How should business leaders prepare to do business in a new new world order? BCG’s Nikolaus Lang prepares executives to completely rethink trade in a multipolar future, in which they must navigate different geopolitical, social, and environmental considerations. Finding the least expensive place to manufacture a product to sell to customers across the globe won’t work anymore. Instead, companies will have to operate within new trade blocs. Organization structure, supply chains, customer expectations…much will have to change. Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon? Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.  Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com. We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This. Learn More:  Nikolaus Lang: on.bcg.com/3JF4CYD International Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3QnA4hS  Which Economies Benefit the Most from Free Trade Agreements?: on.bcg.com/4dfwhgn Jobs, National Security, and the Future of Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3xXY050 GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Peering into the future, BCG’s Judith Wallenstein paints a picture of organizational leadership upended by AI, global volatility, and blurring boundaries between companies that work together. She muses that the chief executive officer role may morph into a chief ecosystem orchestrator role and demand leadership traits and backgrounds far different than we see today. How would top executives deploy influence, foster trusting relationships, and welcome and accept challenges that enhance corporate decision making?   Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or Questions What major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE.  Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com. We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This. Learn More: Judith Wallenstein:on.bcg.com/3Ub1UQH For CEOs, It’s About Time: https://on.bcg.com/3xw9oVE The CEO’s Guide to the Generative AI Revolution: on.bcg.com/3QkfbEr Imagine This: on.bcg.com/3VSiDJG GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Middle management. Senior leaders say it’s a sticking point; individual contributors say it’s not meeting needs; middle managers themselves say the role is a source of burnout. Julia Dhar, founder and leader of BCG’s Behavioral Science Lab, imagines a future in which AI takes over aspects of middle management. Among the most beneficial outcomes: companies keep their employees doing what they do best and senior leaders communicate their vision directly to the frontline. Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or QuestionsWhat major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE. Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com.We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.Learn More: Julia Dhar: https://on.bcg.com/49ifruf How to Create a Transformation that Lasts: https://on.bcg.com/3J0cbJg More on what BCG has to say about behavioral science: https://on.bcg.com/49lRpOO Julia’s TED Talk: How to disagree productively and find common ground | Julia Dhar (youtube.com) Gitte Frederiksen’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ7ySrDVqOs&t=2s GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Some argue that self-generating software will be a revolutionary development for businesses, others contend that it may be unwieldy.  BCG’s Vladimir Lukic believes that it will be a playful thought partner for business leaders to steer and sanity-check. It will make nimble exploration and innovation possible so that every company can have the bespoke and custom programs it needs. What should leaders do until the unknown point in the future when self-writing software is a reality?  Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or QuestionsWhat major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE. Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com.We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This. Learn More: More about what BCG has to say on GenAI: https://on.bcg.com/3P3JmyN   Turning GenAI Magic into Business Impact: https://on.bcg.com/3uYvgrB   Vladimir Lukic: https://on.bcg.com/48vMXfT  GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Some worry that AI will eliminate jobs. But what if we found ourselves in 2030 with 50% more job openings than people to fill them? BCG’s Debbie Lovich imagines a world where top companies must wow workers—or risk losing essential talent (and profits) to competitors. How would CEOs extend their companies’ customer-facing strengths to attract the best of the talent pool? By deploying deep research, segmentation, and personalization to create the kind of workplace that talent buys into. Those that spark joy will clean up in the marketplace.   Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or QuestionsWhat major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE. Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com.We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This.Learn More:  Enjoying Work Matters More than You Realize: https://on.bcg.com/3uTN5bh BCG’s People Strategy: https://on.bcg.com/3IeXUIk Debbie Lovich: https://on.bcg.com/42Xo3Vl GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

By 2030, the best CIO might be a CIB: a chief intelligence bot. And the human CEO might be bolstered by a swarm of CEO bots, able to harness a vast diversity of perspectives. Can you imagine? In this episode, BCG’s Mickey McManus envisions a future where top leaders share the corner office with AI—blending the logical with human intuition. Mickey, a BCG senior advisor and a pioneer in human-centered design, considers how a company like this would function. Hint: he recommends an approach much like jazz improvisation. Help Us Imagine the Future--Send Us Your Ideas or QuestionsWhat major changes or disruptions do YOU see on the horizon?Please email us the future scenario you’d like us to explore. Or, send us a question you might have for GENE or about working with GENE. Email it to: imaginethis@bcg.com.We will pick our favorites and explore them with GENE in an upcoming episode of Imagine This. Learn More You’ll find more of what BCG has to say about generative AI here:  https://on.bcg.com/3UNqoQBListen to more of GENE, BCG's AI bot here:GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT Also, in this episode, Mickey recommends an entirely new reading list for the C-suite, including:  -Iain M. Banks’s Culture series: https://www.amazon.com/The-Culture-9-book-series/dp/B07WLZZ9WV -Joy Buolamwini’s Unmasking AI [https://www.amazon.com/Unmasking-AI-Mission-Protect-Machines/dp/0593241835] -Safiya Umoja Noble’s Algorithms of Oppression [https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245] You can find the podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpecNh11jKY&list=PLMJgyXjV5gMLbR8vIRdKaCAMmAJhzcRa8This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

What would you have done differently if you had anticipated the likelihood of a global pandemic or the explosion of generative AI? Spend time with BCG’s editor in chief, our conversational AI agent GENE, and BCG experts as they focus on what could lie ahead for our world—and how you should prepare your business todayThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy