Innovation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, so why isn’t productivity keeping up?

The answer lies not in invention, but in deployment. In our latest op-ed, developed in collaboration with Alberto Fumo and Javier Herrera of Kearney, we uncover the critical missing link: the “digital bridge” – the infrastructure required to scale innovation across entire economies. While capital continues to pour into breakthrough technologies, far less is being invested in the systems needed to implement them effectively. As a result, productivity, resilience, and global competitiveness increasingly depend on robust digital backbones. With demographic shifts and geopolitical fragmentation intensifying pressure on long-term investment, the stakes have never been higher. The future will not be defined by who innovates fastest, but by who scales smartest. Read the full op-ed.