With increasing complexities and rapid transformation across industries, business leaders must become adept at anticipating long-term, disruptive shifts to navigate an uncertain future confidently. Our Mega Forces framework – comprising themes including business models and value network adaptations, environmental priorities, socioeconomic and geopolitical shifts, and transformative technologies – helps organizations understand systemic changes and align their strategies with the evolving business landscape. The Mega Forces: Regenerative Enterprises report spotlights three pivotal forces shaping the evolution of environmental priorities. It outlines disruptive signals, real-world use cases across industries, the long-term evolution of forces through 2040, and key considerations and critical next steps for business leaders.

With increasing complexities and rapid transformation across industries, business leaders must become adept at anticipating long-term, disruptive shifts to navigate an uncertain future confidently. Our Mega Forces framework – comprising themes including business models and value network adaptations, environmental priorities, socioeconomic and geopolitical shifts, and transformative technologies – helps organizations understand systemic changes and align their strategies with the evolving business landscape. The Mega Forces: Next-value networks report spotlights seven pivotal forces shaping the evolution of business models and value network adaptations. It outlines disruptive signals, real-world use cases across industries, long-term evolution of forces through 2040, and key considerations and critical next steps for business leaders. Scope All industries and geographies Contents In this report, we examine: Value chain simplification: the elimination of intermediate steps between product development and delivery Mega-platforms and micro-bundles: the rise of platform solutions offering hyper-tailored bundles Vertical-specific B2B marketplaces: digital platforms that enable trading between targeted B2B industry-specific customers Software-defined models: hardware-agnostic software service offerings that can be modified over the air Prosumer economy: individuals consume and produce goods of tangible value for others’ consumption Shared economy: digital platforms that facilitate the sharing of assets and services Decentralized autonomous organizations: internet-native enterprises with distributed ownership and decision-making authority

Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving change, and the future direction we anticipate. These insights are designed to stimulate discussions within your teams, challenging you to consider your preparedness for impacts on new product development, innovation, vision, strategy, R&D, and beyond.

With increasing complexities and rapid transformation across industries, business leaders must become adept at anticipating long-term, disruptive shifts to navigate an uncertain future confidently. Our Mega Forces framework – comprising themes including business models and value network adaptations, environmental priorities, socioeconomic and geopolitical shifts, and transformative technologies – helps organizations understand systemic changes and align their strategies with the evolving business landscape. The Mega Forces: Retail Reimagined report spotlights three pivotal forces shaping the evolution of business models and value network adaptations. It outlines disruptive signals, real-world use cases across industries, long-term evolution of forces through 2040, and key considerations and critical next steps for business leaders. Scope All industries and geographies Contents In this report, we examine: Unified commerce: full integration of all retail channels, systems, and user data into one unified platform, enabling retailers to respond instantly and consistently across any touchpoint, medium, or device Meta commerce: sensory-rich, digitally immersive, and interactive retail environment where shopping blends with entertainment, social interaction, and self-expression Invisible commerce: highly automated retail journey with limited or no active customer input

With increasing complexities and rapid transformation across industries, business leaders must become adept at anticipating long-term, disruptive shifts to navigate an uncertain future confidently. Our Mega Forces framework – comprising themes including business models and value network adaptations, environmental priorities, socioeconomic and geopolitical shifts, and transformative technologies – helps organizations make sense of systemic changes and align their strategies with the evolving business landscape. The Mega Forces: Responsive Enterprises report spotlights four pivotal forces shaping the evolution of business models and value network adaptations. It outlines disruptive signals, real-world use cases across industries, long-term evolution of forces through 2040, and key considerations and critical next steps for business leaders. Scope All industries and geographies Contents We explore the following forces under responsive enterprises: Nearshoring, reshoring, and multi-shoring: relocation or geographic diversification to build supply chain resilience, orchestrate cultural alignment, and reduce costs and time to market Hyper-localization: localized sourcing, production, fulfillment, and recycling of goods at a community or city level to meet user demand Skills recalibration: developing new skills and competencies to align with rapidly evolving technology advances and labor market disruptions Demand-responsive manufacturing: flexible production approaches that dynamically adjust to changing market demands

With increasing complexities and rapid transformation across industries, business leaders must become adept at anticipating long-term, disruptive shifts to navigate an uncertain future confidently. Our Mega Forces framework – comprising themes including business models and value network adaptations, environmental priorities, socioeconomic and geopolitical shifts, and transformative technologies – helps organizations make sense of systemic changes and align their strategies with the evolving business landscape. The Mega Forces: AI Value Models report spotlights four pivotal forces shaping the evolution of business models and value network adaptations. It outlines disruptive signals, real-world use cases across industries, long-term evolution of forces through 2040, and key considerations and critical next steps for business leaders. Scope All industries and geographies Contents We explore the following forces under AI value models: Always-on data capture: continuous, ubiquitous collection of user data to feed AI algorithms Hyper-personalization: AI to predict user needs and deliver hyper-personalized experiences Co-pilot commerce: AI assistants that contextualize user data to offer expert advice and recommendations Precision pay and pricing: AI models that optimize pricing based on performance and outcomes

Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving change, and the future direction we anticipate. These insights are designed to stimulate discussions within your teams, challenging you to consider your preparedness for impacts on new product development, innovation, vision, strategy, R&D, and beyond. Membership(s) Advanced SciTech

Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving change, and the future direction we anticipate. These insights are designed to stimulate discussions within your teams, challenging you to consider your preparedness for impacts on new product development, innovation, vision, strategy, R&D, and beyond. Membership(s) Advanced SciTech

Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving change, and the future direction we anticipate. These insights are designed to stimulate discussions within your teams, challenging you to consider your preparedness for impacts on new product development, innovation, vision, strategy, R&D, and beyond. Membership(s) Advanced SciTech

Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving change, and the future direction we anticipate. These insights are designed to stimulate discussions within your teams, challenging you to consider your preparedness for impacts on new product development, innovation, vision, strategy, R&D, and beyond. Membership(s) Advanced SciTech