The So What from BCG
Award-winning British journalist Georgie Frost interviews the leading thinkers and doers at BCG on the trends, developments, and ideas that will shape and disrupt the future. Topics range from geopolitics, AI, and business resilience to strategic leadership. This is not your typical business podcast.
How Asia Is Rising as an AI Superpower
BCG’s Jeff Walters explains why Asia Pacific is no longer following Silicon Valley on AI—and what that means for CEOs everywhere.
How Asia Is Rising as an AI Superpower
BCG’s Jeff Walters explains why Asia Pacific is no longer following Silicon Valley on AI—and what that means for CEOs everywhere.
AI Profit, Not Pilots: Lessons from Tech, Media and Telecom
BCG’s Val Elbert explains why the era of AI pilots is over—and how CEOs can turn AI into measurable growth.
AI Profit, Not Pilots: Lessons from Tech, Media and Telecom
BCG’s Val Elbert explains why the era of AI pilots is over—and how CEOs can turn AI into measurable growth.
High-Performing Leadership Teams Are Built, Not Bought
Merck’s Khadija Ben Hammada and BCG’s Judith Wallenstein explain why great senior leadership teams need more than just talented people.
High-Performing Leadership Teams Are Built, Not Bought
Merck’s Khadija Ben Hammada and BCG’s Judith Wallenstein explain why great senior leadership teams need more than just talented people.
What Ever Happened to the Energy Transition?
BCG’s Maurice Berns and Asheesh Sastry explain how CEOs can lead through a nonlinear energy transition.
What Ever Happened to the Energy Transition?
BCG’s Maurice Berns and Asheesh Sastry explain how CEOs can lead through a nonlinear energy transition.
Thinkers and Ideas
The BCG Institute’s flagship podcast series features thought-provoking conversations with leading thinkers, on topics that span business, technology, economics, and science.
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World with Dani Rodrik
In Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate, Dani Rodrik proposes new modes of cooperation and policy experimentation to address our greatest global challenges.
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World with Dani Rodrik
In Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate, Dani Rodrik proposes new modes of cooperation and policy experimentation to address our greatest global challenges.
The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales
In The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things that Last, Jimmy Wales explains how he turned an impossible idea—creating an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit—into a global institution.
The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales
In The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things that Last, Jimmy Wales explains how he turned an impossible idea—creating an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit—into a global institution.
How To Be Bold with Ranjay Gulati
In How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage, Ranjay Gulati argues that being bold is something you can learn—not a trait you have to be born with.
How To Be Bold with Ranjay Gulati
In How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage, Ranjay Gulati argues that being bold is something you can learn—not a trait you have to be born with.
The Land Trap with Mike Bird
In The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset, Mike Bird shows why land remains the ultimate currency of power.
The Land Trap with Mike Bird
In The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset, Mike Bird shows why land remains the ultimate currency of power.
Imagine This...
What would you have done differently if you had anticipated the rise of hybrid work or the explosion of generative AI? This podcast helps CEOs consider possible futures for our world—and their businesses.
Will Free Trade Unleash Africa’s Full Potential?
BCG’s Tolu Oyekan discusses how the continent’s economy will be boosted by free trade and universal access to power.
Will Free Trade Unleash Africa’s Full Potential?
BCG’s Tolu Oyekan discusses how the continent’s economy will be boosted by free trade and universal access to power.
K-Pop Is Just the Start: How Asia Will Reshape Global Culture
BCG’s Neeraj Aggarwal explores how Asia will increasingly set the global agenda in areas long-dominated by the West.
K-Pop Is Just the Start: How Asia Will Reshape Global Culture
BCG’s Neeraj Aggarwal explores how Asia will increasingly set the global agenda in areas long-dominated by the West.
The Future of Trade: How Will Multinational CEOs Succeed?
BCG’s Marc Gilbert explores how multinational corporations could thrive in a world of competing trade blocs over the next decade.
The Future of Trade: How Will Multinational CEOs Succeed?
BCG’s Marc Gilbert explores how multinational corporations could thrive in a world of competing trade blocs over the next decade.
Force Multiplier or Co-Worker? Humans, AI, and the Future of Work
BCG’s Julie Bedard, a Fellow at BCG Henderson Institute, shares why AI isn't a substitute for people.
Force Multiplier or Co-Worker? Humans, AI, and the Future of Work
BCG’s Julie Bedard, a Fellow at BCG Henderson Institute, shares why AI isn't a substitute for people.
Me, Myself, and AI
This series from BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review connects with business leaders who have achieved big wins with their AI initiatives and—through straightforward, engaging conversation—finds out how they’ve done it.
Delivering More Connected Care Through AI: CVS Health’s Josh Weiner
The integrated health care company uses AI to improve care delivery in four main ways.
Delivering More Connected Care Through AI: CVS Health’s Josh Weiner
The integrated health care company uses AI to improve care delivery in four main ways.
Building Better Answers With AI Agents: SAP’s Walter Sun
The enterprise resource planning company’s global head of AI shares his views on training AI agents.
Building Better Answers With AI Agents: SAP’s Walter Sun
The enterprise resource planning company’s global head of AI shares his views on training AI agents.
Upcycling and Upskilling With AI: Goodwill's Steve Preston
The CEO shares how his nonprofit uses AI to think about upcycling goods as well as upskilling its employees and community members.
Upcycling and Upskilling With AI: Goodwill's Steve Preston
The CEO shares how his nonprofit uses AI to think about upcycling goods as well as upskilling its employees and community members.
Overcoming AI Hallucinations: Truist’s Chandra Kapireddy
The financial services executive shares how his organization implements traditional and generative AI.
Overcoming AI Hallucinations: Truist’s Chandra Kapireddy
The financial services executive shares how his organization implements traditional and generative AI.
Climate Vision 2050
BCG's most imaginative podcast yet is set in the year 2050, yet it is not a work of fantasy. We're exploring how the world radically reduced carbon emissions and saved itself from climate change catastrophe. Immerse yourself in the climate action journey that makes this net-zero world possible.
Driven to Adapt
Electric vehicles have revolutionized the automotive industry and created a sustainable circular economy. Today in 2050, the internal combustion engine is a relic of the past. At the Paulista Grand Prix in São Paulo, race car driver Bela Tanaka goes neck and neck with Rahul Gonzalez for a chance at the top 5.
Driven to Adapt
Electric vehicles have revolutionized the automotive industry and created a sustainable circular economy. Today in 2050, the internal combustion engine is a relic of the past. At the Paulista Grand Prix in São Paulo, race car driver Bela Tanaka goes neck and neck with Rahul Gonzalez for a chance at the top 5.
Green is the New Black
Clothing recycling along with second-hand and rental markets have significantly decreased waste in the fashion industry. Today in 2050, every garment tells a story. This transparency about an item’s provenance empowers consumers to make responsible choices. At Tokyo Fashion Week, model Emiko Ikeda must decide if they should take a stand against unethical clothing manufacturing.
Green is the New Black
Clothing recycling along with second-hand and rental markets have significantly decreased waste in the fashion industry. Today in 2050, every garment tells a story. This transparency about an item’s provenance empowers consumers to make responsible choices. At Tokyo Fashion Week, model Emiko Ikeda must decide if they should take a stand against unethical clothing manufacturing.
The Mangrove Manifesto
In 2050, mangrove forests are thriving across Southeast Asia’s shorelines, protecting coastal communities from flooding and erosion. The region is a world leader in nature-based solutions to climate challenges. Environmental scientist Danilo Manolo travels through a protected mangrove forest in a national park in Malaysia to halt an illegal logging operation.
The Mangrove Manifesto
In 2050, mangrove forests are thriving across Southeast Asia’s shorelines, protecting coastal communities from flooding and erosion. The region is a world leader in nature-based solutions to climate challenges. Environmental scientist Danilo Manolo travels through a protected mangrove forest in a national park in Malaysia to halt an illegal logging operation.
From Future to Fork
Controlled-environment agriculture allows farmers to grow fruits and vegetables indoors all over the world and even on Mars. Vertical farms are interwoven into the fabric of our cities, and produce is grown in greenhouses in less densely populated areas. Farmer Louisette Thibault must contain a pest outbreak at indoor farming facilities in and around Montreal, Canada.
From Future to Fork
Controlled-environment agriculture allows farmers to grow fruits and vegetables indoors all over the world and even on Mars. Vertical farms are interwoven into the fabric of our cities, and produce is grown in greenhouses in less densely populated areas. Farmer Louisette Thibault must contain a pest outbreak at indoor farming facilities in and around Montreal, Canada.
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