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Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Future Trends - hundreds of articles / videos and keynote conference presentations on growth strategies, economic outlook and industry trends. Industry-related content can be selected using the YOUR FUTURE link above. Patrick Dixon, Chairman of Global Change Ltd and author of 15 books, has advised senior teams of many of the world's largest corporations on a wide range of global trends including macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts, demographics, consumers, markets and industry issues. Client list. Patrick Dixon has given keynotes at events in North America, Central America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Scandinavia, Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia and Asia Pacific.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Why governments are changing interest rate policies and targeting slightly higher inflation rates. Risks of targeting inflation rates as low as 2% with little room for macro-economic shocks or deflationary events. Predictions by many economists have been unreliable in the 2008-2011 global crisis, partly because economists tended to underestimate the financial and political complexities. Challenges to global economy and vulnerability of some developed nations to deflation, despite short term inflation caused by higher oil prices and other commodity shortages. Economic outlook for US and Europe in the midst of urgent attempts to avoid another recession.
Read more: How interest rate policies will change: future inflation risks, global economy
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
I am often asked about the future of the Euro and Eurozone nations.
Will the Euro collapse? Will one or more nations leave the Eurozone?
Will nations like Greece default on their national debt? And if they do so, what will be the likely impact on the Eurozone as a whole, and on banks? What will be the risk of accelerating another economic crisis?
Will EU nations like the UK who are outside the Eurozone be damaged in the possible chaos? Article and Video.
Read more: Future of Euro – and breakup of the EU / Eurozone
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
When historians look back in 100 years time -- what will they make of the sub-prime crisis and all that followed? What links will they make between the rise of China as a mega-industrial nation, buying huge amounts of dollars, keeping their own currency low, and costs of borrowing low for developed nations. Of course we are talking about a wider issue than China, but China is a dominant force in this regard. The fact is that China's willingness to buy dollars and euros in the 2000s provided a very welcome boost for developed nations - providing a lot of money at low interest rates. Both governments and individuals took advantage of this to spend on things they thought were important at the time, running up huge debts, and driving these economies into a long boom.
Read more: Global Economc Crisis 2007-15 - looking back from year 2100
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
What will historians will write about Europe in 2100. Did integration prevent a Third World War - as was the hope of the founders of the European Union? How stable was the Union after expansion to include Eastern bloc nations? What resulted from the global ecnomic crisis in 2009 and threat to the Euro in 2012? What was the outcome of major showdowns between The Federal States of Europe and America through 2020-2030? How did the Union cope with influx of foreign nationals? What happened to national parliaments, laws, languages and cultures? Major challenges to the future of Europe lie ahead. If the great experiment succeeds, it will create an economic, political and military force to pose real challenges to the United States.
Read more: Future of the European Union - Enlarged or Broken?
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Power of Tribes - Clash of Cultures - Consumer Groups
Your company may have a reputation for brilliant leadership, outstanding innovation, clever branding and effective change management, but the business could fail if the world changes and you are unprepared.
Read on to watch the full video and to read the full FT article by Patrick Dixon - on managing uncertainty, agile leadership, the power of tribes (social groups of all kinds) and the opportunities from longer life expectancy.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Media interview October 2008. Expect further shocks to the global economy. Companies which insured other companies will soon be hit by claims of at least $360bn. And hedge funds are under huge pressures. If an investor demands return of – say - $10m, a fund might have to sell $70m of shares to give the $10m back. Expect hundreds of millions of dollars of stock sales by hedge funds.The world is changing faster than you can call a board meeting or develop new strategy so think ahead. You need more than one business plan: one step ahead of major events. Be ready to take very fast decisions, with flexible, dynamic teams able to change quickly.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
I wrote this back in June 2006 – about the future of Europe. Judge for yourself against the realities of Europe’s challenges as they are today:
Read more: Future of Europe - strains and stresses, economy, eurozone
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Examples from global banks, pharmaceutical companies and manufacturing. How market analysts push for mergers, acquisitions, demergers and company breakup.
Profits for lawyers and banks but most mergers destroy shareholder value. Rationale for global corporations and economies of scale.
Talent often leaves corporations soon after a merger is announced, taking intellectual capital, customer knowledge and relationships. Mergers of two corporations and two cultures can look ...
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Industry
Euro crisis in Greece. Monetary union constraints in high inflation or deflation. Role of European Central Bank in balancing needs of high growth and low growth economies. Contrasts between Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Italy and countries which more recently joined. Loss of sovereignty to Brussels. Political issues in controlling budget deficits or imposing budget cuts on an unwilling nation. Political unrest and threat of strikes or instability. Challenges for the future. Comment by Futurist conference keynote speaker and author Patrick Dixon at London ...
Read more: Future of the Euro crisis in Greece, Ireland. Italy, Spain, Portugal. Eurozone impact.
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