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Limited Liability Corporation is Dead, Long Live Responsible Ownership
Limited liability corporation has been a successful business structure that has many strengths. Now we have an economic system where a single platform is needed to manage trust-relations in the entire sector – think Airbnb or even Hotels.com for the hotel business. Companies affect to our democratic systems and dictate common…
Read MoreWe let platforms govern our lives but how to govern platforms?
Have you lately seen a business presentation that hasn’t mentioned Uber, Airbnb or Facebook?
Read MoreIt’s not enough to develop technology – If we want to benefit new technology, we need to shape the societal institutions
Technology is developed simultaneously in different contexts, including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robotisation, nanomaterials, and energy technology. All these developments have potentially significant social consequences, as digital platforms displace traditional companies, computers displace humans, and new devices displace traditional channels of communication.
Read MoreHow to build trust in a world where tech giants are more powerful than governments?
Mark Zuckerberg is sorry. Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed tech’s biggest challenge: trust. Trust is known as a cornerstone of the Nordic welfare state. The levels of trust towards each other, politicians and government are higher in the Nordic countries than anywhere else.
Read MoreDemos Helsinki wants to accelerate the global change – we need you aboard
We live in strange times. By many standards, the world is a better place than ever before. We are wealthier than ever before and many of the UN millennium goals have been reached. Poverty rates have been halved and more girls are able to go to school. Solar energy has…
Read MoreDemos Helsinkiä ajaa halu nopeaan globaaliin muutokseen – tarvitsemme sinut mukaan
Elämme outoa aikaa. Maailma on monella tapaa parempi paikka kuin ennen. Olemme vauraampia kuin koskaan, YK:n vuosituhattavoitteista on onnistuttu esimerkiksi köyhyyden puolittamisessa ja valtaosassa maailman maita tytöt käyvät peruskoulua yhtä paljon kuin pojat. Aurinkoenergiasta on yhtäkkiä tullut kilpailukykyistä ja kahdella miljardilla ihmisellä on taskussaan laite, jolla he voivat olla yhteydessä…
Read MoreVirtuaalitodellisuus ja lisätty todellisuus – uusia tapoja vastata yhteiskunnallisiin haasteisiin?
Virtuaali- ja lisätyn todellisuuden teknologiat kiinnostavat erityisesti uusia toimintatapoja etsiviä tahoja yhteiskunnassa, jossa kokemusten ja elämysten painoarvo kasvaa koko ajan.
Read MoreNeljä askelta kohti parempaa tiedon käyttöä päätöksenteossa
Sote-uudistus on yksi Suomen historian suurimmista uudistuksista. Uudistus on luonteeltaan erittäin poliittinen, mutta monet siihen liittyvät osat voisi tehdä paremmin tieteellisen tiedon kiinteämmällä tuella. Miksi näin ei tehdä? Ongelma on yleinen: Tieteellistä tietoa tarvitaan enemmän ja kiireellisemmin kuin koskaan, ja sitä myös tuotetaan enemmän kuin koskaan. Tieteellisen tiedon määrän lisääminen…
Read More10 Years Later, Forerunner Businesses And Cities Transform The Lifestyles Of People
This week Demos Helsinki is attending Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, California. This article is our contribution for the discussion on the future of global climate action, based on the work by Demos Helsinki over the course of the past decade. There has been a long debate…
Read MoreWhat do we talk about when we talk about strategic foresight
To make it simple, the role of strategic foresight should be as the informant, the source of knowledge, the basis for strategic planning and decision-making. After all, without incorporating any foresight to your decision-making, you will be making decisions that are only based on current conditions and as we all…
Read MoreSeven reasons why your company should do scenarios as part of strategic foresight
The aim of strategic foresight is to find insight in long-term trends that are observable and actionable today. The method to do this is the creation of alternative futures. There are two main tools to create alternative futures: future states, which are like “a photo taken from the future”, and…
Read MoreWhy your company needs strategic foresight and what will result out of it
The role of foresight should be as the basis for strategic planning and decision-making – it challenges the company to redefine its strategies to fit societal development better. It is important to remember that strategic foresight is not about predicting the future, which is inherently impossible. When we talk about…
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