The world has really turned upside down this time. We have learned to live with the epidemic, but post-epidemic disruptions in supply chains as a result of unleashed demand are still having a major impact on businesses Price shocks at all levels have made the entrepreneurial and managerial everyday life even more complex, and we are talking about prices of practically all inputs – from raw materials to labour, as well as money. Central banks, as well as fiscal policy-makers are in a dilemma as to how they should act in the future in order to ensure at least some kind of political peace on the one hand, while also maintaining a vibrant business activity on the other. The war in Ukraine has accelerated all these trends, and we are dealing with a far-reaching global political reorganization and globalization that has turned into finding new, safer and closer supply options and routes. What could be at least partly predicted a while ago, is a big unknown today. Who and which countries are in the lead now and who is benefiting from all this? Who is gaining the most from the upturned globalization and changing global supply and production chains? There is also the vicious cycle of new reality and innovations: decarbonisation, energy, raw materials and cyber security.

How should a Slovenian entrepreneur and manager act in this chaos?