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Jeffrey Sachs, "The Future of Globalization"

The Future of Globalization


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Anne Lise Kjaer - 2020 Shaping Ideas

In the future, the most successful companies will need to embrace females in their organizations. At least this is the prediction of futurist and trend forecaster Anne Lise Kjaer, who describes the typical 21st century cooperation as less hierarchical, led in a more empathetic way and with an increased focus on ethics.

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Future, Technology & the next 50 years Megatrends

We present the next 50 years of your life while discussing the mega trends that will shape it.

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Africa '2020 (TOP -10 best countries)

Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 year; The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing, or an under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life.

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JP Rangaswami - 2020 Shaping Ideas

JP Rangaswami is chairman of the social enterprise School of Everything. In 2020 - Shaping Ideas he talks about how the educational institutions of the past have overlooked our human urge to feel free and to participate. In social networks and the open source movement he sees the potential for a whole new approach to learning.

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Vint Cerf - 2020 Shaping Ideas

Almost 40 years ago, Vint Cerf became the father of the Internet. Today his business cards say Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. When looking into the future, he sees computers and electronics becoming even more intelligent. And the mobile phone, he predicts, will be our companion rather than just a device.

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2020 Shaping Ideas - Will Steffen

We have come to a critical point in history. The next ten years will decide if our society can transform into a sustainable one, or if it will follow the way of the Roman and Mayan civilizations, and simply collapse. Will Steffen, Director of the Fenner School of Environment and Society, is optimistic.

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Ian Pearson - 2020 Shaping Ideas

Futurist Ian Pearson talks about how new technologies, such as devices that talk to each other, artificial intelligence that tells us what to do and high-speed connections available in any place at any time, will make our lives easier in 2020. But as we solve old problems, we create new ones.

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Doha 2010 - A Framework for the Future

Closing Plenary Session - A Framework for the Future. Many global challenges are deeply interrelated whereby progress on one depends on achieving progress on others. What are the possible initiatives or mechanisms to mobilize systemwide progress across different individual challenges?

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Dinokeng Scenarios 01 - Introduction

Dinokeng Scenarios 01 - Introduction


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