The rapid development of artificial intelligence, automation and innovative technologies is changing the usual rules of the game in business and society. The new model described in this book helps to understand how technology is changing our world and what to do about it.

The modern economy is becoming an economy of superstar companies (such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft), in which “the winner takes it all," and leaders have unprecedented impact on society. Azim Azhar, a well-known technology analyst, bases his research on the idea of the “exponential gap”, according to which technologies are developing at a tremendous speed and society is simply not able to catch up.

Azim Azhar concludes that in order to avoid the future, in which rich countries and tech giants get richer and poor countries get poorer, a paradigm shift is needed to build on the ESG principles of sustainable development in three categories: environmental, social and governance. We need to change the norms governing relations between employees and employers, global and local businesses, citizens and the state.

The author also offers a set of solutions that can prevent a growing exponential gap. The result will be a completely new way of thinking that will change our understanding of economics, politics and the future.

Who the book is for

For anyone who wants to quickly adapt to and learn from technological and social transformations maximum benefit.

Published in Russian for the first time.