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As previously shared in PPT format, the detailed synthesis of insights…
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As previously shared in PPT format, the detailed synthesis of insights gained from multiple discussions around the world is now available on a dedicated website. This report brings together views on how cities are changing from a wide range of experts from 12 workshops undertaken over the past 2 years in Beirut, Christchurch, Delhi, Dubai, Guayaquil, Mumbai, Singapore, London, Toronto and Vienna. Cities are where most of us choose to live, work and interact with others. As a result they are where innovation happens, where most ideas form and from which economic growth largely stems. They are also where significant problems…
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Ahead of a workshop in Bangkok next month, we are sharing an updated view on some of the potential shifts taking place. We have been exploring how changes from within and outside the energy sector could play out for some time. The Shell Technology Futures programmes in 2004 and 2007 brought together leading expertise to debate how, why and where the most significant shifts would occur over the next 20 years. As shared previously, many of the views from these discussions have been highly accurate. More recently, both as part of the global major Future Agenda programmes in 2010 and 2015 and bespoke projects with leading organisations in…
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In 2015 we ran a Global Open Foresight Programme exploring the world in 2025. It brought together multiple experts from around the globe to share and discuss the key issues facing society over the next decade. The programme was delivered in partnership with multiple hosts and sponsors. Insights were shared publicly. Explore the insights here.
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Money as a unit of account is a hot topic as the US dollar is being questioned as the denomination of the world’s reserve currency. Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, recently said that the US must “brace itself” for the USD to be replaced in that role and, for other reasons, the UN Conference on Trade and Development has also called for the USD to be replaced with a new ‘global currency’ and not only as a unit of account. The question is with what? Should we adopt the Special Drawing Right that is used by the IMF or, if stability is a driver, should we not go…
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