As it is difficult to make long-term predictions, we have to take initiative to drive and shape the future. It's time to anticipate trends, navigate the threats and focus on the opportunities without never neglecting the power of YOU!

1. Explore a fast-changing world Dirk Höpfl, IE Business School

3. Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see
no hope for further development.
Julius Frontinus, 1st century A.D.

4. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.
Lord Kelvin,
President, Royal Society,
1895

6. I think there is a world market for
maybe five computers.
Thomas Watson,
Chairman of IBM, 1943

8. This 'telephone' has too
many shortcomings to be
seriously considered as a
means of communication.
The device is inherently of
no value to us.
Western Union
Internal memo, 1876

11. 640K ought to be enough
for anybody.
Bill Gates, 1981

13. Forecast/Projections:
Extrapolate the future from the past

14. So, what is the point in trying
to predict the future?

15. We should study
the future not to predict it
but to shape it...

16. MegaTrends

17. Individual empowerment

18. Diffusion of Power

19. By 2030, Asia will have surpassed
North America and Europe combined
in terms of global power based upon
GDP, population size, military
spending and technological
investment.
US National Intelligence Council
Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds

20. Demographic Patterns

23. Food, Water, Energy Nexus

24. Big Data

25. 1 000 000 000 000 000 B
1 million Gigabytes

27. MegaOpportunities

28. Demographic Patterns
Food, Water, Energy Nexus
Individual Empowerment
Big Data

29. BRIC
MIST
N11
Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey
MIST+ Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
Brazil, Russia, India, China

30. Future demand for talent

31. MegaThreats

32. A reality in 2020?!

33. Failed States

34. Weapons of
Mass Destruction

35. Terrorism

36. Cyber Attacks

37. MegaYOU

38. Emotional Management
Network Management
EQ
PQ
IQ
Scientific Management
• Making decisions
• Solving problems
• Managing budgets
• Thinking strategically
• Organizing projects
• Preparing spreadsheets and
presentations
• Reviewing documents
• Analyzing data

39. IQ
Scientific Management
Emotional Management
Network Management
EQ
PQ
• Motivating people
• Influencing and persuading skills
• Coaching
• Delegating
• Managing upwards
• Overcoming resistance
• Adapting to different styles and situations
• Managing yourself: time, emotions, style

40. IQ
Scientific Management
Emotional Management
Network Management
EQ
PQ
• Building networks of trusts and
influence
• Creating alliances to make things
happen
• Dealing with organizational conflicts
and resistance
• Managing ambiguity and uncertainty
• Finding the right assignments and
projects to work on
• Discovering the real rules of survival
and success in your firm

41. Digital Skills
Digital business skills
Ability to work virtually

42. Agile Thinking Skills
Ability to consider and prepare
for multiple scenarios
Innovation
Dealing with complexity and
ambiguity

43. Interpersonal and
Communication Skills
Co-creativity and brainstorming
Relationship building

44. Global Operating Skills
Ability to manage diverse
employees
Understanding international
markets

45. The world is changing very fast.
Big will not beat small anymore.
It will be the fast beating the slow.
Robert Murdoch

46. You have the power to
shape the future…
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