Bridging the Complexity Gap: Rethinking Leadership for a Regenerative Economy

As the world pivots toward regenerative, inclusive, and stakeholder-driven models of value creation, a deeper challenge is emerging; one that’s often overlooked in the rush to innovate. It’s not just about new strategies or economic paradigms. It’s about the people leading them. Specifically, it’s about a growing mismatch between the complexity of today’s systems and the developmental capacities of those expected to navigate them. This is what researchers are calling the complexity gap.