This is the demographic ripple. This is what a ripple looks like: a crib in Shanghai, a cornfield in Iowa, a pork dumpling in Beijing, a futures contract in Chicago. From Systems Risk to Systems OpportunityFor CIOs, this is more than an agricultural story. Ripples Hiding in Plain SightThe ripple between Shanghai and Brighton, Iowa, is dramatic, but not unique. The demographic ripple is not obvious; it is systemic.