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Volume 04 Issue 1

On the Fascination with Uncertainty: Life in Interesting Times
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Probably every generation considers itself as living within a vortex of change, but these last few months must be particularly challenging, even for futurists, let alone CEOs and business practitioners. As our author, Florian Kohlbacher, notes, of the eight major megatrends mentioned in a recent survey, executives assigned the most importance to those changes stemming from globalisation, technological progress and digitisation of the economy. For many of them, embracing change amounts to embracing digital life. Some have and some haven’t.

Featured Articles

  • More than half of humanity currently lives in urban areas, and the United Nations predicts that figure will reach 70 percent by 2050. Cities worldwide already generate a significant amount of solid waste annually, adding to vexing issues that the global community is trying to address–demand for transportation, air pollution, access to public open spaces, urban sprawl, and general sustainability challenges.

  • JUMBO Group shows how digital transformation and its seafood business can go together.

From the Editor
On the Fascination with Uncertainty: Life in Interesting Times
Probably every generation considers itself as living within a vortex of change, but these last few months must be particularly challenging, even for futurists, let alone CEOs and business practitioners. As our author, Florian Kohlbacher, notes, of the eight major megatrends mentioned in a recent survey, executives assigned the most importance to those changes stemming from globalisation, technological progress and digitisation of the economy. For many of them, embracing change amounts to embracing digital life. Some have and some haven’t.
At The Helm
The Revival of the Philippine Economy
The greatest opportunity and challenge for the Philippines is in the technology space, with a particular challenge being the maintenance of policy continuity.
Vantage Point
Navigating Innovation: A Leader’s Guide
Despite the newfangled business models and market game changers, the old axiom of industry continues to ring true: leadership matters. 
Industry Watch
Building Negotiation Capital
Today, unlike the marketing or supply chain tasks, the negotiation task remains unstructured, sporadic, often improvised, and rarely analysed critically in the post-deal stage.
The Sandwich Approach
‘Doing good’ requires execution of sound strategies that effectively engage stakeholders.
Management Education out of Africa
Is a distinctive African management education model possible, achievable, or even advisable?
Why Every Manager Needs a Sponsor
What do successful managers have in common? The truth is—apart from being great in their jobs, many successful managers often credit their success to someone, somewhere along the way—who not only gave them a pivotal career break, but also pushed them, inspired them and helped them grow.
Case In Point
Skyscanner: Globalising a Business Model
In order to compete in Asia Pacific’s one-stop travel market, Skyscanner reinvented itself from the inside out.
Executive Brief
Harnessing the Youth Bulge
How Asia can take advantage of its changing age composition.
Country 2.0: Upgrading Cities with Smart Technologies
Advancements in technology are being used to transform our cities into smart cities, but the process is not without its risks.

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