JYI | The Journal of Young Innovators

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The Next Big Arenas of Competition

Chris Bradley, Michael Chui, Kevin Russell, Kweilin Ellingrud, Michael Birshan, Suhayl Chettih

McKinsey Global Institute

This report from the McKinsey Global Institute identifies and describes a category of industries that could account for much of the future change in the business landscape and transform the world. We call these industries arenas of competition. To identify the arenas of tomorrow, we look back at the arenas of today to see how they evolved. Arenas are defined by two characteristics: they capture an outsize share of the economy’s growth, and market share within them changes hands to an outsize degree.

Standing Steady in Shifting Ground: Why Leadership Education Matters for International Students

Francella Ochillo, Clara Ma

International students in U.S. higher education face increasing uncertainty, not only due to shifting immigration policy and rising xenophobia, but also due to systemic failures in institutional support. This article argues that leadership education—when centered on ethics, creativity, and resilience—is no longer a curriculum enhancement. Drawing on narrative, policy context, and global ethics scholarship, the piece calls for a reimagining of leadership development as a core element of higher education and an essential navigational tool for future leaders.

From Neurons to Leaders: A Brain‑Targeted Framework for Leadership Education

Mariale Hardiman

Johns Hopkins University

The rapidly evolving fields of neuroleadership and neuroeducation hold immense potential for transforming our understanding of effective leadership and learning. While neuroleadership delves into the neural underpinnings of leadership behaviors and decision-making processes (Rock & Schwartz, 2006), neuroeducation bridges the gap between neuroscience and education to optimize learning and cognitive performance (Hardiman, 2012).

A Quantitative Analysis of Natural Resource Economics on Global Wealth

Andrew Leibowitz

Cornell University

This paper presents a quantitative analysis of the implications of natural resource economics on global wealth, encompassing an extensive observational study of growth models from 1970 to 2022 across a diverse set of countries. It scrutinizes the relationships between natural resource rents (as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product) and natural resource depletion (relative to Gross National Income), and their correlation with Gross Domestic Product per capita.

Combat Sports: Friend or Foe to Youth’s Socioemotional and Physical Development?

Shane Shuster

Combat sports, such as wrestling, boxing, and martials arts, have increased in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. This increased attention has been mirrored within the scholarly literature on combat sports and their effects on young people’s physical and socioemotional development. The verdict as to whether these impacts have been largely positive or negative, however, remains mixed.