The Nine Disruptions

Research Overview

Author: Don Tapscott
Release Date: January 16, 2018

Abstract:

This is an excerpt from a manifesto for change, which identifies such global disruptions to our social fabric as structural unemployment and inequality; failing education, healthcare, and research and development; human rights violations; and a biosphere in crisis.

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9 Disruptions Infographic

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