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Looking for the long term
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The revival of the Rhine Model for digital capitalism
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Building bridges to the crypto space
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The rise of the Asian Aerotropolis
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Natural elements become critical resources
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The dominance of movie franchises
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Japan, Korea and the global semiconductor industry
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The French Renaissance
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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments
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The rising costs of carbon emissions
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Breaking down data & AI silos
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The end of the pay-per-download era
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Modern monetary policy
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Future leaders get a taste of new economics
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The emergence of the decentralized stack
Is the future open-source?
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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism
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Sustainable by default
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Got milk?
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Africa is set to become world’s largest free trade area
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The Dragon and the Elephant in the 21st century
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Scaling bitcoin with the lightning network
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The evolving landscape of consumer trust
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Slowing down fast fashion
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Feeding the dragon
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Volatility in the Tech Stack
A closer look at the fundamental trajectories and interdependent nature of new technologies
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Accounting for natural capital
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Open data empowerment
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From bits to atoms
Will platforms like Uber and Airbnb continue to succeed without physical assets?
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Facebook’s flirt with crypto and blockchain
Will Big Tech companies like Facebook have a role in the crypto landscape?
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Technical hurdles towards the cryptoworld
Arief Hühn outlines possible solutions to the current limitations of the crypto world.
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Inequality kills
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Scenario thinking: embracing uncertainty
Will we soon let go of traditional forecasting in favor of multi-dimensional scenario thinking?
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Are we facing limits to growth?
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Central banks rethink their purpose
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The age of digital mega-ecosystems
Digital ecosystems have the potential to address consumer needs, but obstacles still exist in their implementation.
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The future of globalization
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The end of the Fourth Hegemonic Cycle
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Making sense of automation tax
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The quiet Russian Resurgence
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