About
Understanding a world in transition.
OpenGoal is an independent research project exploring the structural forces reshaping global business and society — across geopolitics, technology, regulation and global commerce.
It aims to be curious, evidence-led and globally minded: not partisan, not sensational, and not written for a quarterly sales cycle.
How we approach a question
- What happened?
- Why is it happening?
- What are the strongest competing interpretations?
- What changes if the trend continues?
- What opportunity or new market could emerge?
The last question matters most. Our Openings coverage asks, simply: what becomes possible because the world changed?
Formats
- Essays — long-form analysis.
- Notes — shorter takeaways, ideas and questions.
- Signals — brief observations about developments worth watching.
About the author
Gerard McCann
Author
Gerard is a technology professional with more than six years of experience across major multinational organisations, working across compliance, risk and integrity.
He founded OpenGoal as a way to explore and better understand the forces reshaping global business — particularly the interaction between regulation, geopolitics, technology and trade — and to share what he learns along the way.
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