Insights
Our foresight programmes generate insights and views of the future, that can be used to provoke discussion, response, thought and innovation.
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Author: Future Agenda | https://www.futureagenda.org
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Our foresight programmes generate insights and views of the future, that can be used to provoke discussion, response, thought and innovation.
Will large companies with dispersed shareholders be the dominant model across all markets or will they be replaced by a mix of alternative models better suited to meeting the long term needs of a wide range of stakeholders?
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/6301/
The growth of the nomadic global elite citizenship accelerates the concentration of the high-skill / high-reward opportunities within a select group of globally-connected citizens, who move ahead of the urban pack.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/skill-concentrations/
Some see the failure to make capitalism inclusive and to address sustainability challenges as an opportunity to build deep relationships with customers and stakeholders by working on solutions to societal challenges.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/being-part-of-the-solution/
Free-trade zones rise in popularity and are replicated globally. As they help to enable economic growth and security, even in challenging environments, commercial success comes as they expand and merge.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/free-trade-zones-in-a-box/
Connected consumers co-create new forms of exchange and distribution, which are sensitive to cultural differences and often local in nature. This reduces waste and maintains the individuality and variety of products.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/new-exchange-and-distribution-models/
More appropriate regulation drives hot-spots of trade growth through special economic zones and free-zones that result in the movement of business, people and wealth. Protectionist regimes lose out as a result.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/appropriate-regulation/
A new trade order leaves behind the monolithic, legacy institutions of the post-war era: Trade is empowered from the bottom-up, with conscious citizenship driving more nimble self-regulation and a reduction of tariffs.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/consumer-driven-trade/
Despite growth of other ASEAN nations, for the next decade China remains the clear economic leader in the region – becoming more influential as the primary source of capital and the voice of Asia on the world stage.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/china-as-asias-voice/
Shared business models and digital aggregators improve efficiency, eliminate middle-men and drive higher incomes. India moves beyond labour arbitrage to be a provider of knowledge and professional services.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/digital-marketplaces/
Supporting ageing nations creates new service businesses and drives migration of both carers and the aged. Associated value creation shifts to align around global population imbalances.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/the-ageing-market/
Led by a growing number of breakaway countries showing economic and political progress, the next 1bn consumers in Africa join the global market. Barriers to trade are lifted and infrastructure is improved.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/the-role-of-africa/
As the global workforce becomes more mobile, how will organisations attract and retain top talent and how will governments ensure they provide them with the relevant education that will allow economies to thrive?
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/the-talent-challenge/