Trends Identified

Automation
Automation may solve one problem by increasing productivity and powering growth but creates another by potentially eliminating millions of jobs and suppressing wages for many workers.
2018
Labor 2030: The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality
Bain and Company
Inequality
Rising inequality could threaten growth. Demographic shifts combined with the next phase of automation will increase income inequality from already high levels. Middle- and low-income families are likely to be hit hardest, putting downward pressure on consumer spending and growth.
2018
Labor 2030: The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality
Bain and Company
Trade flows
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
War for talent
2010
Megatrends
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Mergers and acquisitions
2010
Megatrends
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Financial innovation
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Trading up
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Wealth disparities
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
The rise of the middle class
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Next-billion consumers
2010
Megatrends
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)