Exponential acceleration of technological change
Electric transportation, autonomous cars, sharing economy
Sustainability, decentralization, resilience
Digital manufacturing, 3D printing, nanotechnology
What are the operational laws of innovation? How do the discoveries implemented in products and services spread? What challenges do successful companies face to stay afloat in a world of open and global competition?
In the past ten years the cost of electric batteries has decreased tenfold and is still falling. The transformation of transportation on an electric and autonomous basis will involve profound changes in the industrial structure of production and distribution, as well as in urban planning in the coming years.
The geopolitics of the 20th century was characterized by the centralization of the hydrocarbon economy. The transition to renewable solar and wind energy is not only an ecologically necessary solution, but is also more economically efficient and will lead to profound changes in the global socio-economic organization.
The use of automated systems for the construction of complex structures transforms the construction industry, bringing advantages of flexibility, functionality and cost reduction. The extreme limit of atomic precision manufacturing promises a true revolution.
Big data and artificial intelligence
Internet of things, Industry 4.0, smart city
Robotics
Space, satellites, global communications
In different waves of discoveries, through ever more powerful computers, a large amount of available data and increasingly performing algorithms, artificial intelligence promises to be like electricity a hundred years ago: a force of profound transformation of the enterprises that no one will be able to do without. We must understand how and where we can apply it and what are the first steps for creating a plan.
The evolution of sensors and actuators weaves a new network of networks, the Internet of Things. How can companies take advantage of new opportunities by increasing productivity, improving processes? How will regulators find the right levers for the diffusion of innovation in cities, the centers of this change? How will the technology apply to rural areas, food production and Ag-Tech specifically.
Our sensor networks are naturally and necessarily complemented by actuators that can execute the changes we want in the world guided by smart algorithms and AI support systems. We call these robots many names and they can take many forms, with the humanoid one being only one of the possibilities, even though especially adept in navigating an environment designed for the human form.
Once the exclusive domain of the superpowers, today space activities have opened up to startups, with new important initiatives that promise to connect all the people with broadband communication, to use in situ resources and open new business frontiers to which the regulators have to rapidly prepare. Mapping out the immense desired farming land extension for HB4 is just one of the many aspects we will look at.
Genetics, DNA decoding, CRISPR
Personalized health
Blockchain, cryptocurrency and new business models
Fintech And Defi
Our ability to analyze organisms’ DNA quickly and at low cost presents new opportunities in different fields, health, industry and has recently been coupled with the new ability to make precise changes, even in adult organisms. The implications of this change are disruptive.
The accessibility of knowledge in every field bears a particular meaning in the field of health where patients become active participants in the process of keeping themselves healthy, of diagnosing a state of illness, and of healing. Wearable devices, platforms of collaborative intelligence, rapid diagnostics, and many other mechanisms allow the delivery of a truly personalized health.
The mathematical inventions of Bitcoin and Blockchain promise new innovative business models. What is the relationship between the different technologies involved? What kind of challenges do cryptocurrencies pose to regulators, central banks and the traditional financial system? How can a company think of decentralised models with global stakeholders?
A large number of initiatives are aiming to disrupt the traditional financial system using modern approaches of lean iterative design, catering to an elevated user experience. Taking into account the numerous regulatory constraints, a subset of fintech projects are designed to be more resilient and robust due to their decentralized nature.
Novel fundraising mechanisms
Quantum technologies
Remote work, holacracy
New mindset, culture, learning toolbox
An unprecedented amount of capital with the natural generational changes needs to be redeployed in useful and efficient ways. The mechanisms of the twentieth century that were based on a mentality of scarcity are inadequate to create the basis for the platforms that will feel this need. Crowdfunding, blockchain-based platforms, crypto tokens, peer-to-peer lending, contests are all examples of the robust experimentation that is happening in the field.
Following an incubation period of almost 50 years, quantum computers are now a reality. Directly accessible in the cloud, they offer a frontier of experimentation that will quickly become a new field of competition. Quantum computing, cryptography and quantum communication will become part of the toolset of modern organizations.
Modern tools allow efficient teamwork and collaboration independently from the physical location of the team members. This in turn offers the opportunity to attract the best talent to any project regardless of where they are on the planet. Consequently after controlling for the tool set remote teams have a competitive advantage. What are the best governance mechanisms that appropriately take into account proactive self-directed abilities where what is measured is the outcome rather than the input?
In Jolting times where the rate of technology-driven acceleration is increasing it is necessary to adopt the new mindset of open experimentation. the company’s culture will be proved to extreme demands of adaptability where a traditional approach of hierarchical and centralised decision-making may not be evolutionarily fit. The toolbox of the approaches, methodologies, what is actually measured, and how an organisation can structure itself for long-term sustainable value creation must be constantly re-examined.