Tech breakthroughs to help humanity prosper in 2018

After reading the morning news, you would be forgiven for pronouncing 2017 a low moment for the world. Whether the rise of uncivil politics, the insecurity of one's personal data, the continued threat of terrorism and nuclear weapons or yet another example of those in power abusing their station, it's been a downer of a year. In times like these, it helps to look forward to a more optimistic future we might still realize. My colleagues and I at A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council have done just that in our year-ahead predictions for 2018. Yes, there are some definite challenges ahead, but we also identified two especially bright spots.