Center for the Edge
All disruptions emerge from an ‘edge’; from the boundaries of what is normal or ‘core’ today.
All disruptive innovation starts from an edge – radical technologies, edgy start-ups, innovative business models, alternative culture, and courageous mavericks. Deloitte Center for the Edge Southeast Asia explore these edges, develop frameworks and insights on how these edges will change the world, and partner with leaders to chart pathways into the future. We are a trusted advisor to the next generation of change-makers in understanding and navigating edge topics.
Originating from Silicon Valley, the Center for the Edge now has presence in Asia, Australia and Europe. Center for the Edge Southeast Asia was established in Singapore in 2019 as a gateway to one of the most vibrant regions in the world.
What should be keeping you up at night?
The world is changing at an accelerating pace. What is initially dismissed as peripheral may evolve to eventually disrupt, and even supplant, the core.
We help our clients stay ahead of the curve by paying attention to what is happening on the edges of business, technology and social trends.
We constantly identify new edges and offer robust frameworks and insights to help enterprises get ahead of where they need to be tomorrow.
Being Human in a Digital World
As calls to halt AI development and scepticism towards the metaverse increase, there is a need for a framework to shape a more human-centric internet. In this article, the Center for the Edge identifies four core human traits and emphasises the importance of society, businesses, and regulators in shaping the future of the internet. We propose essential questions to consider, such as the impact on user autonomy, and human rights to disconnect and many more. The next evolution of the internet is already in progress, requiring a collective dialogue centered around our shared human experience and the exploration of the right questions to design a deeply human-centric internet.
The human aspect of these futures and actions has been a red thread that runs through much of our work. In What is work?, we emphasise the enduring human elements in an AI-driven work environment. Unlocking human potential provides personal metapractices, while Technologies that touch you explores personal technology devices, to support human flourishing in a fast-changing digital world. A making of a movement delves into the ‘Maker Movement’ and how ecosystems can accelerate human creativity. We challenge city planners to shift the narrative From livable to lovable: Making cities more human. Do systems lead to an erosion of human-ness: When will we start to be more human? In our exploration of The Metaverse in Asia, we highlight the people enablers needed to realise Asia’s metaverse economic potential.
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Disruption, Innovation & Transformation
How can companies balance between initiatives that secure their long-term future while achieving impact today?
Disruption, Innovation & Transformation
Leveraging on our unique perspectives and frameworks, leaders may learn how to find new growth opportunities on the ‘edge’; How can transformation champions navigate corporate antibodies?
Future of Work, Working & Workers
How can organizations help their workers adapt, reskill, and thrive?
Future of Work, Working & Workers
How can individuals unlock their full potential and thrive in a world of constant disruption while still maintaining their sense of self?
Sustainability & Resilience
What will enable us to achieve sustained positive change for our living environment?
Sustainability & Resilience
What if cities were not just livable, but lovable? What if every business undergoes a sustainability transformation? What if we transform urban food systems? What if our buildings were constructed for circularity? We push the boundaries of thinking to make sustainability and resilience a central tenet of human activity.
The Next Internet
Will the next internet be even more immersive and blur the boundaries between physical and digital?
The Next Internet
We are quite familiar with the ubiquity and pervasiveness of the current internet; How might specific technologies such as Web3, blockchain, crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and many other features come together to evolve the next internet?
How can we actively shape the future while achieving impact today?
Our unique edge is to provoke disruptive thinking about meaningful possibilities while staying firmly rooted in what is real. We cut through hype by staying closely connected with practitioners in the field. We bring together large and small, established and start-ups, to navigate edges and drive momentum for change. We accelerate transformation through our ecosystem of influential thinkers and innovative doers.
Discover the edges of your business today.
Insights on the Edge
Inspiration starts with asking the right questions
Insights on the Edge
Working with the most influential thinkers and innovative doers in the field, we help make the edges of tomorrow intuitive for today’s leaders – enabling our clients to anticipate and seize new opportunities. We offer robust research and novel perspectives on disruption, transformation, and growth in Asia.
Conversations on the Edge
Motivation starts with forming community
Conversations on the Edge
To deepen insights and conviction on the issues that matter, we create space for thought-provoking, open-ended conversations at our physical Center and through carefully curated events. We regularly host thoughtfully curated, stimulating dialogues about facets of the future through intimate dinners with thought leaders, mavericks and change makers.
Experiences on the Edge
Conviction starts with tinkering first-hand
Experiences on the Edge
By enabling leaders to experience the future for themselves, the Center helps our clients explore disruptive innovations, understand the fundamental changes shaping the world, and identify long-term opportunities for growth. We curate interactive and immersive experiences that make the future tangible, and prompt deeper thinking about both possibilities and risks.
Navigating your Edge
Breakthrough starts with taking action
Navigating your Edge
Your next business is on the edge of your current business. We help leaders make sense of and profit from emerging opportunities on the edge of business and technology through customized workshops, consultations, learning journeys and pilots.
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