Open Questions for the New Decade of 2021-2030: Part 3
Previous Notes:
In continuation of my earlier notes, here are some more areas that interest me:
- Open Questions for the New Decade of 2021-2030: Part 1
- Open Questions for the New Decade of 2021-2030: Part 2
In continuation of my earlier notes, here are some more areas that interest me:
- Privacy Premium: Privacy is the new currency. We already give our data and metadata for the customized news feed. And many more things without even knowing. Privacy does indeed have value. So what high-value items and services could we buy using our privacy in the future?
- New-Age Skills: Will we need any new skills to do better in our daily lives in the future? If yes, what skills are these? Will they become part of our formal educational curriculum?
- Disease Prediction: A plethora of extracted personalized information exists. So does a ton of public data. Sensors are already commonplace. Can we create more mechanisms to help predict oncoming medical problems?
- Redefined Affinities: Climate, talent, taxes, and politics can lead to major people movements. Will we see the emergence of new go-to destinations? Will some of these destinations break away from their existing structures? And even create alternate geography?
- New Assets: What new assets will crop up and present good investment opportunities? Do these assets already exist? What new assets are yet to emerge?
- Government Adaptation: Some folks say governments are stuck in the past. They are looking in the rearview mirror as the future passes by. How do the governments adapt to rapid change? What are the monetization opportunities in enabling governments?
- Talent Reshuffling: I expect upheaval in the global talent market. Be it for the hourly-wage employee or the top executives. Mobility is one catalyst. Automation is another. Does the upheaval reduce or increase the total cost of talent for an employer? How do smart employers reduce their cost of talent?
- Better Materials: Materials should be good for the environment. Robust. And easy to produce. A serious need exists for these types of materials. Massive uses all around us. Construction (homes and buildings). Transportation (automobiles, trucks, ships, trains, and planes). And there are a lot more uses.
- Redesigned Buildings: Current pandemic has led to a large movement of people. But we go from one city to another into the same type of home. Ditto for buildings. We have seen a change in our work lives, family preferences, socialization, and climate. Yet the existing stock of constructed elements has stayed the same.
- Evolving Relationships: Tradition, culture, and family are in flux. What does the future of human relationships look like?
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