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Future Shocks

Rare or extreme events are now becoming more frequent—and more destabilizing. Governments must be agile and resilient to navigate what lies ahead.
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To help government leaders identify specific, practical, and actionable steps critical for developing resilience to future shocks, IBM has launched an initiative through the IBM Institute for Business Value and the IBM Center for the Business of Government, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration.

This initiative identifies six key domain areas where government leaders need to prepare for future shocks. To discuss and develop plans of action, we are convening a series of international roundtable discussions with global leaders from the public and private sectors, academia, and non-governmental organizations.

Related: What do we mean by “shocks”?

This page will be updated periodically as we release new insights from this initiative.

Insights

Perspectives on climate resilience and sustainability: Helsinki

Learn how government and business leaders in Helsinki are preparing to scale action to build climate-resilient societies and economies.

Preparing governments for future shocks: Roadmap to resilience

To prepare for future shocks, governments need to build resilience with public-private sector partnerships and data-driven decision-making.

Partnering for resilience

Government and emergency management leaders outline 6 practical steps organizations can take now to prepare for and manage future crises.

Preparing governments for future shocks

Governments can partner with the private sector to build cyber resilience in an era of disruption.

Preparing governments for future shocks: Supply chain resilience

In an era of supply chain disruptions, governments can build resiliency by creating shared services to diagnose threats, sustain supply chains and mitigate impacts.

Future releases
Future releases
Estimated release March 2024
Executive insights on mission and organizational resilience