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ARTICLE · 07 MARCH 2024

2021 AlixPartners Disruption Index: Confronting The Disruption Paradox

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CEOs are confronted by disruption more than ever, and the pandemic isn't one of their top concerns.

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Simon Freakley
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Letter from our CEO

What a year. If we ever needed evidence that disruption is the primary challenge facing business and the global economy today, the past year has provided it. Although few could have predicted the acute dislocations that COVID-19 would cause, the ensuing crisis has demonstrated how a single disruptive event can have a reverberating and amplifying effect across geographies, industries, and societies.

Disruption, of course, isn't new, but the pace at which it's forcing change is accelerating. The magnitude of its impact is growing, and the sheer complexity and cumulative impact of the interconnected forces confronting business leaders have never been greater.

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