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Four Megatrends Converge in the Post-Recession New Normal
13 October 2009
 
Kathy Harris   Stephen Prentice  

In the past decade, a series of diverse, yet interconnected trends have irrevocably changed the business and social environment, creating what some observers term the "new normal." Business and IT leaders must prepare for an era of "technology as air," personal involvement and external influences.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Are These Four Megatrends Game-Changing or Game-Influencing?
2.0
    
 Megatrend No. 1: Technology as the Fifth Element
3.0
    
 Megatrend No. 2: Frictionless Mobility of Intellect, Money and People

3.1
    
 Digital Lifestyles
3.2
    
 Mobility of Work
3.3
    
 Mobility of Residency
3.4
    
 Mobility of Intellect, Thought and Ingenuity

3.4.1
    
 Mobility and the Shift of Talent
3.4.2
    
 Mobility and Transference of Thought and Ingenuity
4.0
    
 Megatrend No. 3: Instant-Impact Personal and Community Activism
5.0
    
 Megatrend No. 4: Worldview of Global Challenges
6.0
    
 Implications for Organizations
7.0
    
 Winners and Losers
8.0
    
 Leadership Actions
9.0
    
 Tables of Trends


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Table 1.  
 Trends Shaping Technology as the Fifth Element
 

Table 2.  
 Trends Shaping the Frictionless Mobility of Intellect, Money and People
 

Table 3.  
 Trends Shaping Instant-Impact Personal and Community Activism
 

Table 4.  
 Trends Shaping the Worldview of Global Challenges
 



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