Emerging Transformative Trends Shaping The Insurance Landscape
Dustin Whitney’s Contribution to AON’s Whitepaper Virtually all industries are struggling with labor shortages today. AON is a large insurance company with several business segments. I’ve been working with their Strategy and Technology Group (https://www.aon.com/en/capabilities/strategy-and-technology-group) to help introduce AI based productivity tools. My insights on labor force dynamics and the shifting demographic landscape facing companies […]
Is There A Lifeguard Shortage?
A Lifeguard Shortage in 2023? It’s been a hot summer. The headlines in early July flashed red declaring June the hottest month in recorded history. And that record didn’t last long…July was hotter than June. Temperatures of pavement and other outdoor surfaces have been dangerously high – causing third degree burns and requiring emergency treatment. […]
Author Dustin Whitney On The Labor Shortage & The 5 Things We Must Do To Attract & Retain Great Talent
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis
Part 3: America’s Housing Supply: A Shortage Or Perhaps A Misinterpretation?
Part 3: The Demographic Shift Economically healthy societies require balance between age cohorts. Those who are too old to provide for or take care of themselves rely on those who can work and support programs to provide life’s needs. Those working will eventually grow old, “age out” of the workforce, and rely on those in […]
Part 2: America’s Housing Supply: A Shortage Or Perhaps A Misinterpretation?
Part 2: US Housing Shortage? A shortage of homes? Comparing population size to the number of homes is tricky because many people can live in the same place. Some people live alone, and sometimes multiple families live under the same roof. A better figure to look at when assessing the inventory of homes is the […]
Part 1: America’s Housing Supply: A Shortage Or Perhaps A Misinterpretation?
Part 1: US Population Growth A friend in the real estate business recently asked me to comment on some words spoken by Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of National Association of Realtors (NAR). “Every decade we’re adding about 20 million more people in the country and if we don’t build new homes, one wonders, where do […]
How America Can Cope with Demographic Decline
To learn how America can cope with demographic decline we need to address what the data is telling us. First, what is an “Aging Society”? People living longer, I suppose. That makes sense to us – right? Generally, people are living longer and dying later. The world has certainly seen broad improvements to basic medicine […]
Dustin Whitney Of Whitney Group On The Future Of Robotics Over the Next Few Years
An Interview with David Leichner As a part of David Leichner’s series “The Future of Robotics Over the Next Few Years” he had the pleasure of interviewing Dustin Whitney. Dustin Whitney is an entrepreneur and a futurist. He operates at the intersections of enterprise, innovation, and design. Current projects include the future of labor, automation, […]
Why Is Population Decline A Problem For Businesses?
The United Nations announced that the world has reached a key milestone – global population has surpassed 8 billion people. A quick Google search will return endless media reports and commentary. Headlines suggest a continuum of the narrative we have all come to believe – the world is growing out of control without bounds, and […]
Too Few Workers, Too Many Needs: Let’s Get These Numbers Right
While it is true that the global population has tripled since 1950, doomsday predictions of overpopulation are misleading and could be based on flawed interpretation of widely propagated demographic statistics.
The Great Resignation & The Future Of Work: How Employers and Employees Are Reworking Work Together
Dustin Whitney of Whitney Group on how employers and employees are reworking work together
Dustin Whitney’s Big Idea That Might Change The World
An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis
The Future of Our World – NightSide With Dan Rea
Despite the fact that the population has been growing over the last couple of decades, the future of our world’s economy could be in jeopardy. It’s not that there is a higher birth rate, it’s actually the opposite. The U.S. birth rate alone has fallen 20% since 2007. Our population has grown over recent decades […]