BCG Henderson Institute | June 8, 2023

A New Approach to Strategy for Government Agencies

In a world of complexity, uncertainty, and scarcity, public agencies need to move beyond “strategy as planning” as the default, choose their strategic approaches based on the requisites of their environment, and use strategy to bridge the gap between policy and implementation.

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Harvard Business Review | May 12, 2023

AI Can Be Both Accurate and Transparent

Organizations should think carefully before integrating unexplainable, “black box” AI tools into their operations, and take steps to help determine whether these models are really worth the risk before moving forward.

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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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28 Minutes | June 7, 2023

The Case for Good Jobs with Zeynep Ton

"The first component of the good jobs system is investment in people, but the secret sauce are the four operational choices that make employees work better. […] Focus and simplify, standardize and empower, cross-train, and operate with slack.”

BCG.com | May 8, 2023

Engaging Consumers in a Generative AI World

Large language model-powered virtual assistants are about to get between traditional companies and their customers, forcing executives to make tough choices sooner than expected.

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Harvard Business Review | April 10, 2023

Radical Optionality

The next era of competition is at hand. To succeed in an environment of high uncertainty, greater short-term pressure, and tighter resource constraints, companies must become even better and more efficient at developing options for future advantage while continuing to perform in the present.

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BCG Henderson Institute | March 15, 2023

Making Corporate Change Work: Lessons from Superprojects

We attempt to distill the lessons from two truly ambitious projects—NASA’s Apollo program and Pfizer’s Lightspeed project—and show how, to succeed, projects and organizations must resolve the tensions between ingenuity and control.

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Harvard Business Review | February 15, 2023

Your Strategy Needs a Story

Through stories, mere facts and information are turned into a shared mental model of how the business works and where it is heading.

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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 | March 7, 2023

The CEO’s Guide to the Generative AI Revolution

This powerful technology has the potential to disrupt nearly every industry, promising both competitive advantage and creative destruction. Here’s how to strategize for that future.

BCG Henderson Institute | March 14, 2023

How CEOs Can Evaluate New Generative AI Models

As GPT-4 and other new models are released, leaders need to constantly assess the implications for their business.

BCG Henderson Institute | February 9, 2023

How to Unlock Hidden Value from Generative AI

Prompt engineering is only the beginning—it’s time to start experimenting.

Business Ecosystems

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

BCG.COM | March 11, 2022

What Is Your Business Ecosystem Strategy?

Drawing on the insights gleaned from three years of ecosystem research, we offer a step-by-step framework for developing an incumbent company’s ecosystem strategy.

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.

Sustainable Business Model Innovation

Learn more about how companies can reconcile sustainability and sustainable competitive advantage.

BCG.COM | July 12, 2022

The Strategic Race to Sustainability

To get beyond the starting line, CEOs need to approach the challenges of sustainability from a strategic and value-creation perspective in terms of both the questions they ask and the answers they seek.

BCG.COM | May 20, 2022

Nudging Consumers Toward Sustainability

Companies that empower consumers and create a societal surplus can reward shareholders, build sustainability markets, and protect the planet. It’s a win-win-win.

BCG.COM | March 10, 2020

The Quest for Sustainable Business Model Innovation

How can companies reconcile the two S-words of business: sustainability and sustainable competitive advantage?