How is the global state of instability influencing product and interior design?
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- lowimpakt0
this is not the kind of thing most people, especially designers, are in tune with on a daily basis but here is a good report from the World Economic Forum of business risks from global instabilities.
http://www.weforum.org/reports/g…
"Economic imbalances and social inequality risk reversing the gains of globalization, warns the World Economic Forum in its report Global Risks 2012. These are the findings of a survey of 469 experts and industry leaders, indicating a shift of concern from environmental risks to socioeconomic risks compared to a year ago. Respondents worry that further economic shocks and social upheaval could roll back the progress globalization has brought, and feel that the world’s institutions are ill-equipped to cope with today’s interconnected, rapidly evolving risks. "