Trend Updates

People thrive on human contact, so when personal meetings, hugs or even simple handshakes are prohibited, the social cement of society crumbles. The following reveals what we’re missing out on without personal interaction.

The first female team manager in Formula 1 motor-racing, Monisha Kaltenborn, is now completely committed to e-sports. You can hear all about her goals and how online racing is democratising motorsports in the video below and at the GDI Trend Day on 10 March.

Zoom was just the beginning – companies around the world have long been working on developing the meeting solutions of the future. Here, the GDI highlights the most promising providers. The future of meetings will also be discussed by international speakers at the GDI Trend Day on 10 March 2021.

What are the new challenges facing bosses in an age of working from home, and what does good leadership from home look like? International speakers provided answers at the 8th Academy of Behavioural Economics. The video recording is available online.

"In the past, performance and qualifications were the main drivers of social advancement," says Professor Oliver Nachtwey. Today, things are different. Assets are becoming more important than income. Find out more in the GDI webinar replay.

Creative ideas aren’t born in a stark and uninspiring office space. Real estate developer Fredrik Carlström is convinced of this. At the 17th European Trend Day on 10 March, Carlström will demonstrate how he creates workplaces for innovation, and how we can expect to be working after the pandemic.

People have always suffered illness. Nothing will change that in the near future. What will change is how we deal with it personally. In the future, we will continuously evaluate our health indicators.

How has Covid-19 changed our social networks? Associate Professor for Social Networks at ETH Zurich Christoph Stadtfeld answers this question in a video interview conducted in the run-up to the GDI Trend Day on 10 March, at which he will be speaking.

Raffaella Sadun, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, surveyed over 1,000 CEOs across six countries to answer questions about CEO effectiveness. At the 8th Academy of Behavioral Economics on 27 January 2021, Sadun will elaborate on what good leadership in pandemic times looks like.

British researcher Camilla Pang challenges supposedly established norms. She holds a PhD in bioinformatics – and is autistic. At the GDI Trend Day on 10 March 2021, Pang explains why this comes with its own advantages.