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ESI ThoughtLab is an innovative think tank that offers fresh ideas and evidence-based analysis to help business and government leaders understand and respond to economic, industry and technological shifts around the world.

Our in-house team of over 40 economic, industry, and thought leadership specialists excel at creating valuable decision support that combines visionary thinking, analytical excellence, with engaging multi-format content.

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Our Latest Thought Leadership Work

What Do Jobs of the Future Look Like?

We asked ESI’s experts and our partners, ANBOUND, a Beijing, China based global think tank, to give their insights on the future of technology, so we can offer both a US and Chinese perspective. They focused on four major topics: smart cities, jobs of the future, autonomous vehicles, and tourism-related apps. To view our previous […]

The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Thoughts from the U.S. & China

We asked our experts at ESI and our think tank partners at ANBOUND, located in Beijing, China, to give their thoughts on the future of technology from both a US and Chinese perspective. They focused on four major topics: smart cities, jobs of the future, autonomous vehicles, and tourism-related apps. Look out for a blog post […]

Capitalizing on the Economics of Cybersecurity

For most companies, analyzing the economics of cybersecurity is elusive—and as many have told us, more of an art than a science. According to our Cybersecurity Imperative study of 1,300 worldwide executives last year, only 29% felt that their cybersecurity metrics were well understood by senior management and the board. About three-quarters were taking active steps to improve these metrics. One stumbling block is that companies often do not measure the full costs of a […]

2019 Global RPA Survey

Companies across all industries are embracing robotic process automation (RPA). In as little as two years, RPA leaders – those companies our research identified as ahead of the curve – […]

Jobs of the Future Quarterly Index

To benchmark the emergence of new jobs, Cognizant created the Jobs of the Future Index (CJoF Index). This quarterly index measures the changes in demand for a set of 50 jobs […]

KPMG: Consumer Loss Barometer

As digital transformation propels organizations worldwide to deploy digitally-enabled products and services that increasingly collect and leverage abundant amounts of data, protecting that data and maintaining consumer trust is increasingly […]

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Building a Hyperconnected City

Businesses and residents are embracing technological innovation faster than many cities can react. With digital change happening in hyper-speed, urban leaders need to act now to bridge the technology gap between their cities and stakeholders.

Building a Hyperconnected City will provide urban and business leaders with the definitive playbook for creating a digitally-enabled and seamlessly interlinked ecosystem.

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Athens
Barcelona
Berlin
Birmingham, UK
Boston
Bratislava
Brisbane
Bristol
Buenos Aires

Cairo
Cambridge, UK
Cape Town
Chengdu
Copenhagen
Detroit
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Geneva
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Istanbul
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Lima
Los Angeles
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Mexico City
Montreal
Munich

Muscat
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Orlando
Oslo
Paris
Philadelphia
Prague
Reykjavik
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Seoul
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Sofia
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Talinn
Vienna
Warsaw
Washington, DC

"ESI ThoughtLab stands out from the thought leadership pack in its ability to provide true visionary insight backed up by comprehensive research and rigorous economic analysis"

Yoni Assia, CEO, eToro

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