The document summarizes reports from Deloitte's 2013 Shift Index series. Report 3 explores the economy-wide decline in return on assets over 47 years, which indicates companies' decreasing ability to capture opportunities relative to their assets. Report 4 uncovers that while individuals readily adopt new technologies personally, companies do not change outdated practices inhibiting organizational learning. The series examines developments in technology, flows of capital/information/talent, and their impacts on competition and performance across industries.

1. WHERE IDEAS PROSPER
Deloitte Center for the Edge
Shift Index 2013: Success or Struggle
and Burdens of the Past
Reports 3 and 4 in the 2013 Shift Index series
Despite turmoil in Washington, the news has been upbeat on many fronts: record
corporate profit levels; a steadily recovering economy; stock market rallies; stabilized
and increasing housing prices; signs of expansion in manufacturing. Yet, other metrics
tell a different story, one of increasing pressures and stress as our institutions fail to
harness the promise of technology and connection. What does this mean for your
organization?
Our 2013 Shift Index series takes a look at over 40 years' worth of data for 25 metrics in
three areas: developments in the technological and political foundations underlying
market changes how flows of capital, information, and talent are changing the business
landscape impacts of these changes on competition, volatility, and performance across
industries. Discover our latest reports below:
Success or struggle: ROA as a true measure of
business performance: Report 3 in the 2013 Shift
Index series explores the economy-wide decline in Return
on Assets (ROA) over the last 47 years which signals
companies' decreasing ability to find and capture attractive
opportunities relative to the assets they have. Explore four
paradoxes to better understand the effects of the Big Shift on
major components of ROA and chart a course back to a longterm focus. Learn more.

2. The burdens of the past: Report 4 in the 2013 Shift
Index series, uncovers that while individuals are eagerly
embracing new technologies in their personal lives,
companies are not. Outdated institutional structures and
practices can inhibit organizational knowledge flows,
limiting learning and performance improvement through
new technologies. Learn more.
Take a deeper look at our 2013 Shift Index reports
Unlocking the Passion of the Explorer: Report 1 in the 2013 Shift Index
series – Times of great change require companies to be flexible and to grow stronger.
We explore how organizations can cultivate and engage the right dispositions and talent.
From exponential technologies to exponential innovation: Report 2 in the
2013 Shift Index series – Exponential advances in core digital technologies are
enabling innovators to rapidly build upon other innovations. We discuss the
opportunities and risks inherent in these dramatic changes.
World of Contradictions (coming soon) – The forces of the Big Shift are creating a
host of contradictions. For organizations that embrace, rather than resolve, the
ambiguities, these contradiction are a rich source of opportunity.
Prescriptions for the Firm (coming soon) – The pressures for firms and
institutions trying to navigate the Big Shift are immense. Yet we believe there is cause for
optimism as we rethink how we work and consume.
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