Two years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, we all live in a very different world

When the world closed its doors in 2020, businesses were faced with a choice: hope for the best, or rise to the challenge of innovating their way out of uncertainty. Those who took the plunge have experienced a huge degree of acceleration in areas that would otherwise have gone unchanged for months or years. This has led to a huge positive change in the way organizations – and their people – work. Risks really do breed rewards.

But there are a number of businesses that haven’t adapted enough, if at all, to the challenges of the pandemic. This delay to invest in key areas puts these organizations in danger of being left behind.

In Unit4’s 2022 Business Future Index we explore the impact and benefits of acceleration, and what it means for businesses experiencing it across: