Today, there are many processes happening at the same time. Digitalisation is radically transforming the way we live, globalisation is radically transforming the way we work, while climate change is challenging our very existence and the very survival of humanity. Some of these changes are happening fast, while others are taking a long time to take hold.
Electricity from renewable sources will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020
By 2050, poverty is expected to be eradicated almost everywhere except Africa
Personalised medicine, stem cell and nanomedicine, gene editing and artificial intelligence will revolutionise medicine
Automation and digitalisation will mean less labour in 2040, but the human factor will still be indispensable.