Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Waterford Diversified Beyond Crystal Manufacturing?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Waterford Crystal strategically diversified its product lines in the 1980s, potentially avoiding bankruptcy and preserving Ireland's iconic crystal heritage while becoming a global luxury conglomerate.
What If Wayne Gretzky Never Played Hockey?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, pursued a different career path, fundamentally altering the landscape of professional hockey and sports culture in North America.
What If Wellington Developed Different Government-Tech Relationships?
Exploring the alternate timeline where New Zealand's capital city created a fundamentally different partnership between government and technology sectors, potentially reshaping digital governance globally.
What If Western Australia Seceded from Australia?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Western Australia's 1933 secession referendum led to independence, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the Asia-Pacific region and creating a new sovereign nation.
What If Whitehorse Implemented Different Mining Regulations?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the capital of Yukon Territory established stricter environmental mining regulations in the 1970s, dramatically altering the region's economic development, environmental health, and Indigenous relations.
What If Wind Power Was More Widely Adopted?
Exploring the alternate timeline where wind energy became a dominant global power source decades earlier, reshaping our energy infrastructure, economy, and climate response.