THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES REALIZE THAT OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEM FACES CHALLENGES; AS SUCH, FINDING WAYS TO PREDICT FUTURE PATTERNS IS FILLED WITH UNCERTAINTY—THE REASON. THE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMIES ARE ALL LINEAR IN NATURE, BASED ON THE PROCESS OF ‘TAKE-MAKE-DISPOSE.’

THE LINEAR ECONOMY RESPONDS TO AN INDUSTRIAL MENTALITY IN WHICH PRODUCTION AND RESOURCES ARE UNLIMITED, AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE PLACED ABOVE ALL OTHER CRITERIA. THIS SYSTEM DATES BACK TO THE 1ST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, AND IT HAS BEEN THE PREVAILING MODEL IN THE MARKET EVER SINCE. THE LINEAR ECONOMY APPROACH INVOLVES COLLECTING RAW MATERIAL FOR TRANSFORMATION INTO FINISHED GOODS AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE CUSTOMER AND THEN TURNED INTO ACCUMULATED WASTE.  

WHAT EXPERTS AND NON-EXPERTS KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT IF THE MODEL IS NOT REPLACED, THE WORLD WILL APPROACH A TIPPING POINT WHERE IT WILL LOSE THE CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN ITSELF. WHY? AN ECONOMY THAT IS MUCH MORE POLARIZED AND PRONE TO CRISIS, CREATES A SCENARIO WHERE WAGES SERIOUSLY LAGGED BEHIND PRODUCTIVITY.

THE RESULT IS THAT THE SHARE OF NATIONAL INCOME GOING TO THE TOP 1% HAS DOUBLED, WHILE THE WORKFORCE FAILS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC PROGRESS. THE CONSEQUENCE OF A GROWING “WAGE-PRODUCTIVITY GAP” IS THAT IT UPSETS THE NATURAL MECHANISMS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC BALANCE. PURCHASING POWER SHRINKS, AND CONSUMER SOCIETIES CANNOT CONSUME.

YET JOINT EFFORTS BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS, RESEARCHERS, INDUSTRIES, USERS, GOVERNMENT, THE CIVIL SOCIETY, AND LAWMAKERS, LACK WHAT IS SAID THE BE NEEDED MOST OF ALL, AND THAT IS INNOVATION. ARES IS THAT INNOVATION. PROJECT ARES IS AN INNOVATION IN ECONOMICS THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

ARES BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY WAY TO PREDICT AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM’S FUTURE IS TO CREATE A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM; THEREFORE, THE PROJECT’S ROLE AS AN INDUSTRIALIST IS TO MOBILIZE SKILLS, TALENTS, AND CAPITALISM TOWARDS CREATING A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE ECONOMIC SYSTEM.