This speech was delivered in a Webinar Organised by Garden City University, Bangalore (India), on the theme- Prognosticating Businesses in the RUPTured World. It is beyond VUCA.

1. PROGNOSTICATING BUSINESSES IN THE
RUPTURED WORLD
SPEECH-7 (SEVEN) GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY
Prof. Arup Barman
Department of Business Administration,Assam University, Silchar-788011
Email: abgeet@gmail.com

2. RUPT World (EPISTEMIC EXPRESSION)
RUPT world is an epistemic expression on the present
situation of meta-future. As the episteme is the deeper
paradigm of knowledge- reality that contextualize
boundaries of what can be known.
• ImagineToday is a part of Meta-future 2100 or 2200• ImagineToday is a part of Meta-future 2100 or 2200
• To know deeply the contextual boundary of the discussion
let us understand the episteme RUPT with the synonyms.
– Rapid- Fast, Swift, Hurried, Brisky, Hasty, Speedy
– Uncertain- Unsure, Doubtful,Vague, tentative, cautious, undecided
– Paradoxical- Inconsistent, absurd, ironic, contradictory, illogical,
Paradoxical, sarcastic, satirical
– Tangled- Knotted,Twisted, Jumbled, Scrambled, Snarled

3. Epistemic Influences
RUPT as the episteme is changing shaping our
contexts & boundaries ofcontexts & boundaries of
 Economics &Technology
 Cyclical history
 Emergence and evolutions

4. Businesses in the RUPT-ured World
 Nature of Business will be different
 Unregulated & Flexible Economy- Inefficient
Staffing will be stopped and replaced by on-call
staffing, on-demand work, or just-in-time
schedulingscheduling
 i.e. uberization of labour market with uber and
advanced algorithm
 The future may be more expensive and less
competitive the overall economy will become.

5. Disruptions
 Self Repairing Software (Malware Prevention
and Hacking)
 GoogleWallet, AppleApps, Sensor Based Reatail
Business; Retail employees become highly
skilled knowledge workersskilled knowledge workers
 Extinction of Cashier from the Retail World
 3D printing will kill E-commerce
 Further automation will kill globalisation will
make more localisation

6. Disruptions & Future
 Future of artificial intelligence
 Future of cities
 Future of climate change
 Future of computers
 Future of crime Future of crime
 Future of the economy
 Future of education
 Future of energy
 Future of food
 Future of health

7. Disruptions & Future
 Future of human evolution
 Future of human population
 Future of the Internet
 Future of law
 Future of policing
 Future of retail
 Future of transportation
 Future of work

8. All this disruption are
 Rapid
 Consequential
 Paradoxical
 Tangles
 Will determineTrade, Business and
Commerce

9. Limiting future to the decades
1. Lead Generation for
Small Businesses (OurTop
Pick)
2. Selling PPE (Personal
Protection Equipment)
3. SpaceTourism
4. Boat & Helicopter
Tourism
5. Robotics
12. Micro-Mobility Services
13. Car Sharing Business
14. Drones
15. Box Subscription
Services
16. ElectricCar
17.Virtual Medical
Appointment System
18. BusinessCoach
24. Cryobank
25. Skincare Spa & Clinic
26. Marijuana Cigarettes
27. SeniorAt-Home Care
28. 3D Home Building
29. e-Commerce
30.Wind Energy
31. P2P Lending Platform
32.Veterinarian Business5. Robotics
6. Internet Infrastructure
7. FitnessTech
8. Amazon FBA Business
9. Online Medical Supply
and Equipment Provider
10. Chatbots
11. 360 Degree
Photography
18. BusinessCoach
19. DNAAnalysis
20. Biometric Sensor &
SecurityCompany
21. DDoSCyber Attack
Prevention Security
Company
22. Asteroid Mining
23. Stem CellTherapy
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32.Veterinarian Business
33.Crowdfunding Platform
34. Online Car Dealership
35.Wallet Payment Solution
36. Grow Meat In A Lab
37.Virtual Interior Design
Consulting
38. Online Currency
Exchange

10. Business in RUPT-ured World
39. Online Library
40.Car Charging Stations
41. IT Service & Support-
DatabaseAdministers
IT Managers,
Product Manager,
44.Vertical Farming
45. Portable/Powermat Charging
Station
46. Smart Apparel
47.Tele &Video Conferencing
48.VR Live EventsProduct Manager,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Engineer,
Cloud Architect,
DevOps Designer,
Software Inventory,
Blockchain Engineer
42. Affiliate Marketing
43.Virtual Event Planning Platform
48.VR Live Events
49. 3D Printing
50. eSports
51. Photo Filter App
52. Control the Water
53. OnlineTutoring Platform
54. Social Media Network
55. Solar Power