Research
Reports
Services
Frameworks
Theme Radar
In the Media
Our Team
Fellows
Interviews
About
Newsletter
Contact
Research
Reports
Services
Frameworks
Theme Radar
In the Media
Our Team
Fellows
Interviews
About
Newsletter
Contact
Research
Explore over 500 articles on prevailing megatrends in tech, politics and society.
Filters
Topics
Technology
Politics
Geopolitics
Economy
Sustainability
Society
Culture
Media
Health
Food
Mobility
Education
Philosophy
Vibegeist
Authors
Sjoerd Bakker
Pim Korsten
Julia Rijssenbeek
Sebastiaan Crul
Aoife McInerney
FreedomLab Fellows
Formats
Short-form articles
Long-form articles
↑
↓
Topics
Technology
Politics
Geopolitics
Economics
Sustainability
Society
Culture
Media
Health
Food
Mobility
Education
Philosophy
Vibegeist
Authors
Sjoerd Bakker
Pim Korsten
Julia Rijssenbeek
Sebastiaan Crul
Aoife McInerney
FreedomLab Fellows
Formats
Short-form articles
Long-form articles
2
min
·
Geopolitics
America’s renewed friendship with Saudi Arabia
1
min
·
Technology
·
Society
Is Wikipedia the Red Cross of the Infocalypse?
5
min
·
Technology
·
Health
Big Tech and the healthcare system
4
min
·
Geopolitics
·
Economy
China’s regional capitals
5
min
·
Health
Uncovering the mystery of sleep
1
min
·
Geopolitics
The U.S. trade war and the Asia-Pacific region
2
min
·
Politics
·
Society
Safety or privacy?
5
min
·
Sustainability
Never waste a good waste crisis
5
min
·
Technology
·
Economy
The rise of digital conglomerates
1
min
·
Sustainability
·
Culture
Eco-conscious apparel is next in line to become hip
1
min
·
Politics
A solid but sober EU
4
min
·
Media
·
Technology
The future of social media
1
min
·
Technology
·
Economy
Are tech companies the next SIFI’s?
5
min
·
Technology
·
Politics
When fake becomes the new normal
6
min
·
Technology
·
Economy
·
Culture
Three degrees of radical innovation
5
min
·
Society
Beyond stereotypes of social class
4
min
·
Technology
·
Health
·
Society
VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior
5
min
·
Culture
·
Society
Imagining an African renaissance
1
min
·
Politics
Italy’s new old politics
5
min
·
Economy
Mapping economic complexity
5
min
·
Philosophy
·
Media
The return of hermeneutics
1
min
·
Technology
The decline of face value
4
min
·
Education
·
Economy
Educating vital skills for the future
4
min
·
Geopolitics
Hegemonic Shift in 2017
4
min
·
Geopolitics
·
Economy
Maritime Arabia
3
min
·
Geopolitics
·
Economy
An Indo-Japanese partnership
4
min
·
Society
·
Culture
Generational amnesia
1
min
·
Culture
·
Politics
Olympic hangovers
1
min
·
Economy
·
Politics
Making America a 20th-century economy again?
4
min
·
Technology
Speculation as a way to design the future
< Previous
Next >
1
-minute read
Technology on a leash
By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem
2
-minute read
Emerging markets face tough financial challenges
Will emerging markets' recovery be halted by increasing financial problems?
15
-minute read
Venetian, young and farming: three lessons from the new generation of Italian farmers on agri-food sustainability
Julia Rijssenbeek and Maya Turolla turn the spotlight on young farmers championing the transition to sustainable food systems.
2
-minute read
The rise of CBDCs
Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.
2
-minute read
Politics should focus more on the Good Life
How can we reinstate the concept of the Good without downplaying the systemic risks threatening our global society?
2
-minute read
What is Russia's view on climate change?
Melting ice caps in the Arctic are incentivizing Russia’s exploitation and extraction of natural resources representing the last straw of the Anthropocene.
1
-minute read
Autocracy and the End of History
Is the ideological confrontation between the liberal-democratic and autocratic world order on its way to becoming the global political issue of our century?
2
-minute read
The energy transition is not a hobby
With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, we have to face the fact that our dependence on fossil fuels poses a structural problem.
3
-minute read
Russian digitalization through a Cosmist lens
To understand Russian politics, we need to understand Russian Cosmism, a philosophy that supports the digitalization of the Arctic.
11
-minute read
An introduction to the Stack
Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.
< Previous
Next >
We value your privacy
We use essential cookies to gather anonymized data for statistical analyses and website optimization. For more information, please consult our
privacy statement
or
contact us
.
I understand