The holiday season, particularly in Western developed economies, is the retail high spot of the year, when sales surge and high-ticket items get bought. For the shoppers it is also
ContinueWriting from the shores of Lake Geneva, the snow has come down to lake level early this year, bringing to mind scientists’ recent suggestions that melting polar ice would lead
ContinueSome interesting reports on the digital economy in the last couple of weeks suggest that the digital revolution is continuing globally. Let’s start with some implications. First, the digital economy
ContinueHow many of you wait eagerly for Nobel Prize announcements? How many of you think about their impact on our lives and work? Honestly? I have to confess, I am
ContinueBoundaries are blurring in many industries. For an example see our article “Who’s Looking After You?” which focuses on how industry boundaries are blurring in the health and wellness value
ContinueJust looking through the recent special reports on www.FT.com, there is an interesting set of articles about the future of financial services. With new rules on the amount of capital banks
ContinueWhile global trends are by definition long-term in nature, they are also uncertain and ambiguous. Our assumptions will be tested regularly, while many changes continuously occur, whether small and evolutionary
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