Forget the usual suspects like Silicon Valley or Shenzhen. If you want to see where the future is really being created today, you need to look off the radar. This is the idea behind “Uncharted Study Tours” – journeys designed by Global Strategist, Sophie Krantz, to stretch your thinking and challenge your defaults by visiting places you rarely read about or learn from.
The focus is on locations where people are solving problems, gaining market share, and building business models differently. You’ll explore overlooked innovations, infrastructure, and ecosystems that are already shifting the future.
Imagine travelling to places like Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to understand energy transitions in challenging environments, or Chișinău, Moldova, to witness innovation against the odds. See fintech leapfrogging in Manila, Philippines, or learn how a manufacturing economy becomes a tech powerhouse in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Explore digital-first governance in Tallinn, Estonia, or discover frugal innovation in space from Sriharikota, India. You could even visit Accra, Ghana, to see how underserved regions are reshaping global health research.
The point isn’t to copy, but to understand. By exploring these diverse and unexpected locations, you get a clearer picture of what’s next in a world where influence is decentralising and change is accelerating. When you know the world more comprehensively, you're better equipped to build with it, compete in it, and co-create the future.
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