This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum Agenda. Authored by Daniel…









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We live in an age of relentless dynamics and technological breakthroughs. Startups and corporations across the world keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible. My mission is to help them design the social fiction behind their science fiction.
“Companies must ask themselves: What role do we play in the community? How are we managing our impact on the environment? Are we adapting to technological change?” Only a few years ago, words like these would have been attributed to activists, idealists or social romantics. Instead, this statement was sent to major corporations across the world by Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $5.7 trillion AUM. You can read the full letter here.
It shows the fundamental shift that we are going through. Technology keeps redefining what is possible, what is doable and through advances in AI also what it means to be human. It is our responsibility to start defining the social fiction behind all that science fiction – go beyond the capabilities of technology and define its purpose.
My work with startups around the world helps me contribute to shaping that thinking. From Mumbai to Cape Town to Europe to San Francisco. Startups are the epicenter of technological disruption. My mission is to also make it a meaningful disruption for society.
This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum Agenda. Authored by Daniel…
We are incredibly excited to see more and more inspiring examples of true change amongst business leaders. With a mix of social intrapreneurship, corporate partnerships with social businesses and a new era of corporate social investing, we can turn business into a force for good.
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