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almafu_9961262117602883
Format:
1 online resource (250 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783031363825
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3031363825
Series Statement:
Future of Business and Finance Series
Content:
The book 'The World in 2050' explores future trends in business, governance, and technology, aiming to enable governments, innovators, and businesses to create a better future. Edited by Karine Sargsyan, Tamás Landesz, and Sangeeth Varghese, it compiles insights from global leaders, futurists, and young global leaders to offer an anticipatory perspective on the world in 2050. The book highlights the importance of futures literacy, which involves imagining and planning for potential future scenarios to shape the present. It covers diverse areas such as politics, healthcare, education, and technology, emphasizing the need for new leadership models that are planetary conscious, scientifically literate, and interconnected. By fostering global cooperation and collaboration, the book aims to address economic, social, and political challenges while promoting sustainable development.
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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Interviewees (in Alphabetical Order) -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction to the World 50.0 Movement -- 1 Towards a Better Future: World 50.0 -- References -- Future of Leadership -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Governments, Politics and Democracy -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Geopolitics -- 1 Nation States, Population and Global Trade -- 2 Global Alliances and Conflict -- 3 Normative and Ideological Environment -- 4 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Healthcare -- 1 What Other Critical Medical Technologies, Gadgets, and Devices Are Already in Place, and What Can We Look Forward to in the ... -- 2 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Energy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Energy Demand in 2050 -- 3 Sources of Energy by 2050: Baseline Scenario -- 4 Sources of Energy by 2050: Optimistic Scenarios -- 5 Technological Progress for a Net-Zero Future -- 5.1 Long-Duration Energy Storage -- 5.2 Distributed Variable Generation of Energy -- 5.3 Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies -- 5.4 Evolution of Batteries -- 5.5 Hyperlocal Energy Production -- 5.6 Moore´s Law for Clean Technology? -- 6 Policy Pathway to a Net-Zero Reality -- 7 Input from Interviewees -- Future of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees -- 3 Pathway to 1.5 C Warming -- 4 Impact on Ecological and Climactic Systems -- 5 Impact on Human Lives and Livelihoods -- 6 Climate-Change-Related Migration -- 7 Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals -- 8 Conclusion -- 9 Input from Interviewees -- Future of Transportation -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Communication and Interaction -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Sex and Gender.
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1 Love and Sex with Robots -- 2 Dream Sex -- 3 A New Reproductive Revolution -- 4 Shifting Gender Roles -- 5 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Consumption -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Food -- 1 The Future of Food and Agriculture -- 2 Future Environmental Changes on Food Consumption -- 3 Impact of Smart Cities on Food Consumption, Waste Reduction, and Synthetic Foods -- References -- Future of Families -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Homes -- 1 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Work and Business -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Change in Demographics -- 3 Migration Toward Labor Opportunities -- 4 Looming Youth Unemployment -- 5 Disruption of Organizational Hierarchies -- 6 Return of Social Capital -- 7 End of All Rigidities -- 8 Rise of Micro Corporations -- 9 Age of Machines -- 10 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Learning and Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Shape of Higher Education to Come -- 3 Pedagogic Overhaul -- 4 Artificial Intelligence-Based Personalized Education -- 5 Lifelong Project-Based Learning -- 6 Reinvention of Learning Spaces -- 7 Interviewees -- Future of Religion -- 1 ``Spiritual But Not Religious´´ -- 2 Markets Over Religion -- 3 Bridge the Gap -- 4 Artificial Awakening -- 5 Reality Bites -- 6 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Future of Entertainment -- 1 What Entertainment Is Expected in the Future? -- 2 Input from Interviewees -- References -- Resetting the Future: World 50.0 -- Annex: What Is Your Future Intelligence (FQ)? -- How to Interpret Your Scores -- References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031363818
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3031363817
Language:
English
Keywords:
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