By observing the mega trend cards alongside with the SDGs we can see the relation as a reality vs a goal we want to reach. Some of these reality are alarming, and here the SDGs come as a way to redirect the trend toward positivity again. For example the resource scarcity, the climate change and the inequalities, all these are directly tied to the goals that wants to stop this trend, or at least minimize it as much as possible, and hopefully change it’s trajectory. Not only though. We have some mega trends that are actually helping reaching a determined SDG, for example the technological change is boosting technological innovation, which is indirectly helping to shift to more green solutions.
Megatrend 3 “Changing nature of work”
Personally this mega trend is a good opportunity. As stated in the megatrend description, this is an opportunity to do more of creative work, and less of repetitive tasks that can be automated. It makes us realize that the technological shift we had in the last 50 years wasn’t complete, it just got started. Especially with the landing of AI, automation is going to spread into more fields and more faster. The likelihood of a computer making an error is far way lower than the one of a human. This is not something to be scared of though. New opportunities will emerge. The evolution of this trend in 5-10-20 years will likely accelerating at an exponential rate. More faster than ever before. What will definitely happen is try that some people will lose their job but endless new opportunities will come up. The world, even after all this technological advancement and automation spread it didn’t shrink the working force nor the working hour, but made it grow. The risk of Italy falling behind its real. This risk applies to whatever country not running enough to catch the momentum and update itself.