It's difficult to overstate the powerful winds of change currently sweeping through the world's leading economies, as they witness the possible death of centuries-long modes of business and attitudes being suddenly swept aside by disruptive, digitally enabled companies, platforms and tools.

Smart companies are taking all available steps to 'future-proof' their businesses by fostering different attitudes about things like diversity, recruitment and retention, and of course procurement – from changing who they buy from and how. At the same time companies are trying to even change the way they think about problem solving altogether.