Brigadoon Weekly
January 12, 2020
Curation and commentary from Marc A. Ross
Reporting from Alexandria, Virginia
Emerging Issues, Trends, SportsCenter, Expensive, Democracy, Living Fearlessly
ROSS RANT
Memo | Top global policy issues + trends for 2020
Tech at a tipping point
Breaking up and taxing up Silicon Valley giants
My way or the Huawei
Tariffs and trade tensions worry Fortune 500 CEOs
Globalization is back - well at least for a few days
The US-China superpower split
Americans increasingly have an unfavorable view of China
NATO recognizes China 'challenges' for the first time
Support for NATO falls in key European nations
Scottish independence referendum
Dominic Cummings becomes better known across the pond
The city vs. the nation-state continues
Marching en
Will Brandenburg be Germany's biggest e-mobility hub?
Europe gets serious about space
2020 will be a thrilling year for Mars buffs
Tokyo 2020 Summer Games and brand Japan
The Netherlands to drop 'Holland' nickname
Full document here: http://bit.ly/2NcdEQc
Brigadoon 365
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Brigadoon's emerging issues for 2020
20 topics:
Artificial Intelligence
Automation
Blockchain
Business Models
Computing
Cyber
Demographics
Drones
Environment
Food
Logistics
Media
Military
Performance + Wellness
Retail
Robots
Science
Space
Transportation
Trends
With 400+ slides, Brigadoon’s Emerging Issues for 2020 identifies those issues shaping commerce and culture, not only today, but those issues that will be front-page news stories in 3 to 5 years.
You can access deck and pdf versions here: http://bit.ly/2ZJAnb3
- Marc
FIVE TO READ
The big show never ends: How Dan and Keith’s ‘SportsCenter’ changed TV forever: Upon the 40th anniversary of ESPN, The Ringer visits Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the wisecracking anchors who revolutionized sports broadcasting and late-night TV. http://bit.ly/39YB1Xf
Rescuing art: The creativity and science of restoration: "As best we possibly can, we want to be true to that idea of artist intent," Rhona Macbeth, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston said. "What we're trying to do is take away the barriers between the artist's original vision and the viewer." https://cbsn.ws/2TiRijE
50-hour workweeks and Ironman wins – how to do both at once: Swiss entrepreneur and multiple age group Ironman champion Dr. Pablo Erat explains how he manages to achieve so much in sport as well as business all at once. http://bit.ly/30ch2zy
Rory Sutherland: Why extravagant things don’t have to feel expensive: A leading academic authority on happiness even justified his Rolex on this basis: "Divided by the number of times I look at it, it really isn’t that expensive." http://bit.ly/2TgYnRH
Is identity politics ruining democracy? Michael Ignatieff on why we have to look beyond group identity and failed meritocracy. https://on.ft.com/37R7TPI
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BRIGADOON RADIO
Episode 4: Living fearlessly: Recorded at the lounge inside the Robert Redford Center at Sundance Mountain Resort, Brendan Kownacki speaks with Kelsey Durkin during Brigadoon Retreat | Sundance 2019. Kelsey is a 2x Brigadoon Sundance participant and for 2019 joined the main stage to lead a discussion on "Living Fearlessly." Kelsey is a writer and comedian and you can find her at the Keep On podcast. Listen or watch here: http://bit.ly/2KAGJCr
