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Inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with leading thinkers about influential ideas on business, technology, economics, and science. Hosted by Nikolaus Lang, Martin Reeves, and Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak. For more ideas and inspiration, sign up to receive BHI INSIGHTS, our monthly newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

  1. قبل ٤ أيام

    SuperAdaptability with Max McKeown

    In SuperAdaptability: How to Transcend in an Age of Overwhelm, Max McKeown argues that the key to thriving under uncertainty is adaptability—being able to change with your environment, again and again, getting better each time. McKeown is a leading strategy thinker, coach to Fortune 100 companies, and an award-winning author. In his new book, he reveals how figures as different as Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Simone Biles all relied on the same pattern of thinking to adapt to radically changing circumstances. In his conversation with Adam Job, senior director at the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses the difference between adaptability and resilience, and how to scale adaptability from one person to a team to an entire organization. Key topics discussed:  01:14 | The power of adaptive intelligence 03:03 | Adaptability vs. resilience 05:15 | The RUN loop: Recognize, understand, necessary action 09:08 | How to help others become more adaptable 11:57 | How to make your company more adaptable 16:19 | Applying the loop logic to innovation 23:56 | Real life stories of adaptability 29:23 | Bringing adaptability to life with illustrations Additional inspirations from Max McKeown: The Strategy Book: How to Think and Act Strategically to Deliver Outstanding Results (FT Publishing International, 2024)

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  2. ٢٨ أكتوبر

    Capitalism and its Critics with John Cassidy

    In Capitalism and Its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World, John Cassidy offers a multi-century history of global capitalism, told through the eyes of its dissenters. Cassidy is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. His new book blends biography, history, and economic analysis to reveal the roots of urgent debates the business world and society face today, as AI, climate change, and inequality are forcing us to reexamine the economic system. In his conversation with Nikolaus Lang, global leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, Cassidy discusses the main historical themes of capitalism critique, why the system continues to endure, how it is being, and what its future may be in the current context of assaults on the system from both the political left and right. Key topics discussed:  01:44 | The main themes of capitalism critique 04:17 | Why capitalism endures 09:15 | The paradox of state capitalism 14:21 | The misunderstood Luddites 19:09 | Trade tensions and global economic asymmetry 24:45 | The role of unpaid domestic labor in driving the capitalist system 28:50 | The most surprising insights in writing the book 31:33 | The future of capitalism Additional inspirations from John Cassidy: Dot.Con: The Greatest Story Ever Sold (Harper, 2022)How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities (Picador, 2010)

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  3. ١٤ أكتوبر

    Warhead with Dr. Nicholas Wright

    In Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain, Nicholas Wright argues that war and competition are rooted in human biology—in our drives for survival, fairness, territory, and belonging. Wright is a neuroscientist who researches the brain, technology, and security at University College London; Georgetown University; and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, where he also advises the Pentagon. In his new book, he explores how each region of the brain is linked to a certain dimension of conflict—explaining why war seems inevitable, yet also why peace is possible. In his conversation with Nikolaus Lang, global leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses why neuroscience is a powerful lens to understand conflict, how it helps military leaders make decisions, and why we need to give AI a prefrontal cortex to ensure it makes wise decisions in conflict situations. Key topics discussed:  01:27 | Neuroscience as a lens to understand conflict 04:10 | The role of prediction error in the psychology of war 07:29 | The clash between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex 12:46 | How AI and its interaction with humans may influence the future of conflict 18:55 | How neuroscience insights help military leaders make decisions 22:13 | Training political and business leaders based on neuroscience insights

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  4. ٣٠ سبتمبر

    After the Spike with Dean Spears and Michael Geruso

    In After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso argue that the defining demographic risk of this century is global depopulation. Spears and Geruso are both professors at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on economic demography and development economics. In their new book, they explore the trend of falling birth rates, how it threatens human progress, and what actions may reverse this trend. In their conversation with Nikolaus Lang, global leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, they discuss projections for global depopulation, why advances in AI and robotics will not replace humans, why fewer people may not be good for the planet, and what the implications of all this are for business leaders. Key topics discussed: 01:06 | Projected global population levels 06:11 | The impact of depopulation 11:00 | The potential for AI and robotics to replace humans 17:00 | The environmental implications of depopulation 21:24 | Potential solutions to falling birth rates 26:02 | Implications for business leaders 28:26 | Reasons to remain hopeful Additional inspirations from Dean Spears: Air: Pollution, Climate Change and India's Choice Between Policy and Pretence (Harper Collins Publishers India, 2019)Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development and the Costs of Caste, co-authored by Diane Coffey (Harper Collins Publishers India, 2017)

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  5. ١٦ سبتمبر

    How Progress Ends with Carl Benedikt Frey

    In How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations, Carl Benedikt Frey argues that progress, throughout history, has not just depended on technological innovations but also on the flexibility of our institutions. Frey is the associate professor of AI & Work at the University of Oxford, where he directs the Future of Work program. In his new book, he explores how technological progress has unfolded throughout history, from the Qin Dynasty to Silicon Valley. He argues that progress is always fragile, resting on achieving a delicate balance between decentralized innovation and centralized scaling of new technologies. In his conversation with Adam Job, senior director at the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses how to achieve institutional flexibility, the hurdles we must overcome to turn AI into progress, and what lessons history holds for business leaders looking to navigate the conundrum of innovating versus scaling. Key topics discussed:  01:15 | The fragility of progress 05:35 | The role of decentralization and centralization 11:24 | How to achieve institutional flexibility 17:29 | The hurdles to overcome for turning AI into progress 21:04 | How business leaders can navigate the conundrum of innovating vs. scaling 25:00 | Why progress might not yet end Additional inspirations from Carl Benedikt Frey: The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation (Princeton University Press, 2019)

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  6. ٢ سبتمبر

    Anointed with Toby Stuart

    In Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in A Winner-Take-Most World, Toby Stuart dives deeply into the power that social status holds over us. Stuart is the Leo Helzel Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In his new book, he explores how social status shapes everything—from who we trust and what we value, to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success. In his conversation with Adam Job, Senior Director at the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses the cumulative effects of social status, whereby small initial differences can snowball into outsize effects. He also outlines why the social status system persists despite a prevailing distrust in elites—and how AI may yet be poised to change the system. Key topics discussed:  01:44 | The importance of social status 05:15 | The role of anointment in modern times 13:23 | The cumulative effects of social status 19:18 | Why the social status system persists 21:23 | How AI may change the role of social status 24:45 | The downsides of high social status, and how to deal with them

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  7. ٢٦ أغسطس

    Reshuffle with Sangeet Paul Choudary

    In Reshuffle: Who Wins When AI Restacks the Knowledge Economy, Sangeet Paul Choudary explores common misconceptions about how AI will change work, organizations, and business ecosystems. Choudary is the founder and CEO of Platformation Labs and a senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. An expert on AI, platforms, and the economics of big tech, he has sold more than half a million books on these topics. In his latest work, he explores how new forms of coordination—rather than automation and augmentation—are the true superpower of AI. In his conversation with Adam Job, senior director at the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses how AI will supercharge coordination, move us towards a more modular, on-demand economy, and how companies can account for all of this in their strategies. Key topics discussed:  01:31 | How AI will impact jobs 04:38 | Assessing the value of jobs 09:25 | AI’s power to supercharge coordination 14:23 | Unlocking “coordination without consensus” 19:00 | Moving towards a modular, on-demand economy 25:56 | Crafting a strategy for the age of AI Additional inspirations from Sangeet Choudary: Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You, co-authored by Geoffrey G. Parker and Marshall W. Van Alstyne (W. W. Norton & Company, 2016)Platform Scale: How an Emerging Business Model Helps Startups Build Large Empires with Minimum Investment (Platform Thinking Labs, 2015)

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  8. ١٢ أغسطس

    The Eurasian Century with Hal Brands

    In The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World, Hal Brands illuminates the historical patterns we must understand in order to better navigate the geopolitical rivalries of the present. Hal Brands is the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is also a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. In his new book, he traces the arc from World War I to today’s rivalries between the United States and China, and between NATO and Russia. In his conversation with Nikolaus Lang, global leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, he discusses why the 20th and 21st centuries are the Eurasian (rather than the American) Era, how today’s rivalries among great powers differ from those of the past, and what global business must pay attention to in navigating current geopolitical tensions. Key topics discussed:  01:28 | The 20th and 21st centuries as the Eurasian era 05:32 | The “historic achievement” of the Cold War 08:34 | How today’s rivalries among great powers are different 13:14 | The future of Eurasia 15:59 | How global businesses can operate in a polarized geopolitical world 20:13 | Reasons to be optimistic vs. pessimistic about the future Additional inspirations from Hal Brands: Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China, co-authored by Michael Beckley (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022)The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order, co-authored by Charles Edel (Yale University Press, 2019)The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today (Yale University Press, 2019)What Good Is Grand Strategy?: Power and Purpose in American Statecraft from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush (Cornell University Press, 2014)

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