Scottish Enterprise Global Trends Wheel ‘Wealth, ‘Health &, Middle class spending power The workplace of the future New education world order Rising incomes & expectations Rising inequalities & social unrest Multiple inequalities Health reimagined BIG city living  World on the move  Education driving empowerment ‘Youth bulges’  An ageing world  Connected populations Power of the crowd 10bn humans?  ‘Wealth, Global growth slowing Global centre of gravity moves East & South ‘Health &, ‘Citizen’ science  Global R&D networks  ‘Growing, Ageing, Moving’ Knowledge’ ‘People Power’ New mega & mid city dynamos Technology ethics  People & Society ‘Economic Power Shifts’ Globally mobile skills ‘Bodycraft & the ‘biobody’  More machines = fewer jobs? Neurotechnoloy boom  ‘The Age of Techno-Optimism ....& Fear’ Consumption explosion The Economy Intelligent machines at work!  Technology Diverse & fragile multi-polar world Exponential spread of IOT  ‘Globalisation 2.0’ Physical Environment Politics The Digital Age  Deeper economic connectedness & contagion risk Profusion of technology  ‘Resourceful Planet? ‘Future State’ Highly complex tradescape breakthroughs & innovations Climate change adaptation  Broader & deeper globalised value chains? Changing energy mix  Political instability Polarised politics Circular economy working?  Multi-level governance New agri-tech solutions  Risk of resource nationalism,  competition & conflict Food & nutrition insecurity  Severe water stress  Continued degradation of  Engaged citizens Transparency & inclusiveness Diffusion of power beyond the state the natural environment Data driving better, faster decisions