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THE WORLD IN 2017
The Future Belongs to
Those WHO CANNOT BE
REPLACED BY A MACHINE
Nick Fry is the former CEO
and co-owner of Mercedes
AMG Petronas Formula One
team and was responsible for
building the teams that won
F1 Drivers and Constructors
Championships.
The unpredictable events of In my conversations with technology and sometimes fail. These are all
2016 were unpredictable and leaders, inventors, defence areas where a highly technical sport
the longing for people to exert contractors, engineers, manufacturers like F1 can teach many lessons.
control over issues they themselves and cyber security agencies, the An environment where a minimum
do not have singular influence. So issues of concern continue to be of 10% year over year efficiency
will 2017 bring more of the same? around similar themes - setting improvement is required and a
Absolutely, but business and industry objectives with clear roles and mentality in each person which says
has always challenged the status responsibilities and with weekly ‘if we don’t find a solution someone
quo and sought to expand horizons measurement and follow-up. How can else will’ pays dividends or ensures
not limit them. And in the face of the we improve communication across survival in any business. Being
global political change and currency ‘silos’? How do we attract and retain mindful of political changes and how
fluctuations, the role of industry and the best people from a diverse global they might affect our business and
business remains the same- move talent pool? How do we do things lives is important but equally should
forward in a positive direction. faster and at better quality with lower not dominate our thinking. There
cost and with more efficient use of is always a solution. Generally by
In 2017, the pace of change will only resources? These are all frequent focusing on improving the basics,
accelerate. Electrically powered and themes. Encouraging innovation which will work under most if not all
fully autonomous transportation, and risk-taking to gain competitive scenarios, is key. The future belongs
intelligent nanomaterials, increasing advantage whilst embedding a ’no to those who cannot be replaced by a
robotisation and artificial intelligence blame' culture where people can try machine! n
will be felt much sooner than many
commentators expect and will have a
fundamental effect on how we interact
with the world and each other. The
management of these challenges
however remains the same year over
year, industry to industry.
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