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Capability Building: The North Star for Corporate Affairs Heading into 2026 Resilient and high-performing Corporate Affairs functions stand out not by their size, but by the caliber and range of their capabilities. In today’s environment - shaped by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, increasing policy complexity, and the need to connect with varied stakeholders - communications skills are evolving at an unprecedented pace. To maintain competitive advantage and relevan

Healthcare communications is evolving faster than most organizations are prepared for. Science is accelerating, AI is reshaping how we work, and stakeholder expectations are expanding under pressures we’ve never seen at this scale — from an aging population to a tightening regulatory landscape. The future isn’t “coming.”It’s already here , and the teams who thrive will be the ones who build the capability to see around corners. Three forces defining the next era: 1. Science s

In this era of automation, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking faster means smarter. That efficiency is the same as effectiveness. That because AI can produce, analyze, and streamline—maybe the human element isn’t as necessary. But let’s be clear: business still runs on relationships. Plans don’t succeed because a tool spit out a slide deck. They succeed because someone challenged the thinking, pressure-tested the assumptions, and brought lived experience  into the ro

As America’s population ages at an unprecedented rate, healthcare communicators are facing a subtle but seismic shift in audience dynamics. The fastest-growing segment of the healthcare consumer is not just the patient—it’s the caregiver . Often unpaid, untrained, and unrecognized, caregivers are the hidden decision-makers, the silent advocates, and the logistical lifelines of millions of healthcare journeys. And yet, too many healthcare messages still bypass them. That’s a s