The NEXT Industrial Revolution: Redefining Progress Through Responsibility

“The NEXT Industrial Revolution is decoupling resource and energy consumption from quality of life and standard of living.”
– Jürgen Greil, CEO, FlyNow Aviation

Throughout history, each industrial revolution has reshaped the world we live in. From steam power to electrification, automation to digital transformation—these waves of innovation have lifted billions out of poverty, created unimaginable opportunities, and defined the modern era. Yet, they came with a cost.

The first three revolutions—mechanization, electrification, and mass production—became the bedrock of our prosperity. But they also drove unchecked extraction of natural resources, massive carbon emissions, and environmental destruction. We built a better life for many, yes—but we did so by sacrificing our planet. The fourth revolution, digitalization, added speed and intelligence but didn’t solve the core dilemma: Can growth exist without growing harm?

The NEXT Industrial Revolution offers a new answer—and a new promise.

This next phase isn’t just about smarter machines or faster networks. It’s about designing technology and systems that create abundance without depletion. It’s about delivering higher quality of life, better access to mobility, energy, housing, and health—without consuming more energy or raw material. It’s about doing more with less, and doing it better.

This isn’t a theoretical vision. It’s happening now. And one of the most vivid examples is FlyNow Aviation.

FlyNow’s revolutionary eCopter is a masterclass in NEXT-revolution thinking. Built with ultralight carbon fiber and a minimalist design approach, its performance is stunning—yet its footprint is small. It uses just a fraction of the energy and materials required by traditional aircraft or cars, and operates silently, safely, and affordably in urban skies.

This is mobility without compromise: no noise, no emissions—and no need for complex infrastructure. It’s a complete rethinking of what transport can be, proving that radical sustainability is not just possible, but commercially viable and socially impactful.

By focusing on smart, lightweight design, FlyNow decouples growth from destruction. It creates value without the hidden costs of environmental degradation. It proves that the next wave of innovation will not be defined by how much we build—but by how little we need to build it.

This is not just the next step for aviation. It’s the next step for humanity.