The population crisis can be abated - political demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba

Business forecasts depend on the predictable patterns of population growth, both for customer sales and for workforce talent. But what happens when we see this growth halt, or even regress? Political demographer Jennifer D. Sciubba joins the show to dive into some of the largest societal and political dynamics intersecting with demographic shifts. From changes to the types of jobs on offer, to medical access, to urbanization, demographic changes influence a wide array of long term interconnected forces. And when it comes to this topic, Jennifer says, that long term lens is a gift. --------- See more: Learn more about Jennifer D. Sciubba, Ph.D https://www.jennifersciubba.com Check out Jennifer's TEDTalk    • The Truth About Human Population Decline |...   Watch Jennifer's WIRED segment    • Demographics Expert Answers Population Que...   Follow Jennifer on LinkedIn   / jennifer-sciubba-ph-d-60a54822   & Substack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/co... Grab a copy of Jennifer's book 8 Billion and Counting https://www.jennifersciubba.com/books Learn more about the Population Reference Bureau https://www.prb.org Looking Outside podcast https://www.looking-outside.com Connect with host Jo Lepore on LinkedIn   / joannalepore   & Substack https://substack.com/@lookingoutside & http://www.jolepore.com ---------- If you enjoyed this episode, check out: Future Risks    • You can’t see the value of mistakes not ma...   Geopolitics    • The crisis of disbelief is paralysing deci...   Economics    • Economics is a social science that doesn't...   ---------- Looking Outside is a podcast exploring fresh perspectives of familiar topics. New episodes every 2 weeks. Never the same topic. Subscribe:    / @lookingoutside   ---------- In this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Who is Jennifer 05:24 The population ‘crisis’ narrative 11:46 The gift of long term 18:50 Short term influences 24:53 Cultural dynamics 37:21 Demographic shifts in workforce 40:03 How Jennifer looks outside #lookingoutside #podcast #businesspodcast #philosophy #business #foresight #strategicforesight #strategy #future #futures #futuresthinking #change #crisis #socialcontracts #workforce #growth #society #population