HP Innovation Journal Issue 12: Summer 2019 | Page 5

WELCOME
This year marks the
80th anniversary of
the Hewlett-Packard Company
and our long history of
pioneering innovation. From
the original garage to today’s
operations in 170 countries,
the company’s passion for
pushing boundaries, creating
new experiences, and making
a long-term difference in the
world has flourished with
intensity.
As we look toward the next 80
years, HP remains committed
to creating technology
that makes life better for
everyone, everywhere. To do
that we need to have a keen
understanding of the world
around us and what lies ahead.
Surrounded by accelerating
and disruptive changes,
it’s imperative that we can
anticipate what’s next, and
shape the future world to be
one in which our company, our
partners, and our customers
can thrive.
That’s why each year we
do extensive research and
analysis on how global
technological, economic, and
social currents are changing
and evolving. We also look at
new patterns emerging that
could have profound impacts
on how people will live and
work around the world. We
call this body of work the HP
Megatrends Report, and this
year’s findings are the focus
of the current issue of the HP
Innovation Journal.
Looking across the four
megatrends we previously
identified— Rapid
Urbanization, Changing
Demographics, Hyper
Globalization, and Accelerated
Innovation—we noted major
economic shifts driving
income growth at the country
and city levels, especially in
regions like Asia, where the
average household disposable
income could more than triple
between 2001 and 2035. We
also explored the impacts
labor and education have on
gross domestic product and
income growth. That led us to
take note of the deep linkage
between economic expansion,
energy and data usage, and
the need for more efficient
technologic innovations going
forward. HP’s ongoing commitment to
future advancements that will
help make the world better for
years to come.
This issue represents the
culmination of the 2019 HP
Megatrends research, our
collaboration across HP such
as the work done with Tian
Chong Ng’s APJ team, and SHANE WALL
Chief Technology Officer, HP
Global Head of HP Labs
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