Business Recoded

SHIFT 2KOMOREBI: Recode your growth

WHERE ARE THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW FURTHER AND FASTER?

From uncertain survival to futuristic growth

The Japanese term komorebi has no translation into English but describes the effect of sunlight streaming through the leaves of the trees. Looking up at the midday sun can be blinding, yet from other perspectives the effect becomes beautiful and inspiring.

Consider some of the innovations reshaping markets:

• In Shanghai, Chinese police wear augmented reality glasses, with AI-enabled facial recognition software, able to identify every citizen and their social credits.
• On Wall Street, AI-based Fusemachine software is helping Citibank investors to make better investments, minimising risks and maximising returns.
• At DeBeers' head office in Johannesburg, Tracr is a new blockchain-based system that tracks the life of diamonds, ensuring their authenticity and ethical practices.
• In London, MedicalChain uses blockchain to create and maintain a single version of medical records for every patient, enabling better care from any doctor.
• In Indonesia, homeless charity New Story is working with Icon to create thousands of new homes after natural disasters, each being 3D-printed in 24 hours for $4000.
• In San Diego, Organovo 3D-prints human tissue. Currently synthetic skin is the bestseller; however, 3D-printed hearts and other organs could soon transform life.
• At the University of South Denmark in Odense, a unique running track with hills and spirals ...