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Center for the Edge

The Center for the Edge, part of Deloitte LLP, helps senior executives make sense of and profit from emerging opportunities on the edge of business and technology. What is created on the edge of the competitive landscape—in terms of technology, geography, demographics, markets—inevitably strikes at the very heart of a business. Our mission is to identify and explore emerging opportunities related to big shifts that aren’t yet on the senior management agenda, but ought to be. While we’re focused on long-term trends and opportunities, we are equally focused on implications for near-term action, the day-to-day environment of executives.

We invite you to learn more about the Center and its unique perspective.

 More Featured insights

  • 2011 Shift Index: Measuring the forces of long-term change
    In the midst of an economic downturn, when it is all too easy to fixate on cyclical events, there is real danger of losing sight of deeper trends. To provide a clear, comprehensive, and sustained view of the deep dynamics changing our world, Deloitte’s Center for the Edge has developed the Shift Index. The Shift Index consists of 3 indices and 25 metrics designed to make longer-term performance trends more visible and actionable. Read more.
  • Social software for business performance
    From instant messaging and Wikis to blogs and online discussion forums, the term “social software” has become a virtual grab bag of emerging technologies. Tune into the latest episode of Deloitte Insights to learn about pros and cons of applying social software to your business.
  • The Power of Pull
    Pull is becoming an increasingly popular concept. We talk about “pulling” information through major search engines, or accessing movies and news items on demand.

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We invite you to sign up to receive publications from the Center for the Edge which are generally available every 1-2 months. The Center issues working papers, reports and articles on a wide range of topics, from market strategy to cloud computing.

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 More Dig deeper

  • Cloud computing: A collection of working papers
    Research and industry insights.
  • ExternalURL Orchestrating leadership strategies in a reset economy
    Collection of Knowledge@Wharton articles.
  • Does cloud computing make enterprise architecture irrelevant?
    Deloitte debates.
  • Three levels of pull
    Pull gives us access to what we need, when we need it, even if we’re not quite sure what “it” is.
  • Short-term trends rule the day in an unpredictable recovery
    With a recovery tentatively underway, many executives are trying to ride the wave of short-term economic trends.

 More Watch, listen, learn

  • The Big Shift: New pressures shape the global economy
    Register for November 16 TMT series Dbriefs Webcast to learn what factors are creating opportunities and challenges for companies.
  • Shift Index: Long- and short-term impacts on global economies
    Deloitte Insights video that discusses the Shift Index and economic outlook.
  • Social software for business performance
    Tune into Deloitte Insights video to learn about applying social software to your business.

Meet our leaders

  • Get to know the Center's leaders
  • ExternalURL EdgePerspectives.com
  • ExternalURL Blog: Harvard Business Review - big shift

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