Trends & Signals
By: SOPHIA MOWLANEJAD
Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®
Q&A with Andrew J. Scott, PhD, Co-author, “The New Long Life”
January 14, 2021
FCAT hosts an ongoing Speaker Series as part of its mission to “bring the outside in” and share diverse perspectives with Fidelity associates to provoke conversation and action. A few weeks ago, as part of that series, the FCAT Research team hosted a presentation by Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott, authors of “The New Long Life.” Their book suggests that we live in an age where technology has not been matched by the necessary innovation to social structures. After the presentation, FCAT socio-cultural researcher Sophia Mowlanejad caught up with Andrew, a Professor of Economics at London Business School and consulting scholar at Stanford University's Center on Longevity, on steps we can take to improve our financial planning.
How COVID-19 Changes the Future of Innovation
September 10, 2020
Sadly, it’s too easy to tally up the losses from COVID-19 – as of the end of August, more than 700,000 lives, millions of jobs, more than 100,000 small businesses in the U.S., and seven to ten months of learning for students. COVID-19 has also disrupted innovation because of how isolated knowledge workers, immigration restrictions, and broken global value chains have impeded knowledge sharing. But crises also present opportunities, and this one is no exception. In fact, COVID-19 has unleashed innovation beyond traditional hotbeds like Silicon Valley, big pharma, and research labs, in unexpected areas like:
The Multi-Generation Workforce: Five generations at work
August 1, 2020
When Gen Z started working a few years ago, it was the first time in history that we had five different generations in the labor force. Companies have long wanted to attract and retain a diverse workforce – and that diversity will increasingly include the category of age. Going forward, smart companies will figure out how to foster a work environment that supports productivity for each generation -- understanding how generations of workers differ, and also what they have in common.