Nikolaus S. Lang is a Managing Director and Senior Partner in BCG’s Munich office and has been working for the firm since 1998. Nikolaus is the Global Leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank, and the Chair of BCG’s Center for Geopolitics, supporting clients on an array of globalization-related topics: global trade, localization, international joint ventures, and digital ecosystems. Over the last 25+ years, Nikolaus has supported clients in more than 50 emerging and mature markets, including a large set of Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, Turkish, Saudi, and Brazilian clients, as well as clients from Europe and the US, on geopolitical advisory and mobility topics.
Nikolaus has published work on an array of contemporary questions, offering insight and guidance to policymakers, clients, and BCG teams on topics such as the new era of globalization, global digital transformation, geopolitics and trade impact, global R&D networks, and mobility innovation and new megacities in emerging markets. He is also a coauthor of BCG’s book, “Beyond Great,” which describes how the world has been transformed due to social tension, economic nationalism, and technological revolution.
As we enter 2024, many business leaders seek footing in a global landscape redefined by a half-decade of geopolitical tensions, economic instability, and a pandemic. The post-Cold War nar...
A medida que el automóvil se transforma ante nuestros ojos -desde el viejo motor de combustión interna alimentado por gasolina hasta vehículos eléctricos y de conducción autónoma más ágil...
当今中国所处的时代十分有趣。中国经济正从新冠疫情中复苏的同时，其人口结构也在发生深刻的变化。对于迎合中国消费者的企业来说，有很多东西需要评估。波士顿咨询公司（BCG）关于中国消费者阶层演变的最新研究表明，到2030年，中国的中产阶级及富裕消费者（MAC）人口将增加8000万。这一群体接近总人口的40%，将支撑中国消费市场保持长期韧性。
These are interesting times in China. The country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is coinciding with profound shifts in its population structure. For businesses catering to...
自動車を構成する最も複雑な要素といえば機械部分でしたが、それはもはや過去の話。自動車は今、スーパーコンピューターを搭載した車両へと進化を遂げつつあります。自動車業界そのものも、データやソフトウェア、AI（人工知能）の導入による変革期を迎えています。時代は、ソフトウェア駆動型自動車へと移行しつつあるのです。
Lejos quedan los días en que los componentes mecánicos representaban las piezas más complejas de un automóvil. Los vehículos se están convirtiendo en superordenadores sobre ruedas. Cada v...
Long gone are the days when mechanical components represented the most complex parts in a car. Cars are becoming supercomputers on wheels. Increasingly, data, software and artificial inte...
Sustainability is not just socially responsible, it’s also critically important for long-term growth and value creation. Companies in advanced economies realized this decades ago and bega...
La agenda de la justicia climática es amplia. Una de sus prioridades es ayudar a los países que menos han contribuido al cambio climático pero que más lo sufren. Los avances en esta cuest...
The climate justice agenda is extensive. One of its priorities is helping countries that have contributed least to climate change but suffer most from it. Progress on this issue was the h...
Many migrants today travel farther distances, consciously seeking cities of choice – a sociological metric designed by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) that measures and determines opportuni...
電動自転車や電動キックボードなどのマイクロモビリティには、楽しみながらあちこちに移動できること以外にもさまざまなメリットがあります。
Micromobility offers much more than just a fun way to get around.
One of the greatest challenges facing cities today is keeping people moving. Research shows that when roadways provide a high level of mobility, then there is a general advance in prosper...
The daily commute has become a thing of the past for many people as remote working, online shopping and virtual social interaction have been forced upon millions as a result of the COVID-...
