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The reality is the world is always introducing variations of old problems and some how we have to utilize old solutions or invent new ones. The sharing of these reports are part of an effort to encourage the Founders Under 40™ Group members and the general founders community to educate themselves about the machines and systems that influence the lives of billions. So hopefully we all can work together to make lives better.

Plus, I’m sure the insights could help you and business develop better strategies.

Global Risks Report 2016

Now in its 11th edition, The Global Risks Report 2016 draws attention to ways that global risks could evolve and interact in the next decade. The report features perspectives from nearly 750 experts on the perceived impact and likelihood of 29 prevalent global risks over a 10-year timeframe, and examines the interconnections among the risks.
http://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2016

Resilience Insights

In the report, the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Risk & Resilience takes on key findings of the Global Risks Report 2016. The report’s insights can spark a more in-depth discussion about how best to build and strengthen resilience to today’s risks.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-agenda-council-on-risk-resilience-resilience-insights/

Internet Fragmentation: An Overview

The white paper provides the first systematic overview of the growth of internet fragmentation, highlighting 28 risks that could lead to fragmentation. It concludes that meeting the challenge of internet fragmentation will require vigilance, analysis and international cooperation. The report was produced by the Forum’s Future of the Internet Initiative.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/internet-fragmentation-an-overview/

The Impact of Digital Content

The report focuses on the opportunities and risks of creating and sharing
information online, highlighting overarching mobile and digital technology trends and the changes they mean for society.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-impact-of-digital-content-opportunities-and-risks-of-creating-and-sharing-information-online/

Digital Media and Society: Implications in a Hyperconnected Era

The report explores the changing relationship with media, entertainment and information due to digitization and the implications this has on individuals and society. It also highlights key sociological and behavioural evolutions in individuals from increased digital use.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/digital-media-and-society-implications-in-a-hyperconnected-era/

The E15 Initiative

The policy option papers offer a detailed and comprehensive set of suggestions for improved governance of the global trade and investment system in the 21st century. They are accompanied by a synthesis report, which summarizes and interprets the significance of the proposals for progress on many of the international community’s most important shared imperatives.
http://www.weforum.org/reports/the-e15-initiative-strengthening-thegobal-trade-and-investment-system-in-the-21st-century

The Future of Electricity in Fast-Growing Economies

This report recognizes the need for policy to balance the objectives in the Forum’s energy architecture triangle: security and accessibility, short- and medium-term affordability, and environmental sustainability, particularly in fast-growing markets. These are trying to serve voracious new demand for electricity as their economies grow, as more customers are connected to the grid and as per capita consumption grows.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-electricity-in-fast-growing-economies/

The Future of FinTech: A Paradigm Shift in Small Business Finance

This report reviews the shift in small and medium-sized enterprises financing,taking stock of what the finance industry has provided to date and how the fintech industry has taken over some of the funding with its innovative business models and products.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/future-fintech-paradigm-shift-small-business-finance/

The Future of Jobs

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will cause widespread disruption not only
to business models but also to labour markets over the next five years, with enormous change predicted in the skill sets needed to thrive in the new landscape. This is the finding of The Future of Jobs report.
http://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs

The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics

This report outlines a fundamental rethink for plastic packaging and plastics in general, offering a new approach with the potential to transform global plastic packaging material flows and thereby usher in the new plastics economy.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-new-plastics-economy-rethinking-the-future-of-plastics/





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