Per Schlingmann and Kjell A Nordström have gazed into their crystal ball to see what the near future holds for the human race and civilisation. They see a silent revolution, spearheaded by cities and women. They see multinational corporations being transformed into multi-urban corporations. They see urban becoming the new black and mayors becoming the prime ministers of our era. They spot the need for new, non-digital competences wild knowledge that can t be taught at universities. They see an era for women: women who, equipped with skills and smartphones, are staking their claim in a society that s on an express train towards urbanisation.