Future Agenda
Subtitle: the World in 2020
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781907755668; 9781906821579; 9781907755743; 9781282904521
Subjects: Economic forecasting; Forecasting; Twenty-first century; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Forecasts
Description: Future Agenda is a unique multi-disciplinary resource that brings together some of the best minds from around the globe to address the great challenges of the next decade. It challenges conventional wisdom and identifies practical strategies to deal with dramatic change in key areas of business environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: front cover; front page; front matter; table of contents; front matter introduction; Part 1: The four certainties; Context; Imbalanced population growth; Key resource constraints; Asian wealth shift; Universal data access; Part 2: Driver's of change: key insights; The future of health; Automated people-care; Clinical enhancement; Diabesity; Global pandemics; Halting Alzheimer's; Mass medical tourism; Pharma foods; Systematic euthanasia; The future of wealth; Differentiated knowledge; Dynamic pricing; Lease everything; Less energy; Local currency; Mobile money; Richer poorer.; title: Third global currencyThe future of happiness; Active elderly; Choosing God; Cocktail identities; Enjoying the ordinary; Less variety; Live experiences; Seamless media consumption; Switching off; The future of mobility; Asian aviation; Chinese trains; Clean shipping; Electric mobility; Intelligent highways; Muslim Europe; People tracking; Urban (im)mobility; The future of security; Alternative proteins; Bio-surveillance; Corporate LEGO; Credible sources; Drone wars; Solar sunrise; Virtual authenticity; Water management; The future of locality; Almost zero waste; Bridging the last mile.; title: Community livingDense cities; Intelligent buildings; Local foods; Mega-city-states; Migration magnets; Part 3: Moderators of the future; Trust and privacy; Global versus local; Choice; Dimensions for change; Part 4: Innovating the future; Innovation as well as foresight; Ten questions for governments; end matter; copyright.