The playbook for seeing around geopolitical corners

Foresight planning is critical when you're talking and thinking about geopolitics. And AI certainly has a role in that planning, but AI can only get you so far. There is the tremendous power of what we would call human to human intelligence. There is no substitute when you're thinking about developing scenario, which in itself is an art of kind of creativity and imagination. That you need to be talking to a wide range of individuals, be that policy makers potentially, be that think tank experts, be it your peers and other businesses. That's McKinsey partner Z Ed Hater.

He joins us to talk about five instruments or tools that leaders can use to hedge against geopolitical uncertainty and position their companies for success. Mm-hmm. This is the McKinsey Podcast, where we help you make sense out of the world's toughest business challenges. I'm Roberta Fasaro, your host for today. Ziad, thanks so much for joining the podcast today.

It's great to be here with you, Roberta. Thank you. So You and your co-authors wrote this really great article for McKinsey.com. It's called the art, science, and technology of geopolitical scenario planning. And there's a really great CEO question at the beginning of that article.

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