Podcast Episodes

Are You Bridging or Broadening the Racial Wealth Gap?

Episode 9

Organizations often view inclusion, along with its cousins diversity and equity, as a goal. But what if they start viewing it as a practice, an active commitment, and a way of doing business? Kedra N…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Your Brain Is Being Strip-Mined

Episode 8

Cell phones, social media, messaging software, and multitasking are robbing our attention, as our monkey minds jump from one notification to another. Mickey McManus, a BCG senior advisor and leadersh…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Watch Your Language

Episode 7

Ashley Grice finds great joy, meaning, and sometimes peril in words. As the CEO of BCG BrightHouse, Grice helps organizations find their purpose. Words are her instruments of trade. They can help bri…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Happy Holidays, and See You in 2022!

Season 2

The So What from BCG is taking a short break over the holidays - if you’re celebrating, I hope you’re having a lovely time.

We’ve been hard at work arranging a host of exciting guests and topics for o…

Published on 4 years ago

Can We Fix Supply Chains in 2022 ?

Episode 6

As the pandemic rumbles on, many countries have been suffering shortages and panic buying as global supply chains wobble. Much of that will likely ease over the coming months, but systemic challenges…

Published on 4 years ago

Why the Way We Work Is Broken

Episode 5

The pandemic has exposed fissures in the way we work, which is stuck in the industrial age. Deborah Lovich, who leads BCG’s people strategy topic, and Brian Elliott, executive leader and senior vice …

Published on 4 years ago

A Culture of Experimentation

Episode 4

How can organizations become more experimental? Julia Dhar, the cofounder and leader of BeSmart, BCG’s behavioral economics and insights initiative, says identify a big problem, start small, and do n…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Across the Luxury Metaverse

Episode 3

Lil Miquela, a 19-year-old TikTok influencer with more than 3 million followers, has promoted Calvin Klein, Prada, and other top fashion brands. She also happens to be an avatar, an online robot crea…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Net Zero Will Pay for Itself

Episode 2

Most transitions are hard—the transition to net zero is especially so. But with political will, new business models, and major investments, saving the planet does not have to break the bank. In fact,…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Uncertainty Advantage

Episode 1

Uncertainty is not a dirty word. While it may be impossible to predict the future, preparing for it is possible. Alan Iny, BCG’s partner and director of creativity and scenarios, explains that scenar…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago