IN SPOTLIGHT
The Shift in Technological Platforms and Business Ecosystems Over Time
Every 50 years or so, according to Kondratieff wave theory, capitalist economies reorganise themselves around a new technological foundation, sparking the rise of new business ecosystems. Where are we now in that cycle—and what might the next foundation look like?
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Why do the lengths of societal cycles vary?
From biological markers to power structures, many variables shape how we understand the rhythm of societal change.
Are there five, six or even more different lengths of societal cycles?
Across history, patterns of rise and fall, peace and war, innovation and decline seem to unfold in rhythms - some as short as a decade, others stretching over a century. Are there five, six, or even more distinct lengths to these societal cycles?
From Chaos to Order: What Nature Can Teach Us About Societal Change
Complexity Theory as a Framework for Understanding Societal Transformation
Why did we have such positive faith in the future in the 1960s-70s, but now just fear for the future?
What can generational theories tell us about this shift?
Are Future Artists Born or Artificially Made?
Usually artificial intelligence is only considered to affect professions and fields that are characteristically less creative, but we can already also see ever tighter cooperation between man and machine in arts. The quality of some AI-generated pieces is already so high that people don’t even necessary realise that they are admiring art created by machines.