What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates · Episode 4
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates, Can You Be Too Rich? What the evidence says about wealth inequality
What the episode covers, where wealth inequality stands on the 311 Starburst and what leaders should take from it.
What it covers
About the episode
The episode looks at income and wealth inequality and at possible solutions, hearing from politicians on both sides of the argument.
- Broadcaster
- Netflix
- Made by
- Tremolo Productions
- Episode
- Series 1, episode 4
What the evidence says
Where wealth inequality stands in 2026
The 311 Starburst maps when each emerging technology and trend is expected to reach wide use. These are the entries that match this subject, with their status today.
- Trend · EconomicWealth Inequality
- Expected wide use
- 2008
- Status in 2026
- Act now
- Trend · EconomicGreat Wealth Transfer
- Expected wide use
- 2024
- Status in 2026
- Act now
- Trend · SocietalJob Automation
- Expected wide use
- 2027
- Status in 2026
- Act now
Source: the 311 Starburst, researched by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit (data built 2026-10-28). Status rings: Act now means wide use by 2027, Prepare 2028 to 2030, Explore 2031 to 2035, Watch 2036 or later. Explore the Starburst Centre.
311 analysis
What leaders should take from it
- Inequality shapes demand: plan for customers who are splitting into affluent and squeezed groups.
- Automation can widen the gap; decide how the gains from AI are shared with your workforce.
- The great wealth transfer between generations is under way and will change who your customers and investors are.
Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
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Answers
Common questions
Is wealth inequality getting worse?
The 311 Starburst tracks wealth inequality and the great intergenerational wealth transfer as Act now trends.
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