The Strait of Hormuz closure is affecting life in the Gulf region and beyond. Ports must become more sustainable to operate across geopolitical cycles.
Modern public institutions must shift from reactive, request-based systems to proactive support—moving toward a zero-click government where services reach people automatically.
At Davos 2026, Global Future Council members explored how collaboration, investment in people and scalable innovation can drive growth, resilience and long-term prosperity.
With rapid adoption boosting the value of AI skills and experience, recent research explains how this is affecting wages, job quality and hiring decisions.
The world is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty. Ahead of the Annual Meeting 2026, members of the Global Future Council share insights on where progress is possible
In the current geopolitical landscape, trade success demands readiness. Here is how firms are shifting their strategies to anticipate and thrive in uncertainty.
Our age of polycrisis is challenging long-held ideas of leadership. Leaders must find their dojo: a space to strengthen their moral compass and inner mastery.
This World Soils Day, leaders should consider what communities, businesses and economies would look like without productive, resilient, healthy soils.
Amid falling trust and rapid change, leadership must evolve. Success requires new models grounded in ethics, service, and co-creation to build shared, long-term prosperity.
A recent meeting of the Global Future Council on Forest Economy provided key insights to shape forest stewardship in ways that empower local communities.
Humanity has breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, highlighting the urgency of aligning growth with ecological stability.
The world finds itself caught between fragmentation and urgency.
Global challenges have become inseparable, making collaboration across disciplines more important than ever. In Dubai, Global Future Councils experts met with cybersecurity leaders to dis...
Leaders able to balance strength and receptivity – as embodied in four important practices – demonstrate a tangible competitive advantage.
AI literacy will decide the geopolitical future – but nations are currently on diverging tracks. The ones that lag will be subject to a brain drain that will set them back further.
