"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S....

"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.

Nothing is permanent, except change

THE WORLD IS CHANGING

Business ideology- quarterly objectives- competition / partnership- information systems- leadership mantras- entrepreneurship

Society- service- information / knowledge- welfare- bio- conflict

Earnings logics- old industries- new industries- financial sector, stock exchanges- niche thinking

Näsi et Neilimo, 2006

Globe- globalisation- European union- U.S., Asia, Russia- religions- ICT, travelling, connections

THE WORLD IS CHANGING

Lappalainen, 2012

Work- fragmented- mobile- virtual- multidisciplinary- team-oriented- dialog-based- affective

LINGUISTIC TRENDS

Short-termism - co-determination negotiation, redundancy, lay-off, severance pay

Accelerated pace - speed up, boost up, sky-rocket

Instability- fluctuation, turmoil

Intensity- lift, leverage, catalyze a business

Determinism- forecast predict-> shape, frame refine, engineer the future

Cooperation- synergy, collaborate, teamwork, partnership, networking, alliances, value chain, connect ,bond

Values- respect, trust, integrity, empathy

Go-around expressions- streamline, downsize re-organize