Business 20/20 Podcast
1) What We Know About the Future
At a time of tremendous uncertainty, what can we know about the future? In the final episode of the Business 20/20 podcast, hear interviews with Betty-Sue Flowers on the art of scenario planning, and ...Show More
2) The Humanities & Business Education In an Economic Crisis
As colleges weigh whether to welcome students back to campus this fall, they do so under the burden of financial pressures on higher education that have been building for over a decade. Among these pr...Show More
3) Economic crises: A crucible for change?
As we face new economic upheaval in 2020, what lessons can we learn from the last global financial crisis? This episode looks at a seeming paradox: the 2008 financial crisis was a wrenching turning po...Show More
4) Are we still living in Enron’s world?
There is much about the Enron scandal that feels of its moment—but not everything does. A culture of celebrity surrounding business leaders is arguably deeper entrenched today than in 2001, when Enron...Show More
5) Is History Repeating Itself on Climate, Government, and Business?
Does this sound familiar? A new US President comes into office and withdraws from an international climate agreement, signaling a change in federal environmental policy. It should; this describes the ...Show More
6) Two Geopolitical Shocks of 2001
September 11th, 2001, was a day of horror that changed our sense of self and our place in the world. It also changed the US economy, shaping everything from government policy to how businesses operate...Show More
7) Lessons for the Techlash from the Tech Crash
In most tellings, the 2000 tech crash is a straightforward story: the music stopped and unprofitable dot-com companies failed, paving the way for the more innovative companies of the Web 2.0 era. This...Show More
8) They Saw the Dark Side of Globalization Twenty Years Ago
In 2019, a global trade war fueled by populist nationalism has raised fears of recession and is forcing businesses to re-think decades-long supply chains. If businesses want to understand this backlas...Show More
9) Introducing "Business 20/20"
Launching soon, the Business 20/20 podcast is a series that explores the changing relationship between business and society from 1999 to today. Each episode unpacks a key event—from the Seattle WTO pr...Show More