![]() ![]() What used to take decades now takes years what took years takes months months, weeks weeks, days days, hours hours, minutes. One of the fundamental shifts that we now face is the shrinking of time spans, in large part due to exponential technological change coupled with the instantaneous propagation of ideas and information across a connected world. We already feel the tension today: the sense of boundless options (for some) and the awareness of limited time (for most) the sense of having just missed something and the fear of missing more the thrill of seeing a car 3D printed and the unease of wondering which jobs will remain for us in the age of intelligent machines the hyper-connection and loss of connection the expectation of on-demand everything and the appeal of slow, bespoke, handmade. ![]() It is a time of great-and increasing-stress. In some important ways, we struggle to keep up with the very world we have created and continue to create. This is one paradox of life in the 21st century: The world changes rapidly our basic needs as humans, not so much. ![]() In some ways this makes us richer and more empowered than ever. Mimicking the exponential pace of change in the underlying technologies, the options available to us to meet our needs and pursue our goals are evolving rapidly and often unpredictably. We know that the world is changing rapidly, both in terms of broad, global trends that are driving business and the more immediate space around our day-to-day lives. Now, this report addresses practices that individuals-not just leaders, executives, and top athletes, although many of their practices are relevant, but all of us-may need to adopt to thrive in this world. We have framed the deep structural shifts afoot and practices that institutions can adopt to thrive in the world to come. ![]() The Center for the Edge has written extensively about how the world is changing, and about the implications and impact of this change on corporations. Subscribe to receive updates from the Center for the Edge ![]()
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