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BUSINESS AND BEYOND At Hult, you’ll learn about the future Change is happening faster than ever, so at Hult you’ll learn about the technologies driving this disruption. Traditional businesses cannot keep up We live in an age of upheaval. New technologies are changing the world as we know it, faster than ever before. As a result, the average life span of major companies is reducing dramatically. And the opportunity to create new enterprises is increasing substantially. Traditional businesses are struggling because, unlike historic innovations that developed linearly over time, these new technologies are growing at unprecedented speed. Even the most experienced executives have been caught off guard by the impact these disruptive technologies have had on whole industries in such a short space of time. And the rate of change is only getting faster. Nick Iverson from FPV Canada—the largest drone racing league in Canada—at our Boston campus discussing drones and their implications for the future of business. Learn to see the opportunity, and the risk At Hult, we believe it is important that you have an understanding of these emerging technologies and their potential impact. Technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality,