another."

MIT Sloan Management Review | February 13, 2024

The Future of Strategic Measurement: Enhancing KPIs With AI

Findings from the MIT SMR - BCG Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy Global Executive Study and Research Project

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Fortune | February 12, 2024

Here’s How the U.S., Europe, and China Are Faring in the Post-Pandemic Race for Economic Growth

Despite the gloomy expectations of recent years, global growth has held up relatively well. However, a succession of shocks–the pandemic, inflation, and the Ukraine war–has tested the resilience of the U.S., Europe, and China in disparate ways.

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BCG.com | February 13, 2024

Enjoying Work Matters More Than You May Realize

Retention is a complex issue unique to each company, but research suggests a universal solution: doubling down on employee joy.

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27 Minutes | February 13, 2024

Higher Ground with Alison Taylor

"We all seem to have collectively lost sight of what it means to be a good business, in the ethical sense."

BCG.com | January 11, 2024

The Hidden Dynamics of the Energy Transition

The energy transition presents a massive and complex challenge, and it’s moving too slowly. To accelerate progress, businesses and governments should adopt a systems approach.

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BCG Henderson Institute | January 4, 2024

Boosting Our Human Superpower—Social Learning—with AI

New technologies such as AI will only enhance learning competitiveness if embedded in well-designed, holistically conceived learning systems.

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Fortune | December 4, 2023

The Future 50: Companies Built For Growth in Uncertain Times

BCG Henderson Institute has partnered with Fortune to publish the Future 50, a ranking of the companies with the greatest long-term growth prospects.

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Harvard Business Review | May 31, 2023

Why Conflicting Ideas Can Make Your Strategy Stronger

In a volatile, uncertain world, successful strategies are those conceived as portfolios of options rather than as roadmaps. Here's how to create and communicate such strategies.

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Work, Workers, and Working

Transformational forces have called into question our traditional ways of thinking about work and are forcing a reckoning among firm leaders and policymakers.

Harvard Business Review | October 2, 2023

Does Your Hybrid Strategy Need to Change?

To find the most workable post-COVID return-to-office strategy, companies should focus on four factors: the needs of the work, the needs of the people, how work gets done, and the new managerial muscle required to manage a hybrid workforce.

BCG.com | August 15, 2023

Making Flexible Working Models Work

Of the 1,500 office-based employees we surveyed, 85% reported that their organization adopted a hybrid model—but companies need to delve deeper to make flexibility work. Insights from our "What the Flex?!" surveys of office-based employees.

Generative AI

Look beyond today’s hype—to a future (perhaps quite near) in which Generative AI systems play a critical role in business and society.

BCG.com | September 21, 2023

How People Can Create—and Destroy—Value with Generative AI

A first-of-its-kind scientific experiment finds that people mistrust generative AI in areas where it can contribute massive value and trust it too much where the technology isn’t competent.

BCG Henderson Institute | August 2, 2023

Measured Enthusiasm

Is generative AI as “strategic” as it is claimed to be?

28 Minutes | September 5, 2023

The Coming Wave with Mustafa Suleyman

"If we are to be able to harness the upsides [of these technologies], we have to take a cold hard look at their potential downsides. Too often, people fall into one or other camp—naive techno optimists […] or modern-day Luddites. That does not cut it anymore."

Business Ecosystems

What are business ecosystems, and how can organizations think about their own ecosystem design, governance, and strategy?

Developing Leaders Quarterly | June 21, 2023

Winning the Ecosystem Game

Orchestrating companies collaboratively lead other companies in digital ecosystems but what does it take to lead orchestrating or participating companies? From our research on the factors which drive the strategic and operational success and failure of ecosystems, we propose the traits, mindsets, and behaviors required of ecosystem leaders.

BCG.COM | October 7, 2019

Do You Need a Business Ecosystem?

The hype suggests that you do, but business ecosystems are not always the right model for organizing the creation of a product or service. Learn what they are, what sets them apart, and their benefits and drawbacks.

MIT Sloan Management Review | November 22, 2021

Setting the Rules of the Road

Good governance is essential to the success of both ecosystem orchestrators and their partners. It is essential to put the right rules in place to orchestrate a platform that creates value for all participants - and helps manage risk.

New Pathways to a Sustainable Future

In several recent publications, we’ve challenged ourselves to think differently about sustainability—to identify pathways that may contribute new vitality to the fight.

BCG.com | May 22, 2023

Emissions from Legacy Assets Demand Urgent Action

“Locked-in” emissions from existing assets threaten to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target. Using autos as a case study, we outline steps to tackle the problem.

BCG.com | September 13, 2023

Short-Term Solutions for Bending the Ammonia Emissions Curve

Renewable ammonia has long-term potential, but the industry can’t wait. Ammonia producers and customers can take steps to become more sustainable, starting today.