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Flipping the career ladder
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Human potential is unlimited. With advanced machine intelligence, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), technological developments in science and medicine, and an increasingly borderless world, people’s understanding and expectations of self-realisation, including work, education, and what it means to thrive, will shift. Personal development, how individuals and communities innovate and communicate, and new definitions of self-esteem, autonomy, and stability will bring forth new ideas about parenting, care, love, belonging, inclusion, and community.
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The Good Economy
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Scope
Visionary
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While a robot is a machine designed to sense, process, act, and communicate, automation refers to technology that executes tasks with minimal human input; enabling the functioning of robots, as well as reasoning and decision-making systems. Driven by profound progress in engineering design, materials science, advanced machine intelligence, and advanced communication networks, robots and automation will increasingly enter many, if not all, industries beyond the automotive, manufacturing, supply chain logistics, and services sectors. This will provide opportunities for efficiency and innovation although there will also be ethical and societal challenges.
Life with Autonomous Robots and Automation
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Artificial Intelligence
Automation
Esg & Beyond Gdp
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Future of Purpose & Work
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Seeing is Feeling
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Transitional
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Digital natives – those who have grown up with digital forms of entertainment, education, and even communications – will naturally usher in increasingly virtual worlds where many ‘real-world’ tasks and behaviours can be replicated and even improved in 3D and 4D environments. The emergence and spread of 5G and 6G networks will enhance autonomous and IoT applications as they offer more reliable, cost-effective and secure high-speed connectivity. As quantum technologies become scalable and reliable, from quantum computing, communications and sensors, immersive experiences will start to feel like reality.
Digital Realities
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The Post-Turing Era
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Human potential is unlimited. With advanced machine intelligence, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), technological developments in science and medicine, and an increasingly borderless world, people’s understanding and expectations of self-realisation, including work, education, and what it means to thrive, will shift. Personal development, how individuals and communities innovate and communicate, and new definitions of self-esteem, autonomy, and stability will bring forth new ideas about parenting, care, love, belonging, inclusion, and community.
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Artificial Intelligence
Digital Communities
Future Purpose & Work
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Human–machine
Transforming Education
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Perpetual Power
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Transformational
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Transitional
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Energy is imperative to everyday life and will continue to be so in the future. Technological advances and the growing demand for energy will drive exploration and the pursuit of new and alternative sources of energy. Novel materials and machine intelligence will enhance the generation of existing sources of energy and their transmission and distribution to any place on Earth or in space, pushing the boundaries of the energy ecosystem to levels previously unseen.
Pushing the Boundaries on Energy
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3d Printing
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Transforming Energy
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Sunshine Steering
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Transformational
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Visionary
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Energy is imperative to everyday life and will continue to be so in the future. Technological advances and the growing demand for energy will drive exploration and the pursuit of new and alternative sources of energy. Novel materials and machine intelligence will enhance the generation of existing sources of energy and their transmission and distribution to any place on Earth or in space, pushing the boundaries of the energy ecosystem to levels previously unseen.
Pushing the Boundaries on Energy
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Advanced Mobility
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Net-zero
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Transforming Energy
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Forever Machines
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Transformational
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Visionary
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While a robot is a machine designed to sense, process, act, and communicate, automation refers to technology that executes tasks with minimal human input; enabling the functioning of robots, as well as reasoning and decision-making systems. Driven by profound progress in engineering design, materials science, advanced machine intelligence, and advanced communication networks, robots and automation will increasingly enter many, if not all, industries beyond the automotive, manufacturing, supply chain logistics, and services sectors. This will provide opportunities for efficiency and innovation although there will also be ethical and societal challenges.
Life with Autonomous Robots and Automation
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Advanced Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Automation
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Cross-sectoral Partnerships
New Materials
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Finally Graphene
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Transformational
Scope
Transitional
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Materials are fundamental to everything we use and consume on a daily basis. Advancements in materials science is being driven by machine intelligence and nanotechnology, as well as increased research activity amid recognition of the massive potential in improving what things are made of — and how. Sectors spanning industry, technology, and consumer goods will experience a material transformation.
Materials Revolution
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Artificial Intelligence
Immersive Technologies & Wearables
Nanomaterials
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New Materials
Transforming Energy
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Open-Source Science
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Transformational
Scope
Within Reach
Megatrend
Human potential is unlimited. With advanced machine intelligence, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), technological developments in science and medicine, and an increasingly borderless world, people’s understanding and expectations of self-realisation, including work, education, and what it means to thrive, will shift. Personal development, how individuals and communities innovate and communicate, and new definitions of self-esteem, autonomy, and stability will bring forth new ideas about parenting, care, love, belonging, inclusion, and community.
Future Humanity
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Artificial Intelligence
Ideation, Ip & Entrepreneurship
International Collaboration
+3 More
Open Data
Transforming Education
48
Green Plastics
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Transformational
Scope
Transitional
Megatrend
Materials are fundamental to everything we use and consume on a daily basis. Advancements in materials science is being driven by machine intelligence and nanotechnology, as well as increased research activity amid recognition of the massive potential in improving what things are made of — and how. Sectors spanning industry, technology, and consumer goods will experience a material transformation.
Materials Revolution
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Artificial Intelligence
Biomaterials
Immersive Technologies & Wearables
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New Materials
Sustainable Waste Management
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The Quantum Jump
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Transformational
Scope
Transitional
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Biotechnology, gene editing, new therapies in medicine and agriculture, ubiquitous digitalisation and automation, and the spread of IoT-enabled wearables are all ripe for exploitation. Vulnerabilities and risks will become more complex as they cross industries, technologies, and geographies, directly impacting every aspect of life and work.
Increasing Technological and Biological Vulnerabilities
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Advanced Computing
Cross-sectoral Partnerships
Data Protection & Privacy
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Interoperability
Quantum Technology
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The Network of Networks
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Transformational
Scope
Transitional
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Increasingly unmediated transactions in finance, health, education, trade, services, and even space are leading to the blurring of jurisdictional boundaries, changing liabilities, and increased numbers of cross-border communities. Advances in communications, computing, and advanced machine intelligence will accelerate a borderless world that will change the way we work, live, and connect.
Borderless World Fluid Economies
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Advanced Connectivity
Artificial Intelligence
International Collaboration
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Mobilising Innovation
Space Economy
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