SR-1143 | © 2008 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved..

Kathi VianDirector, Ten-Year Forecast Program

Mani PandeResearch Director

INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURETen-Year Forecast Retreat

April 9–10, 2008

THE PULSE OF THE ECONOMY: IDENTITY

The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, National Geographic, 2003

diaspora: a dispersed population

that shares a common identity based on place of origin

new diaspora: a dispersed population that leverages connective technologies to manage shared identity across worlds

NEW DIASPORAS

new diasporas: the real emerging economies of the future

identity: the key value in new diasporas

identity management: the platform for economic innovation

NEW DIASPORAS

virtual diasporas: dispersed groups who leverage their identities across multiple online platforms

Source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg

shariah: canon of Islamic law

ISLAMIC INFLUENCE

sukuk: Shariah-compliant investment instruments

takaful: Shariah-compliant insurance

Islamic banking has grown at an average annual rate of 15%

300 Islamic financial institutions are present today in over 51 countries

mudarabah: profit-sharing loans in which the bank provides funds and the entrepreneur provides expertise, labor, and management

biometric diaspora: dispersed groups of people groups of people who see themselves as related through their biological identity markers

SR-1143 | © 2008 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved..

Kathi VianDirector, Ten-Year Forecast Program

Mani PandeResearch Director

INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURETen-Year Forecast Retreat

April 9–10, 2008

THE PULSE OF THE ECONOMY: IDENTITY