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Companies must understand and analyze how the future workforce will transform due to rising global uncertainties, technological advancement, multigenerational contribution, growing climatic concerns, and other similar factors. This study explores the future workforce and assesses which generation will drive the work trend, generational work expe...

This study seeks to analyse the impact of global mega trends—including urbanisation, bricks and clicks, connectivity, and multimodality—on the growing market of urban logistics. Urban logistics is a dynamic and crucial subset of the logistics industry, which over the past decade has placed unique demands on the global supply chain. Mega Trends suc...

The financial services industry is on the brink of disruption, as the use of technology poses a challenge to market players and their existing products and services and associated costs. Thus it is important to revisit one of the oldest industries and re-conceptualize how it will thrive in the future aligning itself to looming social and technologi...

With improvements in data acquisition and computing power, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more of a reality each day. Companies are constantly developing self-evolving machine learning approaches and hardware enhancements to support AI applications. This study explores new innovations in machine learning and computing that will enable the...

Between 2012 and 2014, over 70 global companies that were valued at more than $1 billion were start-ups with unique and transformative new business models. During the same period, most business model innovators have managed to produce consistently profitable returns with a high average revenue gain. The keys to these success stories have been conne...

This study discusses the evolution of various top-emerging industries, to help them drive growth and innovation in a rapidly changing environment. It targets individuals and businesses with a futuristic vision, and analyses key industries with the potential to grow into bigger markets by 2020; it also indicates how these industries will impact exis...

23 Sep 2021  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Trend Opportunity Profiles—Future of Humanless Construction

Future Growth Potential Enhanced by Advancements in Robotics and Automation

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Developers are increasingly investing in digital tools like robotics and automation to improve productivity. 3D printing and other new technologies will lead to rapid advancements in prefabrication and modularization. These advancements, in turn, will improve productivity and reduce overreliance on on-site processes. With a rapidly aging workfor...

Materials science is at the core of every industry, as its innovations will lead to more sustainable manufacturing practices. In this study, we explore sustainable materials, their types, and the innovation observed across several industries. Sustainable materials are classified as follows: 1) Organic Material 2) Natural Biodegradable Polym...

18 Apr 2016  |  Global  |  Megatrends

Future of Europe

Impact of Mega Trends on Europe's Complex Business Environment

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Europe is bound by an enormous number of obsolete regulations and systems. New environmental, economic, social, and political developments and trends have challenged these systems, forcing Europe to re-think future strategies. The European Union has set 5 ambitious objectives, namely, employment, innovation, education, social inclusion, and climate...