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Future Series explores the ideas, emerging trends, and transformative forces shaping the future of business, leadership, and society. Through expert perspectives and thought leadership, the series examines innovation, technological change, and evolving strategies that will influence how organisations adapt, compete, and create long-term value in a rapidly changing world.

Daversa

Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe

Interview with Daversa Partners’ Wendy Colvano - Director & Head of Europe With investors looking towards Europe as a hotspot for business acceleration, the need...
Gaming Industry

The Future of the Gaming Industry

The gaming industry is growing every year, and the latest data shows that the sector will reach maximum potential by 2025. The gaming industry...

Tickets for the Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference are Available Now

Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference – science for a better tomorrow Ticket sales are open now. Secure your chance to be part of one of...

Knowledge Architects Wanted

By Tammi L. Coles Organisations that embrace cross-domain knowledge can attain sustainable agility. In this article, the author highlights the significant yet often overlooked difference...

2024: What is the Near Future of Generative AI?

By Jacques Bughin Generative AI has already made a big splash, but just how wet we're all going to get in the future is still...
Big Tech Platforms

The Power of Big Tech Platforms Has Gone Too Far

By Andreas Kornelakis The shift in the regulatory context globally compels tech giants to become more responsible There is a global shift in policies to curb...
Ed Granger on Nailing the Overlooked Steps of AI Transformation 

Nailing the Overlooked Steps of AI Transformation 

By Ed Granger Enterprise generative AI is moving beyond the hype phase. Businesses across a range of industry verticals are experimenting with the technology in...
future of design

The Art of Future Design — Part I: Framing, Assessing, and Identifying Relevant Contexts

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Our desire to design a better future for those coming behind...

Abstract Submissions are Now Accepted for Presentation at Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference

Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference – science for a better tomorrow. Abstracts are now accepted for presentation at one of the world’s most renowned conferences...
Reshoring and New Globalization

Reshoring and New Globalization: The Future of Supply Chains

By Luigi Gentili Reshoring is an economic phenomenon that has increased during the pandemic crisis. Many governments and businesses decide to repatriate their production lines...
Simon bowes for Building Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains

Building Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains

By Simon Bowes On a day-to-day basis, supply chains are disrupted by a wide range of complex problems. The consequences can range from short-term efficiency...
The Cybersecurity Challenge in a High Digital Density World

The Cybersecurity Challenge in a High Digital Density World

By Sandra Sieber and Javier Zamora To be effective in the new world of digital transformation, any organisation needs to address cybersecurity as a continuous...
ChatGPT

Chatpocalypse Now: with ChatGPT the Question is Not, “Is this Technology Ready for Us?”...

By Christopher Surdak, JD The rise of AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants is transforming the way we communicate with businesses and each other, with ChatGPT...
Technology and AI in 2024

Top Tech Trends to Watch in 2024

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor In the first month of the new year, we look at the tech trends and innovations that will define...
UrbanTech Transformation

Veins and Wires: Reflections on UrbanTech Transformation

By Dr Mike Cooray, Dr Rikke Duus and Marius Sylvestersen What kind of urban environment would you like to live in? In this article, we...
Sylvain Cortes for Why Mastering the Basics of Vulnerability Management Strengthens Cybersecurity Strategies

Why Mastering the Basics of Vulnerability Management Strengthens Cybersecurity Strategies

By Sylvain Cortes Cybersecurity is often seen as a race against the latest threats, but Sylvain Cortes, VP of Strategy at Hackuity, believes the future...
Mariah Levin

It is Time to Take an Honest Look at Higher Education in the Age...

By Mariah Levin Higher education is facing unprecedented disruption as artificial intelligence reshapes the global workforce. Mariah Levin examines how AI is breaking the link...
Global AI Innovation with Wendy Chow

How Policy Infrastructure and Collaboration Are Shaping Global AI Innovation

Interview with Wendy Chow of Invest Hong Kong Artificial intelligence is reshaping how innovation ecosystems develop around the world. In this interview, Wendy Chow from...
Curious 2020

Tickets for the Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference are available now

Curious2020 – Future Insight Conference – science for a better tomorrow Ticket sales are open now. Secure your chance to be part of one of...
Rick Goud for cyber security

Four Cybersecurity Predictions to Enhance Data Security in 2025 

By Rick Goud Since 2019, the ICO has reported over 60,000 data incidents, with data emailed to the wrong recipient being the most common type in...

3 Trends that Are Shaping the Future of Laboratories

Laboratories are crucial to the scientific development of conceptual and theoretical knowledge to help learn through scientific experiments and methods. When it comes to...
Orfeas Boteas

The Future of Audio: Human Creativity Meets AI Innovation

Interview with Orfeas Boteas, CEO of Krotos  Orfeas Boteas, a sound designer turned entrepreneur, grew frustrated with the slow, rigid tools available to audio professionals....
Tom Sheridan for AI investment

Predictions for 2025: Defining AI Moments, Personal Assistants and Outside-the-Box Investments

By Tom Sheridan As we move into 2025, the global early-stage technology ecosystem is asking itself where 2024’s dry powder will land and what to...
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Cobots, Commoditisation and Generative UI as a Competitive Differentiator: Six Tech Trends to Watch...

By Leon Gauhman   2024 reaffirmed Generative AI’s trajectory of innovation, with groundbreaking announcements that didn’t just push boundaries — they redefined them. The breaking of...

Transpitality: How Autonomous Driving Technology Will Reshape the Industry Landscape

By Steve Lee, Won-Yong Oh, Irene Yi There has been increasing attention to self-driving cars, but business is still missing some key insights into how...

Don’t Fear the Black Swan, Take it as an Opportunity to Soar

By Kevin Peters, President and CEO, NetNumber When a black swan event, an unexpected occurrence that has a substantial impact on society and business, happens, businesses...

Fintech: a Force for Disrupting and Democratising Financial Services

Fintech is like a snowball on a hill that is getting bigger and bigger and changing finance tremendously. London-based entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya is well...
AI Chat

Are AI Companions the Next Broad Application of Artificial Intelligence?

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor From help with coding and finances to emotional support and personalized recommendations, are we all getting personal AI assistants...
future-proof business strategies

How to Future-proof Your Business

We are living in a time that’s both exciting and scary for businesses across the globe. This is because on one hand, businesses have...

A Vision of the future: Building a Smart Nation in Brunei

Interview with Ms. Suzanna Suharju, CEO of imagine Digitalisation is a cornerstone of the government of Brunei’s vision for the country’s future. And award-winning Bruneian...
Data Economy

The Future of the Data Economy: Four Building Blocks to Maximize Value From Data...

By Svenja Falk, Surya Mukherjee and Laura Wright Data has massive potential to create both social and business value. Yet, most companies are yet to...
digital transformation

Future Ready Transformations Pay Off But Often Stall

By Peter Weill, Stephanie L. Woerner, and Ina Sebastian Given the ubiquity of the expression “digital transformation”, we might assume that we all know what...

Vertical Farming is the Future

Everyone knows that the population of the world is the largest it has ever been. As more and more people are born and grow...

GLOOM vs. BLOOM OF THE FUTURE OF WORK: Can We Chart A Positive Roadmap?

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo As the digital era is continuously in its process to ripen, discussions of destructive unforeseen...
banking on data

Banking on Data: the World’s First-Ever Common Currency

By Hamilton Mann There is no shortage of descriptors when it comes to unveiling the considerable importance of data in our societies. While some refer...

The Office Of The Future Is Virtual

By Elena Corchero The office of the future is a key topic of debate during the COVID-19 shutdown. The situation is changing our idea of...
Rethinking Future Higher Education

Rethinking Future Higher Education

By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Paweł Rowinski, Claudio Cisullo, Courtney Abraham and Jan Klimek “Education is a sustainable way for cultural change and transformation.” The world around...
merck

United by Science for a Better Tomorrow

By Ulrich A.K. Betz In an age of uncertainty, there is inarguably a need for a cool and, above all, rational approach to addressing the...
Coins stack for value economy

The Dawn of the Value Economy Era 

By Tifenn Dano Kwan   We have entered a new era of business, where digital is at the heart of everything. Many companies founded today are...

The Cyber-Organisation and the New World of Work: Advocating a twin governance...

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo This paper explores the concept of the cyber-organisation and, in particular, the so-called cyber-enterprise...
security

The Wacky Races of Cybersecurity 

By Raj Samani   The UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches survey shows we’re dealing more critical cyberattacks than ever before and struggling to defend against them....

Future Insight – From a 350th Birthday to the Start of a Global Movement

By Ulrich A.K. Betz Merck, a vibrant science and technology company, celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2018. Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz, VP and Head of...

Will The Robots Save Company Culture?

By Simone Sneed-McGurl Over the past 25 years we have seen a rapid proliferation of workplace technology, automation and artificial intelligence. The evolution of the...
collab mind

Beyond Collaborative Intelligence we can see a Meta-Mind Society Surfacing and we can Dream...

Facts, Fads and predictions about the joint venture of Human Mind and AI algorithms By Mario Raich, Simon  L. Dolan, Claudio Cisullo and Bonnie A....
How Some Companies Beat the Competition...for Decades and Even Centuries

How Some Companies Beat the Competition…for Decades and Even Centuries

By Howard Yu and Jialu Shan The average lifespan of companies is becoming shorter. For them to survive the competition it is important to learn...

Innovation – now and for generations to come

By Ulrich A.K. Betz Merck is well known as a vibrant science and technology company. But the company's drive to improve the well-being of humanity...

Breaking the Mould! A New Business Model for the 21st Century

By Karl-Heinz Streibich The pace of change in the digital era is too fast, and survival is the main objective.  Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich...
FLP-IT

FLP-IT Forward: A New Framework for Growth in the Post-Pandemic Era

By Dr. Olaf Groth, Dr. Mark Esposito and Dr. Terence Tse Asian companies and economies rebounded comparatively quickly from the Covid-19 downturn, employing lessons they...
Saurav Gupta on Agentic AI

There’s a Human in my Loop – Agentic AI will Supercharge Value-Creation

By Saurav Gupta Agentic AI combines autonomous capabilities with human oversight to enhance productivity and value creation. By integrating real-time contextual data through smart data...

The Future of Digital Identity Verification 

Interview with Andreas Bodczek, CEO of IDnow The digital revolution is making a significant impact on every industry, and IDnow, being the leading provider of...

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