Journey to the future

Leadingthoughts,shapingvision Journey tothe future Comeonatimetravelingtrip andgettheknowledgeyouneed towininthedecadesahead Think:Act#3903|2023JOURNEYTOTHEFUTUREPRICE$19.95 Newgoals Whywomen'sfootballmeansbusiness Stagflationahead!RamCharan'sguideforsurvival "Allgreatprojectsinlifehaveacertainamountofnaivetébuiltin.ButthankGod,becauseithelpsyoudo somethinggreat." NATHANMYHRVOLD FormerMicrosoftCTOandauthorofModernistCuisine ·page68 inthisissue Think:Act39 3 "Employersshouldbeaskingtheirworkerswhattheywant. Theywouldbeamazed athowpeopleworkwhentheyhaveastake intheplace." ECETEMELKURAN PoliticalcolumnistandauthorofHowtoLoseaCountry ·page82 photos:DanielBerman,Joannapaciorek 2Think:Act39inthisissue INTHISISSUE: JOURNEYTOTHEFUTURE Wedon'thaveatimemachine.Mostfictiondealingwithtimetravelisallaboutgoingbackintimetofixthepast. Onlyafewfictionaltimetravelersvisitthefuture.Butifwecouldsomehowhavetheinsightoffourdecadeshence,theknowledgewouldbeawesome.Wecan’tvisitthefuture,though,otherthanwithourimagination. SoweatThink:Acthavedonetheimaginativeworktopaintthepictureandhelpbuildaplaybookforthefutureforyou.Wetakeyouonajourneysothatyoucanequipyourselfwiththeadvantageofknowingwhatthefuturemightholdandhowyoucanadaptnowtomakethebestofit. Holdontoyourhats!Thisiswhat’sinstore:ajourneyinstages.Sograbyourticketstothefutureandwe'llseeyou inacoupleofdecades! 4 Think:Act39 inthisissue "Sciencefiction hasacertainpower.It'slikeamodelingexerciseforcivilizationthatsays:Thiscould happen,sopayattention." KIMSTANLEYROBINSON AuthorofTheMinistryfortheFuture ·page12 JOURNEYTOTHEFUTURE photo:Carolynfong/thenewyorktimes/redux/laif 1 PART Facttothefuture *** Think:Act ↳PAGE12 JOURNEYTOTHEFUTURE 2 PART Reportfromthefuture *** LeadingThoughts ↳PAGE30 JOURNEYTOTHEFUTURE 3 PART Turningfictionintofact *** ShapingVisions ↳PAGE54 6Think:Act39 inthisissue Wideangle illustrations:filippofontana,jacqueskleynhans,simonlandrein,nigelbuchanan|photos:danbigman,lucalocatelli,patrickdonovan/gettyimages,charlottewilson/offside/offsideviagettyimages Infocus Journeytothefuture PART1PART2PART3FactReportTurningtothefromthefictionfuturefutureintofactBestsellingscienceThreespecialistsArtists'visionsoffictionnovelistKimweighinonhowwethefuturehaveStanleyRobinsonmightexperiencereshapedourreality 22Gettingoutoffersvisionsthattheworldintheandcontinueto ofahotmessserveasamanualcomingdecadesinfluencehow Intheageofpolycrisis,forfutureplanning.andbeyond.wethinkahead.expertsarecomingupwith bettertoolsformultitasking.PAGEPAGEPAGE 28Aguidetosurviving123054 stagflation RenownedCEOadvisorRamCharanonfacingthechallengingfinancial headwindsthatlieahead."Whencashiscriticaland 44Thetroubleborrowing withcapitalism Someeconomistsbelieveit'siscostly, timetoenactanewkindofusagemust systemandreduceinequality. 82Threequestionsto...3650 berazor BestsellingauthorEcesharp."It'stimetoSurvivinga Temelkuranarguesformore—RamCharan,unleashthefuture!Kodakmoment democracyintheworkplace.page28PhotographerLucaLocatelliTenyearsafterthefilm Wideangle Think,actandstayinformed 62 Kickingoffanewera Women'sfootballclubslikeLosAngeles'AngelCityareprovingthelucrativepotentialoftappingintoamorediversefanbase. 68Something'scooking FormerMicrosoftCTONathanMyhrvoldonhowthesecretsofthekitchencanhelpmanagersinfusethebasicswithcreativity. 72Biketothefuture Inthewakeofthepandemic,enthusiasmforbattery-drivene-bikeshasgiventheglobalbikebusinessevenmoremomentum. 78Thoughtleader PsychologistandheuristicspioneerGerdGigerenzerexplainshow Covid-19exposedaneedforbetterriskliteracyandcommunication. Think:Act39 inthisissue Think:Act397 FUTURE NOW takesajourneythroughprojectsthatofferabrightervisionfortomorrow. brand'sbankruptcy,expertsaredrawingdifferentlessonsfromitscollapse. FUTURENOW FUTURENOW Digital Think:ActIdeasforActionSignuponlinetodownloadthisissue'sIdeasforActionwithinsightsonhowtoadapttoclimatechangeasacompany.Learnaboutclimateriskanalysisandwhatactionsyoucantake.rolandberger.com/climate-adaptation TapyourfeettothesoundtrackforthefutureGrabthepastandshakeitout!Listentoourplaylistwithtunesoftomorrowandhopeforthefuture.JustscantheQRcodeorgohere:rolandberger.com/future-playlist coverandbackcoverillustrations:jacqueskleynhans 8Think:Act39 AtAglAncE Think:Act399 Think innumbers Puttingafigureon…globalpoverty �2.15 Foodforthought Howcanpeoplefromdiversebackgrounds leverage"differentness"totheiradvantage? byLauraMorganRoberts Thoughts toliveby "Thetaskis notsomuch Re-thinkingbuzzwords Gettogripswithnewindustrylingoinaflashwithourstripped-downexplanationsofthelatestjargon. perperson/dayThenewextremepovertylinesetbytheWorldBank inSeptember2022toreflectanupdateinpurchasingpowerparities(PPPs) basedon2017figures. 8.2 • % globally Thepercentageofthe havingaminoritizedculturalidentity intheworkplacecanhaveasilverlining forthosewhoviewitasaresource.The createchallengesforracialminoritiescan, verytokenismandmarginalizationthat –notonlytonavigateracism,butalsoto paradoxically,alsobesourcesofstrength mak