INTRODUCTION
Business in the Age of Disruptive Convergence,
Rohit Talwar and Steve Wells
SECTION 1
-Visions of the Future – What are the global shifts on the horizon?
Global drivers of change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-The Future of Business – Navigating the Next Horizon,
Rohit Talwar
-Forecasting Future Disruptions – Strategic Change Is Inevitable,
Professor Bill Halal
-The Automated, Digitized, and Simulated Future
Gray Scott
-Redefining the Relationship of Man and Machine
Gerd Leonhard
-Can 3D Printing Destroy Capitalism and Restore Government?
Jeffrey Joslin
SECTION 2
-Tomorrow’s Global Order – What are the emerging political and economic transformations that could reshape the environment for society and business?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-The Prospect of Democracy 2.0
David Wood
-The Comeback of Value Creation as the True Measure of Results in Business
Pétur Albert Haraldsson
-The Impact of Accelerating 3D Printing Technology on Economic
Systems,
Sally Morem
-The Future of the Global Monetary and Financial System – Time for a New Bretton Woods?
Adrian Pop
-It’s Not Money Until It’s Postmoney
Boyan Ivantchev, Ph.D
-Investing in International Aid and Development
Norman Rebin
SECTION 3
-The Emerging Societal Landscape – Who are we becoming, how will we live?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-Understanding Tomorrow’s Consumer Landscape
Anne Lise Kjaer
-Generation Z in the Workforce
Anne Boysen
-Education 2025 – Building a Generation of Problem Solvers
Alberto Rizzoli
-The Future of Personal Income and Expenses
Michael Nuschke
-The Future Potential of Consciousness in Business
Rishi Haldanya
-The Future Derives From Place Choices
Stephen Roulac
SECTION 4
-Social Technologies – How will tomorrow’s technologies permeate our everyday lives?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-The Future of the Internet
Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington
-The Future of Digital Media – The Freexpensive Prerogative,
Yates Buckley
-Mobile 2030: Scenarios for the Role of Mobile Technology in Society,
Alexandra Whittington and Amir Bar
-The Impact of Wearable Lifestyle Technologies and Gamification on Business and Society
David Wortley
-Body-Machine Convergence
Ian Pearson
-The Rise of Neurosocial Networks – The Prospects for Networking our Brains in the Next 20 Years
Martin Dinov and Andrew Vladimirov
-Life in 2035: Future Consciousness, Cyborgs and Wisdom
Victor Vahidi Motti
-The Potential for Technological Singularity and its Future Impacts on Society
Anish Mohammed
SECTION 5
-Disruptive Developments – How might new technologies enable business innovation?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-The Decentralization of Everything? Exploring the Business of the
Blockchain
Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington
-The Future of the Phone Call
Dean Bubley
-Will Artificial Intelligence Eat the World?
Calum Chace
-From Clouds to Networks Without Infrastructure
Peter Cochrane
-Future Developments and Opportunities for Deep Learning Artificial Neural Networks
Elias Rut and Martin Dinov
-How Massive Simulation Models could Transform Decision Making in Business Government and Society
Vinay Gupta
-The Future of Events and Networking,
Tiana Sinclair
-Revolutionizing Interactive Entertainment and Marketing in Public Places through Ambient Interactivity,
Michael Mascioni
SECTION 6
-Surviving and Thriving – How can business adapt to a rapidly changing reality? What are the critical success factors for business in a constantly evolving world?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-Experience Rules: How Stakeholder Experiences will Drive Profit into the Future
Joyce Gioia
-Acceleration of the Slow Movement
Dana Klisanin
-Business Agility: The Future of Work
Laura Goodrich
-The Future of Work, Talent and Recruitment
Matt Alder
-The Future of Talent Management: Recruiting, Workforce Planning Leadership Development and Performance Management
Kevin Wheeler
-Making the Shift from Disruptive to Hyper Scalable
Omar Mohout
SECTION 7
-Industry Futures – How might old industries change and what new ones could emerge?
Global Drivers of Change, April Koury, Iva Lazarova and Rohit Talwar
-The Future of Aviation
Andrew Charlton
-Futures Journalism: a Manifesto
Anna Simpson
-Shaping the Future of Journalism
Puruesh Chaudhary
-Constructing the Future,
Julian Snape
-The Future Business of Body Shops
B.J. Murphy
-The Rise of the Cosmeceutical Sector
David Saintloth
-The Great Energy Controversy of 2030
James H. Lee
-Space-Based Solar Power and Wireless Power Transmission,
Devin Daniels
SECTION 8
-Embracing the Future – What are the futures and foresight tools, methods and processes that we can use to explore, understand and create the future? Foresight Infused Strategy Development
Maree Conway
-Automated, Experiential, Open: How to Overcome “Futures Fatigue” with Emerging Foresight Practices
-Cornelia Daheim
-Storifying Foresight: Scenario Planning as a Tool for Improved Change Management Processes
Claire A. Nelson
-Is the Future of Design Thinking in the Future of Business Foresight?
Jim Burke
SECTION 9
-Framing the Future – How should organizations look at the future? What Works in Transforming Organizations and Institutions?
Sohail Inayatullah
-Futures Thinking – A Critical Organizational Skill,
Hardin Tibbs
-Critical Foresight Skills,
Peter Bishop
-Business Management in a Time of Change: The Importance of Futures Studies
Francisco Jose Martinez Lopez and Mercedes García Ordaz
-Is The Pace of Change Accelerating?
Stephen Aguilar-Millan
-The Outside Context Problem, A Concerned Observers Guide,
Benjamin Mottram
-Be There Now,
Paul Brooks
SECTION 10
-Conclusions – Navigating Uncertainty and a Rapidly Changing Reality
Rohit Talwar
THE EDITORIAL TEAM
