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Decoding ROI from AI

Are you ready to join the AI leaders? AI is everywhere. But ROI isn’t. PwC’s new AI performance study reveals that a small set of top-performing companies—the AI leaders—are already translating AI into real ROI.

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How neocloud Nscale is navigating the AI infrastructure boom

The company’s Global President for AI Infrastructure, Nidhi Chappell, describes how demand for data centers is pushing the industry to find new ways to build, scale, and perform at new levels.

by David De Lallo

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Focusing on missions

Zahid Salman, president & CEO of GreenShield, Canada’s only national nonprofit healthcare and insurance organization, is tapping into digital strategies and the larger care ecosystem to expand offerings—and impact.

by Daniel Gross

Power moves

Energy economics expert Michael Pollitt explains why the most muscular solutions to the world’s energy transition are global.

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What sets ‘future-fit’ industrial manufacturers apart?

The industry is at an inflection point, driven by increasing automation and AI, yet only a small share of companies is poised to capitalize.

How can CEOs sharpen their focus on the now and what’s next?

Confidence is down. Pressure is up. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we are on the ground in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, and we ask what it takes to lead with agility in the age of AI.

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Leading through uncertainty in the age of AI

CEOs are reinventing their companies with technology and seeking growth opportunities in new sectors, even as they see elevated threats ahead.

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Food for thought

Our global food system is unsustainable, and its practices are inflexible, inefficient, and inequitable. The December issue of s+b explores why it doesn’t have to be.

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How can AI scale our capabilities at work?

Customer service is feeling different—and AI may be why.  In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how AI is reshaping customer interactions and changing how businesses support their workforce.

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e.l.f. Beauty and rhode are giving the beauty business a makeover

CEOs Tarang Amin and Nick Vlahos discuss how they’re staying true to their shared vision as expectations rise.

by Ali Furman, Paul Leinwand, and Jen Swetzoff

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Are factories the new frontier of big tech?

Supply chains are under strain—and tech is changing how we make things.  In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how automation is reshaping work, opening the door for new types of businesses.

Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Director of Germany´s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, wearing glasses and a headset

Can government be the catalyst for breakthrough innovation?

Could government be the next great innovator? In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain why public and private collaboration could unlock new solutions in energy, healthcare, climate and more.

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How to fund the data-center boom?

Building the world’s digital backbone takes trillions of dollars. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explain how innovative financing is driving the global data-center boom—and enabling the infrastructure that powers AI.

Cover of December 2025 digital issue of strategy+business

Food for thought

Our global food system is unsustainable, and its practices are inflexible, inefficient, and inequitable. The December issue of s+b explores why it doesn’t have to be.

Explore the four keys to a better food system, and see how a mixture of fresh ideas, nutritious cross-industry collaboration, and juicy new business models could help feed the future.

Better farming practices
Healthy and sustainable diets
Transparent and efficient supply chains
Scaling technology and financing

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