Five corset laces
interconnecting and amplifying the turbulence we face
Four Corset Futures
all unfolding simultaneously at different intensities and locations
Technocracy
A world where tech interfaces mediate and monetise every human action and interaction
Informal
A world where informality has become the inevitable destination for many entrepreneurs
Surveil-State
A world where governments try to monitor and control the actions of every citizen
ReMaker
A world of resource limitations, with recycling and craftsmanship increasingly important
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Three competing models
with differing potential to avoid rules and taxes, enabled by…
Two sets of properties
one tangible, visible and quantifiable; the other intangible, invisible, shapeshifting across time and space, with …
One globalised economy
operating 24/7, without a global policeman on the same watch …
Squeezing the world and creating turbulence and hypercompetition.
Shirin Elahi is the author of the Corset Economy, a theory about how and why the world is becoming more complex and chaotic.