“We are becoming increasingly aware that solutions to our global challenges must purposefully engage youth, at all levels – locally, regionally, nationally and globally. This generation has the passion, dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit to shape the future.”
Professor Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman
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The Global Shapers Community is a network of Hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievement and their drive to make a contribution to their communities.
Shapers are highly motivated individuals who have a great potential for future leadership roles in society. They are selected on the basis of their achievements, leadership potential, and commitment to make a difference. Through the Global Shapers Community, Shapers are provided with opportunities to connect with the worldwide network of Global Shapers, to network with other World Economic Forum communities, and to represent the voice of youth at World Economic Forum events. Shapers are united by a common desire to channel the members’ tremendous energy and enthusiasm into building a more peaceful and inclusive world.
The Global Shapers Community is one of several multi-stakeholder communities at the World Economic Forum. Other communities include the Young Global Leaders, the Global Agenda Councils, and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs.
To learn more about the Global Shapers Community and to apply or nominate a Shaper, please go to Globalshapers.org
Partnerships
The founding partners of the Global Shapers Community provide intellectual, promotional and financial support based on their belief in the power of youth to shape a more positive future for the world. Working closely with the World Economic Forum, they help guide the programme to generate fresh insights, bridge generational divides and ensure tangible positive impact.
Millennials are changing the concept of work, shifting prioritization from career advancement to making a difference in their society. This is according to a survey published by the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community .
With responses from 125 countries worldwide and 285 cities, the Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015 is one of the most geographically diverse surveys of millennials. The more than 1,000 respondents are all members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, a network of over 450 city-based hubs of young, civically engaged leaders aged between ...
In The Paradox of Choice, American philosopher and sociologist Barry Schwartz writes that, “As a culture, we are enamored of freedom, self-determination, and variety, and we are reluctant to give up any of our options.” And yet, “clinging tenaciously to all the choices available to us contributes to bad decisions, to anxiety, stress, and dissatisfaction – even to clinical depression.” Indeed, more choice is not necessarily better for people. And this is especially true for young workers currently thinking through their career paths.
What are the key digital behaviours and activity levels in China in 2015? How well are Chinese internet users adopting new information and communication technologies? Recent data sheds some light on the web’s diffusion and adoption in China.
Let’s start with a fundamental trend: internet penetration in China has grown consistently over the past years: from just 1.8% in 2000 to 45.8% in 2015. The online population is now 668 million, with 75% of web users living in urban environments. However, as research by CNNIC shows, the growth of overall internet users has also slowed down ...
I live in New Orleans, a city back in the news this week due to the 10th commemoration of Hurricane Katrina. I first came here in the months after the storm, to join AmeriCorps and support the relief and recovery efforts.
I was sickened by my government’s failure to take action after the horrible natural disaster I saw on the news. President George W Bush later called the Katrina response “one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency”. Bush admitted that the pictures of him in Air Force One flying over the city that was 80% submerged made him look “detached and ...
“The sharing economy lacks a shared definition”, according to Rachel Botsman, and I agree. Terms like “sharing economy”, “peer economy” and “collaborative consumption” are used interchangeably. But do they mean the same thing? And more importantly: do they mean the same things for everybody?
Much more than sharing
In my eyes, the best frameworks to break down these complex (and confusing) concepts are (again) given by Botsman, an expert on the collaborative economy. She argues that what we usually call the ...
