Introduction: Business in the Age of Disruptive Convergence --

Section 1 – Visions of the Future: What are the Global Shifts on the Horizon? ~

Global Drivers of Change -- The Future of Business: Navigating the Next Horizon -- Forecasting Future Disruptions: Strategic Change Is Inevitable -- The Automated, Digitized, and Simulated Future -- Redefining the Relationship of Man and Machine -- Can 3D Printing Destroy Capitalism and Restore Government? --

Section 2 – Tomorrow’s Global Order: What are the emerging political & economic transformations that could reshape the environment for society and business? ~

The Prospect of Democracy 2.0 -- The Comeback of Value Creation as the True Measure of Results in Business -- The Impact of Accelerating 3D Printing Technology on Economic Systems -- The Future of the Global Monetary and Financial System: Time for a New Bretton Woods? -- It’s not Money until it’s Postmoney -- Investing in International Aid and Development --

Section 3 – Emerging Societal Landscape: Who are we becoming, how will we live? ~

Understanding Tomorrow’s Consumer Landscape -- Generation Z in the Workforce -- Education 2025:Building a Generation of Problem Solvers -- The Future of Personal Income and Expenses -- The Future Potential of Consciousness in Business -- The Future Derives From Place Choices --

Section 4 – Social Technologies: How will tomorrow’s technologies permeate our everyday lives? ~

The Future of the Internet -- The Future of Digital Media: The Freexpensive Prerogative -- 2030: Scenarios for the Role of Mobile Technology in Society -- The Impact of Wearable Lifestyle Technologies and Gamification on Business and Society -- Body-Machine Convergence -- The Rise of Neurosocial Networks: The Prospects for Networking our Brains in the Next 20 Years -- Life in 2035: Future Consciousness, Cyborgs and Wisdom -- The Potential for Technological Singularity and Its Future Impacts on Society --

Section 5 – Disruptive Developments: How might new technologies enable business innovation? ~

The Decentralization of Everything: Exploring The Business of the Blockchain -- The Future of the Phone Call -- Will AI Eat the World? -- From Clouds to Networks Without Infrastructure -- Future Developments and Opportunities for Deep Learning Artificial Neural Networks -- How Massive Simulation Models could Transform Decision Making in Business, Government, and Society -- The Future of Events and Networking -- Revolutionizing Interactive Entertainment and Marketing in Public Places through Ambient Interactivity --

Section 6 – Surviving and Thriving: How can business adapt to a rapidly changing reality? What are the critical success factors for business in a constantly evolving world? ~

Experience Rules: How Stakeholder Experiences will Drive Profit into the Future -- Acceleration of the Slow Movement -- Business Agility: The Future of Work --The Future of Work, Talent, and Recruitment -- The Future of Talent Management: Recruiting, Workforce Planning, Leadership Development, and Performance Management -- Making the Shift from Disruptive to Hyper Scalable --

Section 7 – Industry Futures: How might old industries change and what new ones could emerge? ~

The Future of Aviation -- Futures Journalism: A Manifesto -- Shaping the Future of Journalism -- Constructing the Future -- The Future Business of Body Shops -- The Rise of the Cosmeceutical Sector -- The Great Energy Controversy of 2030 -- Space-Based Solar Power and Wireless Power Transmission --

Section 8 – Embracing the Future: What are the futures / foresight tools, methods and processes that we can use to explore, understand and create the future? ~

Foresight Infused Strategy Development -- Automated, Experiential, Open: How to Overcome “Futures Fatigue” with Emerging Foresight Practices -- Storifying Foresight: Scenario Planning as a Tool for Improved Change Management Processes -- Is the Future of Design Thinking in the Future of Business Foresight? –

Section 9 – Framing the Future: Why and how should organizations look at the future? ~

What Works in Transforming Organizations and Institutions? -- Futures Thinking – A Critical Organizational Skill -- Critical Foresight Skills -- Business Management in a Time of Change: The Importance of Futures Studies -- Is The Pace of Change Accelerating? -- The Outside Context Problem, A Concerned Observer’s Guide -- Be There Now --

Section 10 – Conclusions: Navigating uncertainty and a rapidly changing reality ~

'The Future of Business' explores how the commercial world is being transformed by the complex interplay between social, economic and political shifts, disruptive ideas, bold strategies and breakthroughs in science and technology. Over 60 contributors from 21 countries explore how the business landscape will be reshaped by factors as diverse as the modification of the human brain and body, 3D printing, alternative energy sources, the reinvention of government, new business models, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and the potential emergence of the Star Trek economy.