World Bank – Civil Society Policy Forum | April 2013
Global Leadership in a Transforming World
Gary Barnabo
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
WHY are we talking?
Fundamental and rapid global change
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Generational shifts: organizations, countries
Imperative of building new leaders
Transforming (3i) world
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convergence
emergence
empowerment
We are in an era of
GLOBAL CONVERGENCE
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Rise of non-state and sub-state actors
New regional and global powers
New forms of cross border governance
Old institutions in crisis
Nascent governance for cyber and
virtual domains
 Aging population in high
income/ northern tier countries
 Youth bulge (Middle East,
Central America and Africa)
 Migration from south to north
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Governance
Demographics
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Environment
 Climate change
 Water stress
 Asian-driven growth in
energy demand
 Environmental degradation
and loss of biodiversity
 Natural resource crunch &
competition
 Future of Arctic & space
Technology
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Economics
Society
 Growth of “Mega-cities” and increasing urbanization
 Increase in infectious disease & pandemic threats
 Greater cultural integration and resulting backlash
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 Increased innovation
and rapid technology
breakthroughs
 Increasing
connectivity and
decreasing
communication
costs
 Technology diffusion
 Revolutions in nano,
robotics, bio /gene,
AI, deep computing
Financial flows across borders: all crises are global
Trade increasing as a share of global econ activity
Growth of global middle class
Desperate poverty at the base
In our converged world, trends and challenges
are not well-understood.
They are constantly emerging and changing.
We live in a constant state of emerging
proliferation
cyber
instability
global health
energy
global commons
Foreign policy is no longer just about
governments and countries
It is about people and networks
1.35 billion
1.21 billion
1.06 billion
316 million
236 million
205 million
Connecting
Sharing
200 million
Creating
194 million
Empowerment
The 3i World
INTERDEPENDENCE
INTERCONNCETEDNESS
INTEGRATION
The interdependence of the global landscape
has caused the interconnectedness
of challenges, which demand
integrated solutions
Leadership themes
for the 3i world
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global
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tri-sector
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micro-lateral
21st century challenges and opportunities
are fundamentally global
So must be everyone
“Being global and becoming a global
leader are…about the kind of person
you want to be and the kind of world
you want to live in. The payoff will
come through the connections you
make, the gaps you bridge, the
opportunities you capture, and the
solutions you create…The payoff will
come from actively participating in the
building of the world you want…”
Source: Being Global: How to Think, Act, and Lead in a
Transformed World, Angel Cabrera and Gregory Unruh
WHAT experiences are you choosing?
HOW are you becoming a global thinker
and leader?
WHAT is your strategy for adapting to
the 3i world?
Whole-of-society leadership is imperative
Future leaders will be judged
not by their own ability to solve
a given problem…
…but by whether they can
convene and sustain a diverse
array of actors to deliver
enduring solutions
Business
Government
Civil
Society
The next generation of leaders will be tri-sector:
moving seamlessly between
public, private, and social organizations
The past was about multilateralism
Tomorrow belongs to the
MICRO-LATERALIST
Global and tri-sector
mindset/experience
Agility and adaptability –
build flexible networks
Not “what can I control?,”
but “what can I create?”
Starts at the grassroots
Building leaders for the
3i world
 five traits
UNCONVENTIONAL THINKERS
challenge the conventional wisdom
never accept yesterday’s assumptions
harness new paradigms for a new world
ENTREPRENEURS
EARLY ADAPTERS
act boldly and first to seize opportunity
fuse ideas and embrace dynamism
prioritize outcomes over processes
innovate relentlessly
accelerate decisions
leverage data to inform choices
CLOSERS
reward outcomes over process
orient around performance
instill creativity to forge new solutions
EXPLORERS
escape the status quo
embrace new roles
probe the adjacent possible
What does it mean to lead...
In your culture, city, or country?
At your workplace?
To solve the challenges most important to you?
With humility, dignity, and morality?
In the 3i World?
Fostering the next generation
of foreign policy leaders
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