Post-pandemic powerhouse
China is moving on
In this special report, China’s path through COVID-19 and beyond into economic growth.
Insights
Resilience and prospects for China’s economy
Despite being subject to fluctuation, risk and crisis, China’s system holds up.
China’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Absent any major setback, China is achieving the V shaped economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
What China’s pandemic response reveals about its past – and its future
Unlike many Western countries, China followed the best science to fight the pandemic.
Two paths to prosperity in post-pandemic China
The economic narrative coming out of Beijing is the idea of two circulations, but what will that mean for the global economy?
Post-pandemic powerhouse: China is moving on
Three China experts – a businessman, an academic and a diplomat – walk us through China’s post pandemic story.
Design and design thinking on The Future, This Week
This week: we talk about design and design thinking in an uncertain world, as we problem-solve our way out of the pandemic.
We can build a more inclusive government and economy out of the pandemic
There is a growing lament in Australia that politicians let us down. But the lesson from the pandemic is that we, the people, have the power to change our economy and politics for a better future.
Starting a new job on Corona Business Insights
From establishing networks and meeting colleagues to learning organisational culture, what’s it like starting a new job when working remotely during a pandemic?
The Social Dilemma and platforms on The Future, This Week
This week: The Social Dilemma, our first movie review on The Future, This Week. We bring in everything we’ve learnt about social media over the past three years.
Facebook’s virtual reality push is about data, not gaming
Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset is the latest step in the construction of a 'mirrorworld' built on high-tech surveillance and targeted advertising.
What are the global megatrends that shape our future?
Latest podcasts
Post-pandemic powerhouse: China is moving on
Three China experts – a businessman, an academic and a diplomat – walk us through China’s post pandemic story.
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Design and design thinking on The Future, This Week
Starting a new job on Corona Business Insights
The Social Dilemma and platforms on The Future, This Week
Xiaohongshu (Little RED Book) and social commerce on The Future, This Week
Influencers on Corona Business Insights
GPT-3 AI and clean meat on The Future, This Week
The business of vaccines on Corona Business Insights
Epic, Apple and Fortnite on The Future, This Week

Resources
We are curious about the future. We are committed to sharing our insights.
We have carefully curated lists of resources on the most interesting and important topics.
The latest from the COVID-19 business impact dashboard
The Future of Power
Our new series produced in collaboration with the Sydney Policy Lab.
The Future of Power is a new podcast series of discussions and interviews with thought leaders and acclaimed academics on how the nature of power is changing in the 21st century.
James Crabtree on India’s billionaire raj
With the rise of a billionaire superclass from the austere remnants of India’s state socialism, how will India handle rising inequality?




Joseph Stiglitz on the age of inequality
Joseph Stiglitz says our rising level of inequality is not the unfortunate by-product of economic development but is the result of deliberate policy choices. Who is making those choices?




Jonathan Haidt on good intentions and bad ideas
Internationally acclaimed US academic and author Jonathan Haidt is warning of a rising generation of social-media addicted, pathologically anxious ‘Gen Z’ youths.
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