Simon A. Levin is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University and the Director of the Center for BioComplexity in the Princeton Environmental Institute. From 2011 to 2025, Levin was a close collaborator of the BCG Henderson Institute, co-authoring dozens of articles with our team, co-hosting our annual Meeting of Minds and Business and Science dinners, and serving as a thought-partner in our efforts to draw insights from beyond the world of business. We remain deeply grateful for the depth and breadth of his contributions, which helped shape our work in lasting ways.
A renowned ecologist, Levin’s work examines the structure and functioning of ecosystems, the dynamics of disease, and the coupling of ecological and socioeconomic systems. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. His many honors include the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, Margalef Prize for Ecology, the Ecological Society of America’s MacArthur and Eminent Ecologist Awards, the Luca Pacioli Prize (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, and the U.S. National Medal of Science.
Our 2025 Meeting of Minds explored how businesses can play a crucial role in upholding democratic foundations—mitigating polarization, fostering trust, and ensuring institutions remain accountable.
Corporate change is notoriously difficult and often fails. One reason is that success is considered to depend only on how change is executed—that is, the quality of “change management.” We argue that change must instead be treated as a strategic problem, varying the approach to change depending on the type of challenge encountered and the internal characteristics of the company.
By creating a cycle of learning and forgetting, companies will be better able to adapt to changing environments, evading the mental entrapments of the past.
Key takeaways from the BCG Henderson Institute’s 2024 Science and Business Dinner, where participants discussed the challenges of regulating emerging technologies and proposed novel approaches.
Noise—small, random deviations from regularities—is omnipresent. Instead of treating it as a nuisance that is to be eliminated, businesses can embrace noise as as a powerful ally.
BCGヘンダーソン研究所 (BHI) が開催した2023年のMeeting of Minds (MoM) では、さまざまな分野の視点から人口高齢化の課題を分析し、個人、社会、企業にとっての新たな解決策を検 討しました。議論結果の概要をご紹介します。
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