SR-1143 | © 2008 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved.. Kathi Vian Director, Ten-Year Forecast Program Mani Pande Research Director INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE Ten-Year Forecast Retreat April 9–10, 2008 THE PULSE OF THE ECONOMY: IDENTITY
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, National Geographic, 2003
diaspora: a dispersed population that shares a common identity based on place of origin
new diaspora: a dispersed population that leverages connective technologies to manage shared identity across worlds
NEW DIASPORAS
new diasporas: the real emerging economies of the future
identity: the key value in new diasporas
identity management: the platform for economic innovation
NEW DIASPORAS
virtual diasporas: dispersed groups who leverage their identities across multiple online platforms
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shariah: canon of Islamic law
ISLAMIC INFLUENCE
sukuk: Shariah-compliant investment instruments
takaful: Shariah-compliant insurance
Islamic banking has grown at an average annual rate of 15% 300 Islamic financial institutions are present today in over 51 countries
mudarabah: profit-sharing loans in which the bank provides funds and the entrepreneur provides expertise, labor, and management
biometric diaspora: dispersed groups of people groups of people who see themselves as related through their biological identity markers
SR-1143 | © 2008 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved.. Kathi Vian Director, Ten-Year Forecast Program Mani Pande Research Director INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE Ten-Year Forecast Retreat April 9–10, 2008 THE PULSE OF THE ECONOMY: IDENTITY