Industry Agenda

'Fake meat' is going to be worth $140 billion by 2030 - would you give it a try?

Barclays predicts that the alternative meat market could reach $140 billion within the next decade - a 10-fold increase from current levels.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 19 Nov 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Lack of opportunity isn't the problem - inequality is

New research suggests that inequality of opportunity is playing a key role in the relationship between income inequality and economic growth.

Shekhar Aiyar and Christian Ebeke · IMF Blog 19 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The European Investment Bank is going to stop funding fossil fuel projects by the end of 2021

The bank's new policy will affect most fossil fuel projects - including traditional use of natural gas.

Jonas Ekblom · Reuters 18 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This university student created a plastic alternative out of fish waste

A groundbreaking alternative to plastic, MarinaTex, has been created by university student Lucy Hughes and has received financial backing from James Dyson.

Stuart McDill · Reuters 18 Nov 2019

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

From shuttles to pods: This could be the future of public transport

From connected corridors to shared shuttles, this is what tomorrow's urban transport could look like.

Marcus Enoch · The Conversation 18 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Remembering Bernard J. Tyson, trail-blazing champion of health care

Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passed away on 10 November 2019. The American Heart Association and the World Economic Forum remember his commitment to healthcare...

Nancy Brown and Arnaud Bernaert 18 Nov 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Your future boss could be a robot

New research from Oracle and Future Workplace shows employees are open to the idea of automated intelligence in the workplace.

Katharine Rooney 18 Nov 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How artificial intelligence is redefining the role of manager

Employees are increasingly happy to receive orders from AI or bots – who are freeing up managers to pay better attention to their employees.

Dan Schawbel 15 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

Why ignoring women is costing financial services money

Greater boardroom representation is only the beginning – catering properly to women customers could completely transform the financial sector.

David Gillespie and Jessica Clempner 15 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This wristband tells you what food to buy based on your DNA

A family health emergency led to the invention of a wristband that analyses your DNA to tell you which foods to buy to stay healthy and reduce your risk of diseases like diabetes.

Douglas Broom 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

This at-home test could change cervical cancer screening

Half of the 12,000 cervical cancers diagnosed annually occur in women who have gone longer than three years without a screening, according to previous studies. That makes these women a hi...

Jake Ellison · Futurity 15 Nov 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

People want self-driving cars to share their personality

Would giving autonomous vehicles their own personality encourage their adoption?

Dan Newman · Futurity 15 Nov 2019

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

We learn best when we fail 15% of the time, according to a study

Educators have long recognized there is something of a “sweet spot” when it comes to learning - being right 85% of the time.

Alexis Blue · Futurity 15 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This fascinating map shows how food moves around the US

America’s food supply network has been mapped for the first time, showing just how far some staples travel from farm to fork. But the study reveals some foods have surprisingly short jour...

Douglas Broom 14 Nov 2019

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

These four leadership mindsets are driving the new economy

A survey of 4,000 managers from 120 countries has found four mindsets adopted by leaders: producers, investors, connectors, and explorers.

Douglas A. Ready · MIT Sloan School of Management 14 Nov 2019

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