The introduction of any technology has what are called “second order” effects; in other words, impacts beyond their initial effect. For example, the Bessemer process make steel economical in the 1800 but also make it possible to have buildings more than a few stories, which made skyscrapers possible and which in turn remade American cities. The introduction of air conditioning less than a century ago make Washington DC a year-round city (this may not be a good thing) and spurred the economic development of the sunbelt.
More recent advances and events are no exception. “Multiple, massive, simultaneous once-in-a-generation changes—in technology, demographics, climate and more—are reshaping what Americans do for work, where they settle and where industries thrive. A field guide to the immediate future.”
This short article should be read by every C-Level executive as they plan for where to be and who to hire. How Talent And Technology Are Redrawing America’s Economic Map
