Csiro scientist stefan hajkowiczs new book global megatrends predicts a new world order by 2030, driven by advancedservices and a booming asian economy. Global megatrends tells a story about how the world will change over the next 20 years. From good ole boy politics to the medical establishment, from organized religion to professional sports, the women of the 1990s are challenging and overturning the maledominated status quo, reintegrating female values and perspectives and recasting the social, political and economic megatrends of the day. Vichealthcsiro report identifies five key megatrends. The concept of megatrends emerged from the field of strategic foresight, a growing space of study and profession centred on exploring plausible futures. Megatrends that could throw the world into freefall. Megatrends that could throw the world into freefall csiro. The concept of megatrends has become a powerful way of analysing change and exploring plausible futures. Csiro publishing has an international reputation for quality educational and reference books and cdroms in the subject areas of agriculture, biology, botany, forestry, ornithology, zoology, marine science, freshwater science, plant science, soil science, natural history, ecology, environment, fire and environmental management. Megatrends impacting the mental wellbeing of young victorians over the coming 20 years report, commissioned by vichealth and undertaken by csiro, paints a picture of the challenges facing young people into the future and provides a unique opportunity to build young peoples resilience, social connection and mental.
Global megatrends ebook by stefan hajkowicz rakuten kobo. The term megatrends was coined by the us academic john naisbitt who wrote a new york times bestselling book with the same title published in the year 1984. A new book from csiro publishing, global megatrends. As described by author stefan hajkowicz, freefall is a point of inflection for any organised group of humans, where business as usual no longer holds any relevance. Megatrends are intersecting and monumental shifts that happen across geopolitical, economic, environmental, social technological and legal trends, and happen at the decadal time frame. Apr 23, 2010 megatrends are collections of interlinked trends that will change the way people live and the science and technology products that they demand, report coauthor csiros dr james moody says. Csiro futures also continues to support internal csiro strategy to help ensure every dollar invested purchases the maximum possible benefit. What are the compelling economic, social, environmental, political and technological changes australia must grapple with over the coming decades. The change heralded by megatrends lies beyond our direct control but not beyond our influence. As a principal scientist in strategic foresight at csiros data61 stefans job involves exploring future trends, risks and scenarios to help.
Some researchers refer to megatrends as drivers of change or metatrends which are closely related concepts. Stefan hajkowicz senior principal scientist strategy and. The report has garnered widespread interest and has been used as the basis for numerous strategic planning workshops and exercises across australian industry and government. To hear stephan speak on megatrends, book your place at the apal. This report explores plausible futures using methods of strategic foresight pioneered at csiros data61. High tech high touch, was published in the fall of 1999 and has since been published in 17 countries. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The phrase was popularised by american author john naisbitt in 1982, in his book, megatrends. Megatrends are gradual yet powerful trajectories of change that have the potential to throw companies, individuals and societies into freefall, dr hajkowicz said. Megatrends are gradual yet powerful trajectories of change that have the potential to throw companies, individuals and societies into freefall. Global megatrends that will change the way we live. A megatrend is a significant shift in environmental, economic and social conditions that will playout over coming decades. The concept of megatrends has become a powerful way. In a new book from csiro publishing, global megatrends.
Megatrends are gradual yet powerful trajectories of change that have the potential to throw companies. The megatrends informed the strategic directions of our organisation and companies, governments and communities across australia and the world. This report presents a narrative of the future through six interlinked megatrends. Be the first to ask a question about global megatrends. This report describes the outcomes from a csiro global foresight project. Seven patterns of change shaping our future, doesnt seek to predict humanitys downfall, but rather our next period of freefall. Megatrends the future of international education our latest forecasting study, the future of the worlds mobile students to 2024, predicts that in ten years time, four countries will be home to over 50% of the global 18 22 year old population.
By dr stefan hajkowicz and dave dawson, from data61s strategic insights team. Western economic dominance is a relatively recent historical phenomenon that is waning, and the developments. This series is based on the release of the csiro futures report, our future world 2012. Csiro futures the future of tourism in queensland global megatrends creating opportunities and challenges over the coming twenty years draft report for comment this report is being circulated in draft form for comment and revision. Global megatrends that will change the way we live csiro. May 21, 2015 a new book from csiro publishing, global megatrends. Dr stefan hajkowicz, director of the csiro data61 insight team, provides a snapshot of the upcoming report our future world which outlines the megatrends reshaping our global landscape. Stefan is one of csiros leading thinkers about trends, shocks and scenarios in. This builds on earlier research done at csiro by the author and others. It presents six megatrends that will have a major impact on australia over the next 20 years. Global megatrends, seven patterns of change shaping our. Some researchers refer to megatrends as drivers of change or metatrends which are closely related. As a principal scientist in strategic foresight at csiro s data61 stefans job involves exploring future trends, risks and scenarios to help people plan for change and make wiser choices.
By stefan hajkowicz, csiro this article is part of the conversations series on megatrends. May 20 stefan hajkowicz, hannah cook and naomi boughen. Todays megatrends are widely used by large organisations, particularly in the technology sector, to describe trajectories of change taking us toward a new and different future. In a new book published by australias science agency, csiro, author dr stefan hajkowicz has identified seven global megatrends that tell a story about how the world will change over the next 20 years.
The first version was released in draft form in march 2010. Our future world is the flagship publication of csiro futures. May 29, 2019 dr stefan hajkowicz, director of the csiro data61 insight team, provides a snapshot of the upcoming report our future world which outlines the megatrends reshaping our global landscape. Pdf global megatrends download full pdf book download. Western economic dominance is a relatively recent historical phenomenon that is waning, and the developments we see are essentially a rebalancing of the global economies. This bestselling and widely influential book presents ten. Csiro has billed the book as a tool that can be used by businesses, governments, researchers and students to anticipate and plan for the future. Megatrends are gradual yet powerful trajectories of. Today megatrends are used by organisations such as csiro, kpmg. We explore the coming decade of digital disruption through the lens of six interlinked megatrends. Seven patterns of change shaping our future hajkowicz, stefan on. Seven patterns of change shaping our future, author stefan hajkowicz identifies seven patterns to tell a story about how the world will change over the next 20 years. Stefan is a senior principal scientist in strategic foresight in data61 at csiro.
Today megatrends are used by organisations such as csiro, kpmg, boston. Based on emerging research from around the world, as well as original csiro research recently conducted in australia, the lowcarb diet has proved successful in managing lifestyleinduced metabolic diseases, including unhealthy weight gain and type 2 diabetes. Jul 09, 2018 megatrends are intersecting and monumental shifts that happen across geopolitical, economic, environmental, social technological and legal trends, and happen at the decadal time frame. In april 2010, the csiro inadvertently launched its first megatrends.
Megatrends are collections of interlinked trends that will change the way people live and the science and technology products that they demand, report coauthor csiros dr james moody says. We explore the coming decade of digital disruption. Global megatrends tells a story about how the world will change over the next 20. Global megatrends by stefan hajkowicz overdrive rakuten. The book captures the thinking of many dedicated scientists and researchers who have devoted their careers to exploring and understanding change. The final report planned for release in august 20 is likely to contain changes to content. In 2005 the csiro gained worldwide attention, including some criticism, for promoting a highprotein, lowcarbohydrate diet of their own creation called total wellbeing diet. Megatrends asia 1995, was a bestseller in the german language and in asia. The megatrends are factors to consider when planning, scenarios of this is an excellent book bringing together global trends.
Digital megatrends digital megatrends 2019 pdf 3mb by dr stefan hajkowicz and dave dawson, from data61s strategic insights team data 61. In megatrends for women, patricia aburdene and john naisbitt, the internationally. Stefan hajkowicz senior principal scientist strategy. This book addresses how economic spaces dynamically change within the context of the global knowledgebased economy. The csiro published the diet in a book which sold over half a million copies in australia and over 100,000 overseas. As described by author stefan hajkowicz, freefall is a point of inflection for any organised group of humans, where business as usual no longer. The megatrends arising from this research have been covered in company director over the years, and now the aicd has partnered with csiros data61 to keep them live. The book captures the thinking of many dedicated scientists and researchers who have devoted their.
The concept was introduced by us professor john naisbitt in his bestselling book of the same title in the early 1980s. By getting a picture of how the world is changing and what these megatrends are, we can alter our destiny. In this first ever book on megatrends for the water sector, 22 leading world experts from different disciplines representing academia, business, government, national and international organisations discuss what the major megatrends of the future are and how they will radically change water governance in the coming decades. Dr stefan hajkowicz, director of the csiro data61 insight team. Csiros principal scientist in strategic foresight, stefan hajkowicz. Specifically, it centers the discussion on integrated views of understanding and conceptualizing dynamic changes of global economy under the global megatrends of globalization, knowledgebased economy, information society, service world, climate change, and population aging. His work led to the creation of the newly established csiro futures research unit a team of dedicated scientists working to unveil the future and.
Dr hajkowicz detailed some of the seven megatrends covered in his book global megatrends and where the opportunity lies both globally and locally over the next 20 years. The megatrends informed the strategic directions of csiro and companies, governments and communities across australia and the world. Ten new directions transforming our lives john naisbitt on. Naisbitt believes that the future can best be predicted from a careful analysis and understanding of present grass roots trends. We have identified an additional, seventh megatrend, known as the innovation imperative, which i have detailed in a new csiro book titled. The term was minted by the american john naisbitt in his 1982 book, megatrends. In this seminal report, csiro futures identified six social, economic and environmental megatrends that will have a major impact on australia over the next 20 years. Csiro humanity will find ways to do more with less, and climate change will have a farreaching impact, says csiros latest global.
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