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19 Trends for 2019: A Look Back, And Still Looking Forward
Here's a trends list I posted at start of the year. Fun to look back and think about which ones came about, and which are still in a state of evolution! [wonderplugin_gridgallery…
19 Trends for 2019: It Goes to 20! - "A Child Alive!"
Spinal Tap went to 11 - why can't I go to 20? Why not do one more trend and bend your mind a bit! With that, here's trend #20 of my '19 Trends for 2019' - 'A Child Alive!' Can you…
19 Trends for 2019: #19 The End of the Concept of Inventory Changes Everything
Supply chains? They'll start to disappear as we move the physical production of product closer to the consumer with 3D printing, end of runway manufacturing, and tremendous…
19 Trends for 2019: #18 Intelligent Infrastructure Gains Traction
Do you ever stop and stare at streetlights and wondering how they are changing in the era of acceleration? I do! Intelligent infrastructure is the Rodney Dangerfield of the age of…
19 Trends for 2019: #17 Human-to-Computer Augmentation & Off Brain Storage
Have ever watched a 2 year old go from an iPad to a flat-screen TV in the living room? They try to get the TV to respond in the same way by touching the screen, and are kind of…
19 Trends for 2019: #16 Innovating In the Face of Relentless Volatility
A futurist must always be a relentless optimist, particularly on stage. We've been engaged to provide a tour of the future that provides our audience a sense of hope and…
19 Trends for 2019: #15 The Acceleration of Generational Transformational Change
"All your base are being to us!" That's what happens with the transfer of control of the future from idea-tired, change-resistant, policy-weak and narrow-thinking baby boomers to…
19 Trends for 2019: #14 The End of The Era of Oil
Some of my 19 trends for 2019 aren't profound, in that people are already aware of them. What is important is acknowledging the speed and reality of the trend, and in 2019, the…
19 Trends for 2019: #13 The Acceleration of Risk
Over the last few years, 3 of the world's largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk on the new risks and challenges they are faced with in the era of acceleration. In…
19 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing
As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical…
19 Trends for 2019: #11 Spatial Intelligence and Data In 3 Dimensions
We're moving from a world of two-dimensional 'location intelligence' - think of all the things involving GPS technology - to a world of 3D spatial intelligence - and the this will…
19 Trends for 2019: #10 Continual Reinvention
You won't be selling tomorrow what you sell today. You'll either be selling something very, very different, or you won't be selling anything at all. You need to reinvent…
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