The future of luxury

While the world's poorest riot over the increasing cost of rice, the wealthy have a "real problem" as well: What do you buy to show your status now that Giorgio Armani is sold at the mall and Costco is the world's largest supplier of Dom Perignon? See Eric Garland's new article from The Futurist magazine for the answer. 

STEEP Report #4: Cleantech versus Green Business 

Learn why the future is NOT green, despite the hype.

Also learn why if you really want to make money in the ecological business revolution, call engineers, not advertising agencies.  

The STEEP Report

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"What matters most about the future" - a new interview with Eric Garland, courtesy of ExecuNet Magazine.

Future Inc.: The Book

STEEP Report #2: Natural Resources 

Competitive Futures asks, if business is really exhausting world resources, will we soon run out of what we need to run the world economy? The answer might surprise you.

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The urban future

For the first time ever in the history of humanity, more than 50% of people live in cities. How is this changing your business - and your life?

Prosperity without Democracy 

After the fall of the Soviet Union, it looked like free markets and Western-style democracy would dominate the future. Since then there is rapidly expanding economic growth in some of the least liberal governments.

Can prosperity exist through dictatorship instead of democracy? 

Aging populations

How will your organization deal with the upcoming global demographic shift toward aging populations?

Unprecedented global talent crisis 

What you're looking at here will soon be more valuable than petroleum due to its scarcity. Subscribe to the STEEP Report to find out why.