Get ready for a comprehensive 60-pages briefing of the most significant economic, political, and social developments shaping our world. This edition will delve into twelve global megatrends with focus on China and India.
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Berthold Kuhn & Dimitrios Margellos
Our Megatrends Update for Summer 2023 is now available! This edition delves into crucial economic, political, and social developments, highlighting twelve global megatrends across various countries and regions. We've brought in experts Banning Garrett and Janna Lipenkova to share their insights. Banning Garrett discusses the urgent climate imperative amidst rising geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions, while Janna Lipenkova explores the impact of AI-based analysis and monitoring on understanding megatrends and its significance for businesses. Don't miss out on their valuable perspectives and the latest trends shaping our world.
Here you see an event on megatrends and future research we organised at the Berlin ScienceWeek, Nov. 5, 2022, Humboldt Auditorium https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/event/megatrends-and-future-research/ China Impulse Podcast / Globale Megatrends und Zukunftsforschung, mit Fokus auf China https://www.china-impulse.de/podcast/folge-044-dr-berthold-m-kuhn/ Blog published by Columbia University Press: https://cupblog.org/2022/12/09/berthold-m-kuhn-and-dimitrios-l-margellos-on-global-perspectives-on-megatrends/
Here you see an event on megatrends and future research we organised at the Berlin ScienceWeek, Nov. 5, 2022, Humboldt Auditorium https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/event/megatrends-and-future-research/ China Impulse Podcast / Globale Megatrends und Zukunftsforschung, mit Fokus auf China https://www.china-impulse.de/podcast/folge-044-dr-berthold-m-kuhn/ Blog published by Columbia University Press: https://cupblog.org/2022/12/09/berthold-m-kuhn-and-dimitrios-l-margellos-on-global-perspectives-on-megatrends/
short video on the megatrends book (2022)
Kuhn, Berthold M. with Margellos, Dimitrios L. (2022). Global Perspectives on Megatrends. The Future as Seen by Analysts and Researchers from Different World Regions. Ibidem Publishers (Germany)/Columbia University Press (US)
Berthold M. Kuhn and Dimitrios L. Margellos present a thoroughly reflected analysis of global trends shaping our future. This timely volume presents the
insights and expertise from leading researchers, think tanks, and activists from all over the world.
Key megatrends include climate change and sustainability, digitalization, growing inequalities, urbanization and smart cities, the progression towards a green economy, and sustainable finance.
Addressing geopolitical shifts and the future of multilateralism, the authors also discuss new trends in democracy and governance, migration, health and nutrition, and civilizational developments
like demography, diversity, identity politics, individualization, and shifting gender norms. Based on their own research and a series of interviews with leading analysts and researchers from
different world regions, the authors present cutting-edge content on the future of humanity.
“When analyzing global megatrends,diversity of perspective is required. Interviews from internationally recognized scholars and practitioners capture global perspectives and offer readers insight into different research contexts. Highly recommended.” ibidem —Katrin Schweigel, Manager, University Alliance for Sustainability, Freie Universität Berlin
Introduction
This book presents an analysis of megatrends and emerging issues that will strongly influence different spheres of life in many countries and at different levels, covering political, economic, natural environmental, social, and cultural dimensions.
To identify megatrends, we used the Pentagon Model, a framework developed by Berthold Kuhn in the context of his research and teaching activities at Freie Universität Berlin. It focuses on five criteria to prioritize big trends: (1) level of coverage by research activities, (2) level of political attention, (3) level of interest to global investors and business communities, (4) level of media coverage, and (5) attention paid by social movements....