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Aug 14, 2019Liked by Tomorrow

Hi, my name is Ian. There are several large trends that will be drastically changing our world in the coming decades. The first is the end of US hegemony and the return of a multipolar world. The rise of multiple nation states with the power to challenge each other will make the world a more insecure place. We desperately need solutions to reduce the probability of conflict, else repeat the mistakes of 100 years ago. This can take the form of greater economic development around the world, greater FDI flows between at risk dyads, and reform of international governance institutions. The second major trend is the automation technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The advent of AI and robotics will drastically improve productivity, but also increase the rate at which society is stratifying along educational attainment. The highly educated that build the machines will grow much wealthier while the rest are left out of work. We need more private vocational training that re-skills and retools labor for the new world. Other solutions to reduce inequality within and among nations would be welcome. The third trend is the increasing connectivity and mobility of capital and labor around the world. We need faster and more efficient transport that allows people to move in new ways and close the gap between them. Lastly, in the developed world populations are aging with a medical system that is still unequipped to put patient outcomes at the center of the value proposition. Many preventable diseases burden the system, while many still die from diseases without treatment. Health care companies that use novel ways to make use of data and genomics to increase R&D efficiency or the efficacy of treatments are desperately needed. These are just the ones top of mind, but I hope to work with everyone on many others.

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Hey everybody! Tej Mehta here - I’m one of the co-authors of Tomorrow and a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte. A critical issue we need to address is the record high number of people who have been displaced from their homes, due to conflict and climate change. This is placing a huge strain on both the displaced individuals and on society more broadly. To address this, both the public and private sector must work together help integrate these people into their new homes.

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Aug 21, 2019Liked by Tomorrow

Hi all, I am Adi Rao, a PhD student (Political Science, Cornell). Democracy and democratization are two very crucial issues that have recently been coming under threat worldwide: places that are democratic ostensibly seem to be backsliding; and politics at the local level are even still not necessarily democratic at all.

I know what many people may be thinking: democracy in itself is nice, certainly, but most policy issues today center around economics or climate change or security. But I think that democracy is the one institution that DRAMATICALLY effects those things I just mentioned. I think that if we help fix democracy, we will achieve what our founding fathers wanted in spirit (but did not enact in practice): a more perfect union.

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Hey everyone! I'm Jaimin, the founder of FeedTheJuice (https://feedthejuice.com/), a platform inspiring creatives to find their artistic passions.

Sustainable fashion is what I'm working on right now. The industry is ripe for innovation since it's littered (pun intended) with trash and waste. Some data points:

1. 20,000 liters is the amount of water needed to produce one kilogram of cotton; equivalent to a single t-shirt and pair of jeans.

2. An average American throws away approximately 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year

3. United Nations Climate Change News states, The fashion industry contributes 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions due to its long supply chains and energy intensive production

All seriously scary statistics proving how in some ways, our vanity, is going to reallllly hurt us.

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Hey, Jackson here. One thing I think is important is building robust secondary (manufacturing) and eventually tertiary (services) economies in developing nations.

I don't know what the best ways to accomplish that are and it would vary heavily country to country. Maybe a mix of political reform and a crackdown on corruption for some; maybe improved laws that make doing business easier for others; maybe better access to education and a cultivation of grassroot entrepreneurial scenes for yet others.

I also believe reforms, changes, and growth can be encouraged and supported from abroad, but they need to be driven from within.

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Hi hi! Fanny here - marketing & digital media strategist here. I'm fortunate to work at a firm (and industry!) that is diverse and committed to growth/leadership opportunities for everyone, but even so I see a drop off in leaders that look like me after the middle management point in time. If this is something I experience in an inclusive, nurturing environment, it only gets exacerbated in traditionally male, traditionally Caucasian environments. What can we do to continually foster diversity and different views, while instilling the confidence and follow-through in young people to know that they can make an impact, at work or otherwise? I hope to lead by example and create those opportunities for my team, but it requires more.

The above is something that I think through on a daily basis, but also gets at a few other related opportunities: protecting women's reproductive rights, correcting for gender inequality/wage gaps, education especially in developing nations.

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Hey everyone, David here. I'm a consultant at Deloitte. Overall, I think education - well, lack thereof - is a core driver of so many other challenges and issues we face. In my opinion, there are three core tenets of where we should focus on this 1) teaching more people to think critically about systems, history, and policies that have created today's problems and help people develop more innovative solutions to change these things 2) as Ian said below, preparing people with future-facing skills and capabilities needed for a more automated world, and 3) as the world becomes more global - and we have seen, that doesn't automatically help people become less bigoted - focus on teaching empathy and cross-cultural skills.

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Hi Gregorio here! Ex-strategy and innovation consultant. Currently working in an opioid addiction treatment start-up. I broke up my suggestions into things that I want you all to bring up because it will challenge me and things that I am passionate about:

Challenge me

• Inability to reach across the political aisle to understand people with different political stances (something I struggle to do)

Passionate

• Gun violence

• home ways to reduce environmental impact (we still have so much to do for people to even stop using single use plastic cups!)

• health and wellness (starting with cardiovascular and substance issues)

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Hello! Brandon here. I’m a former management consultant, currently working in biz ops at HealthCare.com.

I’m passionate about helping others, primarily students, find their authentic interests through experiences and coaching. Think extracurricular activities and experiential learning. This is something I wish I had growing up because it would have saved me time in discovering what I liked. I want to empower others in this way.

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Hey, name's Jon. One of the authors of Tomorrow and Partner at Apart. I'd have to say a big thing I'm passionate about is food. I think it's absolutely insane that an "apple" that someone purchases at a standard grocery store could be over 11 months old. I'm very interested in how we could reshape how food is grown and how we can access it.

Some inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEx6K4P4GJc

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