Tech Giants Should be at Heart of Conscious Business

Founders of tech giants are investing large proportions of their earnings in philanthropic initiatives. Their organisations are also aligning themselves more and more with humanity’s needs and are both innovating and partnering with innovators to help the world. In the East, for example, e-commerce marketplace Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma has already donated over £300-million to his charitable trust. In the West, Google’s partnership with ‘Deep Mind’ which develops Artificial Intelligence, for healthcare advancement, is one very positive example of tech giants diversifying their portfolio of technological advancements to help humanity. Investment in these areas, is both ethically and revenue driven. Financially, investing in other scientific and technological innovations, as well as AI, addresses the challenges of gaining advertising revenue alongside supporting technology and commerce, facilitating delivery of information and enabling both conversation and collaboration. Technologists at their core, are motivated by solving problems, and it makes perfect sense, that solving world problems forms part of the make-up and evolution of both the founders and their organisations.

Excerpt: Top 5 2020 Digital World Predictions by Deborah M. Collier

Of Interest: The Age of Conscious Business: Business Strategy 2020 and Beyond by Deborah M. Collier