1. Identify a megatrend. Do some research about something that will impact our world over a very long time. Anything will work. It could be an economic, political, or scientific thing. The only two that are off limits are the two I referenced in my presentations in Week 2: China's O.B.O.R. and Mega-cities. (If you wish, decarbonization is still one you could choose). Be prepared to explain your mega-trend and include information that generally quantifies its impact. 2. Then, the fun begins. You need to identify (or make up) a business that might be impacted by the mega-trend. Assume you are the CFO of the Company, making a report to the Company's Board of Directors. Connect whatever business that is to the mega-trend and build a scenario of how the business might be impacted over the long term, whether the impact is positive or negative. Be imaginative. You may find that it is easier to 'make up' a business that you can then bend towards the mega-trend you have chosen. 3. Your mega-trend report can be submitted in either Word or PowerPoint. If you wish to use a Word document, it should be between three and five pages, single spaced. If you wish to use a PowerPoint format, it should be between eight and twelve slides. 4. Your submission will be evaluated based on the logic used to make the connection between the mega-trend and the real or imagined company for which you serve as their CFO. It will be acceptable to make general connections as to the directional impact, but the more specific the impact, the better. Remember, it is acceptable to be imaginative.

1. Identify a megatrend. Do some research about something that will impact our world over a very long time. Anything will work. It could be an economic, political, or scientific thing. The only two that are off limits are the two I referenced in my presentations in Week 2: China's O.B.O.R. and Mega-cities. (If you wish, decarbonization is still one you could choose). Be prepared to explain your mega-trend and include information that generally quantifies its impact. 2. Then, the fun begins. You need to identify (or make up) a business that might be impacted by the mega-trend. Assume you are the CFO of the Company, making a report to the Company's Board of Directors. Connect whatever business that is to the mega-trend and build a scenario of how the business might be impacted over the long term, whether the impact is positive or negative. Be imaginative. You may find that it is easier to 'make up' a business that you can then bend towards the mega-trend you have chosen. 3. Your mega-trend report can be submitted in either Word or PowerPoint. If you wish to use a Word document, it should be between three and five pages, single spaced. If you wish to use a PowerPoint format, it should be between eight and twelve slides. 4. Your submission will be evaluated based on the logic used to make the connection between the mega-trend and the real or imagined company for which you serve as their CFO. It will be acceptable to make general connections as to the directional impact, but the more specific the impact, the better. Remember, it is acceptable to be imaginative