Insights April 17th, 2019

Is Tokyo the Model MEGACITY for the rest of the world? Tokyo is seen as the most successful metropolis in the history of the world with 39 million residents, 50% more people than any other urban area. It is also the safest big city on the planet and has a two trillion dollar GDP–an economy larger than all but eight entire countries.
Here we see a short documentary (12 minute watch) that takes us on a journey through Tokyo.

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Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, a Fellow of The RSA (FRSA), a media personality, and has worked with over 400 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all. In his new book – ‘Facing Our Futures’ – he challenges short-term thinking and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to ignite curiosity, create a framework for futures exploration, and shift their mindset from what is to WHAT IF…

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