Future Trends, Economy, Markets, Keynote Speaker
Multiple scenarios and scenario development to test business strategy. Need more than one strategy in rapidly changing world where events happen faster than you can organise a board meeting. Scenario building techniques. Forecasting and trend analysis. Use people outside organisation for external view to test strategy.
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Government, Politics, Democracy, War - Future
Democratic models of government may not always be best. Risks from trying to impose a Western developed nation model on rest of world. Need to respect different political traditions, forms of government and cultural differences. Seeking to impose democratic system can be seen as form of cultural imperialism.
Where the majority of the country favour a particular radical direction, democratic elections may result in governments and policies that are more extreme than the dictators that were replaced.
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