Digital technologies are transforming how people work and access information. They allow employees to work remotely and more flexibly but will replace some jobs, requiring new skills. Technologies also enable virtual substitution of products and sharing of physical assets. Data and digital networks are improving resource efficiency in areas like energy and transportation. However, cyber threats and ensuring data privacy are ongoing challenges.

1. Digital future
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Digital technologies are making it possible
for employees to work at places and times
of their own choosing
Digitization and automation
will replace jobs, but will create
new jobs requiring new skills
Digital technologies are enabling the
substitution of virtual products for physical
products, as well as the proliferation of
sharing physical assets
Sustainability has become
an increasingly important
factor in attracting and
managing talent
Online, social
and mobile are
changing how
people access
information and
engage with
enterprises
The digital revolution is
improving efficiencies in
extracting, processing
and utilizing resources
Digital is disrupting traditional
industries and blurring
industry boundaries
By strategically exploiting
vast amounts of data, smart
cities can make buildings
more efficient, reduce
waste, and make better use
of renewable energy
Digital technologies allow for companies
to become “network orchestrators”
rather than owners of human capital
Disruptive megatrends are redefining corporate strategy and driving today’s innovation.
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Social media drives enterprises to
be more transparent and adopt a
customer-centric focus, providing
more power to the customer
Business entities will
optimize deployment
of assets (people,
equipment,
information) by
sharing or renting
them through an
online liquid
marketplace
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2. Increasing supply of unconventional and
renewable sources of energy is significantly
changing the dynamics of the global energy mix
Investments in smart tech and
strategically networking data
will provide economic, social
and environmental benefits
Competition for limited
resources will intensify as
global population increases
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Growing demand, shifting supply, significant technological advances and the increased power of the
customer are driving disruptive innovations in the energy and resources space, allowing for dramatic
economic, social and environmental gains.
Water scarcity
P
opulation growt
h
Renewables
Supply chains
Transparency and security
of global supply chains will
become critical
Water scarcity will challenge
food and energy security
9.6b
40%
by 2050
rise in water demand
over the next 20 years
60%
of Fortune 100
companies have clean
energy objectives
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Digital continuously impacts companies in all sectors, from top to bottom, driving myriad opportunities and
challenges. Companies need to develop business strategies for a digital world, rather than digital strategies.
A
ge of innovation
Reimagines business models
Transforms the experience
Drives sustainable growth
Innovation within
digital is already
one of the defining
trends of our
generation, but the
explosive growth
has barely begun
We are moving into the age of innovation, where companies
that place innovation at the heart of their purpose – transforming
experiences, processes and business models – will win
Digital transformation and a proliferation of
data are fundamentally changing the relationship
between businesses and their customers
As cyber threats continue to
multiply, it is becoming harder
to safeguard data, intellectual
property and personal
information
50b
connected to the
internet by 2020
things
There may be as many as
80%
Businesses are failing to use
of customer
data now
generated
US $375b
US $575b
Yearly digital crime and
IP thefts costs between
Cha
nging relations
hips
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The accelerating pace of technological
change has equally impacted the F1000
turnover rate in the last four decades
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45%
2003
2013
60%
70%
Percentage of new F1000 corporations:

4. Digital and robotic
technologies augment
and replace workers
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The iconic companies of this century will be the ones capable of mobilizing intelligence through capturing
and bringing ideas together, leveraging expertise and creating experiences that capture people’s minds.
Work styles are
becoming more agile
in the digital world
Organizations transition from
scheduled work and broad-based
roles and to real-time coordination
of task-oriented workforce
Companies will engage talent in a
more flexible and dynamic manner
Companies facilitate
innovation by employing a
diverse workforce of
employees, contractors
and automated machines
Infuse purpose into the organization to
engage an increasingly discretionary
workforce - meaning is the new money
Work from hom
e
Work on the go
Design collaborative workspace
Create UX for web
Employees Automated
machines
Contractors
47%of occupations in
advanced economies
are at “high risk” of
being automated in
the next 20 years
34%
of the American
workforce can
be classified as
“freelancers”
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