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Ideas Shaping the World of Business

Think:Act Magazine
Ideas Shaping the World of Business

Your window into the ideas shaping the world of business

Latest issues

Rethinking Growth
Digital Darwinism
Own the future
Breaking the rules
On being human
Purpose
Artificial Intelligence
Complexity
Trust
Vigilant

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.

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.

Digital workplace in the era of Covid-19

To combine productivity with creativity and innovation, digital workplaces must be embedded in a culture of interaction and cooperation.

The future of the gig economy

The future of the gig economy

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the vulnerability of the gig economy. But in the long run the demand for freelancers will not fall. Companies and gig workers alike benefit from more flexible and independent working models.

Latest issue "Rethinking Growth"

Think:Act Magazine

Sailing on uncharted waters

Sailing on uncharted waters

Think:Act looks at smart growth, from efficiency and ideal group size to dark tourism, sports technology innovation at FC Barcelona and the data gender gap.

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How evolution drives success in the digital era

Silicon Valley failures sow the seeds for new innovation

It’s time to rethink your digital opportunities

Agco's Richenhagen talks agriculture technology

Digital is renewing music, not destroying it

Understanding the types of business ecosystems

The bank that turned social innovation into profit

Tsedal Neeley's case for a corporate lingua franca

Digital transformation means taking the long view

Being unique is more important than strength alone

Brian Solis on experience innovation and survival

The quest for immortality

China's government plan for its own Silicon Valley

Why nomadism is good for human assets

Online Exclusive

Curtis Carlson on how to seed serial innovation

Building longevity into an organization’s DNA

How to compete in a world of transient advantages

The futurists changing the way we look at time

Has quarterly capitalism made us overhasty?

Inside the simulation that takes us closer to Mars

The extraordinary vision behind Vision Fund

The impatience crisis needs a management strategy

The evolution of an innovation guru

Looking at the future of urban air mobility

It’s time to revisit the Enlightenment ideals

The rise and fall of Chinese bike-sharing startups

Line up your next goals while still scoring today

Hyperloop is shaking up more than transportation

The real extent of globalization

Henry Mintzberg on the scourge of disconnected leadership

Andrew Keen on how to fix the problems technology has created

Rulebreakers define the course of history

To be entrepreneurial takes an evolutionary ethos

The online retailer revolutionizing an industry

How McCord redefined the rules of human resources

Want to break the rules? Start with self-belief

Interview - Online Exclusive

Dave Ulrich on the outside-in view of HR

Restacking the rules of innovation

The underused power of catalytic questions

Be “more pirate” with organizational innovations

Our rulebreakers

Article with quiz

Rebels aren't a threat; they are an asset

11 rules for learning to think differently

Making the case for whistleblowers

The new international face of innovation

Meet the woman leading collaboration in mobility

Hyperloop: open-source vs. in-house strategies

Looking at the rules of good leadership

Article - online exclusive

Radical autonomy at scale

The future of work is a matter of being human

Workplace health is the key to employee motivation

How to make space for both people and technology

Flexing the mental muscles

Automotive manufacturing requires human innovation

Tech pioneers and the neo-Luddite revolution

The changing face of human computer interaction

Forget about doomsday: AI is just another tool

Nomads are leaving their anti-technology ways

Human achievement and the history of productivity

Cybercrime is becoming the mafia’s newest racket

Meet the self-made woman leading biotechnology

Looking at multiple kinds of intelligence

How can a successful company embrace purpose?

Silicon Valley's strategies to overcome the downsides of digitalization

How to build a company that's built to last

Become a master of social media for business

Waste management: looking at a global challenge

The connection between religion and business

Inside a purpose-driven new business model

Quantum technology is leaping into our lives

The future of business will be driven by purpose

Is the Russian economy ready to boom?

Adidas is racing ahead into the digital future

The making of India’s biometric Aadhaar ID program

What makes capitalism tick?

Getting down to business with artificial intelligence

The advent of personal, portable AI

Exploring China's investment into artificial intelligence

How augmented intelligence is changing the way we work

Robots - friends or foes?

Imitating the mind of a child

Could artificial intelligence produce a hit song?

Journalists vs robots - writing with AI

New laws for machines to live by

Big data ethics as new business asset?

Will data transparancy reduce the gender pay gap?

CEO Hans Van Bylen on the digital transformation of Henkel

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant on why generosity is important

Aerospace - aiming for the perfect moonshot

Disruptive developments in industrial IoT, aviation, construction and medicine

Scientist Vernor Vinge on artificial superintelligence

Futurist Martin Ford on AI and singularity

How important are morals in business?

How to find your way through complexity

Take a lesson from your brain to manage business better

Taking the A out of AI

Easy to apply strategies to deal with complex situations

Smart surgery and low-cost health-care in India

Buying into simplicity

Decomplexing the system

Ingenius simplicity requires hard work and holistic thinking

How smart can a city get?

Visionary Chris Anderson on spotting trends

Will China be the new Superpower?

How leaders can inspire organizational innovation

How to transform into a successful digital company

Three questions: Conductor Itay Talgam

What can CEOs learn from race car drivers?

What makes Vienna the smartest city of them all?

Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler on complexity

Psychological approaches to deal with crises in the business world

How ethical commitments can increase sales

Fighting back with critical thinking and education

Edward Snowden, whistleblowing and the meaning of trust

Handling precious resources with care

Redefining the relationship between CEOs and boards

How to protect your firm from a cyber attack

Building a robot with a heart

Confidence does the trick in football

Increasing resilience to deal with challenging business situations

Social scientist Robert Cialdini on persuasion

Blockchain adds a layer of trust to the internet

Decision-making, views on risk and error culture

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely on trust

How should we respond to urbanization?

How to develop a 360° vision for your company

Business leader Zhang Ruimin on the importance of change for companies

Crucible of the Fintech Revolution

Tracking the digital future of Kenya

Blockchain as an opportunity for the financial sector

Micro-multinationals – Innovative companies from Germany

Henrik Bork on a streaming platform that develops into a media empire

Crime prediction software supports Los Angeles police department

Interview with a chatbot on digital transformation

Learning from business failures

Inventor James Dyson on learning to fail

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