Most firms focus on external signals—markets, technologies, competitors. Yet the deeper strategic risk today lies inside societies themselves: collapsing attention spans, declining scientific literacy, political polarization, and a widening gap between technological acceleration and human cognitive capacity. This presentation draws on findings from my upcoming book Reappraising the Social Sciences in the Age of AI.

Topics include:

• How cognitive outsourcing to AI alters expertise, judgment, and strategic decision-making
• Why weakened social cohesion and declining trust distort information environments
• How companies can build “clarity cultures” that resist distraction and fragmentation
• Practical tools for enhancing analytical depth, organizational learning, and strategic foresight

The goal is to show how businesses can remain competitive in an age when the social and cognitive foundations of markets are shifting beneath our feet.