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Thinking in decades
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To win in business, companies must think in decades with an eye on the long game. On Think:Act’s 20th anniversary, we reflect on valuable insights gleaned over the past two decades that can help organizations navigate an increasingly complex business climate in the coming 20 years.
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The latest edition of Think:Act Magazine explores enduring business themes from past decades through a new lens of pertinence for the next 20 years.
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About the Think:Act Magazine
Think:Act is Roland Berger’s award-winning magazine that helps senior executives navigate the choppy waters of our fast changing business environment. The magazine chronicles the big shifts happening in the world and their impact on organizations, identifies current and upcoming trends in business and offers a deep dive into the latest management ideas.
It does this through thought-provoking articles and exclusive interviews with thought leaders and the movers and shakers of the world of business. The magazine features an eclectic mix of articles that take a lively approach to storytelling. The magazine has a unique and unorthodox design format that has won many accolades. It was one of the first magazines to be inducted into the "BCM Hall of Fame", after it had won Europe's biggest content marketing award three years in a row. Thereafter, it has won several International Creative Media Awards, Society of Publication Designers Awards and the prestigious Red Dot Award.
First published in 2004, Think:Act reaches around 30,000 select senior executives and decision-makers in the fields of business, politics and media around the world. Think:Act is published in English, German and Chinese.
Two decades of Think:Act
A look at how Think:Act has captured the zeitgeist of our constantly evolving business landscape.
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