WHY THIS BLOG?
“The boundaries of the unthinkable are exceptionally elastic”
(Claudio Borio, Bank for International Settlements).
15 main economic and social trends to know towards where we are going
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May 2018
22
Jun 2017
THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE: PANEM “of 3D” et CIRCENSES “virtual”
“We will return to the social structure of classical Rome" Francesc Bellavista
8
Jun 2017
DEMOCRACY OR TWITTER
“We all know what to do. What we do not know is how to get re-elected after we have done it”. Jean Claude Juncker (President of the European Council).
18
May 2017
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
“Economy has already turned global; but politics has remained as local as before. There is a de-synchronization: no global body can exercise control” Zygmunt Bauman
4
May 2017
INEQUALITIES II (PART 2): DISENCHANTMENT DEPENDS ON NEIGHBOURHOODS
“There is every chance that the world in 2050 will be richer, more efficient and better managed” (The Economist, “The world in 2050”).
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Apr 2017
INEQUALITIES I: THE SOCIAL ELEVATOR IS OUT OF ORDER
"The current path of globalization demands a course correction, and the inequality that produces, it creates one of the greatest challenges facing our economy and our democracies. Inequality generates a deep sense of injustice." Barack Obama, farewell address in Athens.
6
Apr 2017
WORK: BURN YOUR CV!
“Permanent employment will disappear” Jeremy Rifkin
"The end of work” (1995)
22
Mar 2017
TRAINING: AT ONE CLICK
"The traditional school has to evolve because it is based on a world that does not exist anymore" Mariano Fernández Enguita. Professor of Sociology.
10
Mar 2017
INDUSTRY 4.0
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog, and the dog will be there to keep the man from touching the computer /equipment” Warren G. Bennis