In this episode, we explore the concept of the ‘Velocity Gap, a framework developed by global strategist Sophie Krantz to explain the diverging realities of 2025. While the world faced stagnation in some areas, there is a parallel track of positive-sum breakthroughs accelerated rapidly, removing structural friction across trade, energy, health, and work.
We discuss the 2025 acceleration map” which outlines 20 specific areas where motion increased, including:
• Technology & Energy: The shift of fusion energy from science fiction to commercial construction, and SpaceX making reusable heavy-lift rockets routine.
• Global Economy: The defiance of hard landing predictions, the rise of the Vietnam Premium in supply chains, and the expansion of digital trade architecture.
• Society & Governance: The ratification of the High Seas Treaty, the success of large-scale four-day workweek trials, and the global export of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure.
The episode concludes with the critical strategic question for 2026: Are leaders organised to defend the status quo, or aligned with the direction where the world is actually moving?
Read the original article here: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/p/2025-spun-faster
