1、BCG HENDERSON INSTITUTE SCENARIOS 2050 Beyond Tomorrow:Four Scenarios for the World of 2050April 2026 By Nikolaus Lang,Alan Iny,Ulrich Pidun,Melissa Christensen,Jeffrey Sprong,and Adam JobContents03 Preface04 Chapter 1 Imagining 205007 Chapter 2 2050 Scenario:AI Abundance14 Chapter 3 2050 Scenario:B
2、attling Blocs21 Chapter 4 2050 Scenario:Climate Coalition28 Chapter 5 2050 Scenario:Digital Darwinism35 Chapter 6 How Potential Shocks MayAffecttheFuture38 Chapter 7 FiveLow-RegretMoves40 Appendix 1 How to Use the Scenarios41 Appendix 2 Methodology and SourcesBEYOND TOMORROW:FOUR SCENARIOS FOR THE W
3、ORLD OF 2050 3Forleadersbalancingachallengingpresentwithnear-termuncertainty,the world of 2050 can seem remote.But consideringthefuturecanreveallessonsfortodayandprovidepathwaystolong-termcompetitiveadvantage.Thedecisionsleadersmakeoverthenext5yearswillshape thenext25.Inthisreport,wesetoutfourdistin
4、ctscenariosfor2050thatpushboundariesbutremainplausible.Unlikemanyscenarioexercises,whichareoftenlimitedtospeculative,“whatif”questions,ourfourpossibilitiesarebasedonadetailedquantitativeanalysisofahundredmegatrendsand a century of historical data,as well as dozens of interviewswithglobalexpertsontop
5、icsrangingfrommacroeconomicstospaceengineering.Inaddition,weexplorewhatitwouldtakefororganizationstothriveinthesescenariosandconsiderhowbesttopreparetodayforthechallengesandopportunitiestheypresent.Thisreportandthescenariosaretoolsnotforpredictingthefuturebutforengagingproactivelywithit.Byconsiderin
6、gmultiplepossiblefutures,leaderscanidentifyearlywarningsignsandtacticalmovesthatwillbuildresilienceandsecureadvantageinthefaceofuncertainty.Preface4 BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP|BCG HENDERSON INSTITUTECHAPTER 1Imagining 2050What will the world be like in 2050?ForCEOstoday,thisquestionmayfeelunfamiliar,pe