1、From Blind Spots to Insights:Enhancing Geopolitical Radar to Guide Global BusinessW H I T E P A P E RJ A N U A R Y 2 0 2 5In collaboration with Boston Consulting GroupImages:Getty ImagesDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project,insight area or i

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3、 stakeholders.2025 World Economic Forum.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photocopying and recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForeword 3Executive summary 4Introduction 51 What issue

4、s are on the geopolitical radar of global business?72 How firms are strengthening their geopolitical radar 102.1 Objectives and tasks 112.2 Tracking geopolitics 112.3 Assessing information 122.4 Public sector best practices and scenarios 132.5 Internal organizational considerations 133 Corporate geo

5、political radar:an assessment 143.1 Distinguishing the material from the urgent 153.2 The flow of insights and“key person risk”164 Towards better practice 175 Payoffs from strengthening geopolitical radar and sonar 20Conclusion 23Contributors 24Endnotes 25From Blind Spots to Insights:Enhancing Geopo

6、litical Radar to Guide Global Business2ForewordForecasting the geopolitical events shaping tomorrows world is often likened to predicting the weather:sudden,unpredictable and increasingly disruptive.Military coups,government collapses and supply chain disruptions can emerge with little warning,leavi