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TRENDS INSIGHTS

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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. You’d better make sure you are ready with any trend of importance and relevance, because the future might happen before you know it. I spend […]

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 lead the birth of several new “next” billion dollar industries The opportunities are pretty significant. Location intelligence had us mapping in 2 dimensions; spatial […]

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, continuously, and quickly. How big is this trend? Big enough that it is a major focus of almost every talk I do for every industry – […]

19 Trends for 2019: #9 Acceleration of Science & New Materials

Follow the trend involving the exponentiation of pure science, and we might soon be able to architect aircraft that are lighter than air – just like that of Wonder Woman’s jet! That’s where the fast emerging trend of new materials science might potentially lead us. I’ve been covering this trend extensively within the many manufacturing […]

19 Trends for 2019: #8 – You Are What You Eat. Soon, You’ll Eat Who You Are

When four industries come together to pursue a trend, you’ve got something big happening. And that’s what’s going on as healthcare, the food industry, the agricultural and technology industries come together to pursue one of the biggest trends of our time. A hot trend? We are seeing the birth of an industry of customizable, programmable, […]

19 Trends for 2019: #7 The Future of Skills is Found with Penguins

What’s the essence of the trend? Simply put, you likely don’t have the skills that you need to get into our faster, more complicated future. You’ve got machine operators, but you need 3D printing experts; land surveyors when you require location intelligence professionals; or gas engine designers when you need experts in penguin behaviour. The […]

19 Trends for 2019: #6 The Gaming Generation Virtualizes Work

#6 – The Gaming Generation Redefines the Future of Work Farmville redefines farming. Fortnite leads to virtual welding. League of Legends leads to digital twin virtual surgery. These kids accelerate virtual tech, because the skills they have picked up within the gaming world come into the workplace, and redefine the world of work. Gaming and […]

19 Trends for 2019: #5 – The Impact of Massive Urbanization

Simply put, megacities are the future. This results in new careers, new infrastructure, new innovation, new trends! Cities own the future, and the impact will be everywhere. One example? The acceleration of vertical farming concepts! But there is a bigger trend at work here: and that is, by watching the big trends, you can discover […]

19 Trends for 2019: #4 The Challenge of Seniors Care and the Acceleration of Brain-Health Science

One of the most significant challenges of our time has to do with seniors care – but there is a chance that what we did with heart health in the 20th century, we can repeat with brain health in the 21st century. The numbers are staggering. In the US, the number of Alzheimer’s patients is […]

19 Trends for 2019: #3 The Era of Agility

As a futurist, I’m often called on by Fortune 1000 organizations to speak at their global leadership meetings, you get a sense as to what CEO’s and senior executives are concentrating on. Key trend? 10 years ago, the concept of ‘collaboration’ was not. No more – now, it’s speed. And specifically, agility in the executive […]

19 Trends for 2019: #2 The Emergence of Radical New Ideas

In almost every single industry, there are people who are thinking big and bold about the opportunities that surround them. This includes completely rethinking about the nature of the product that they are bringing to the marketplace or the service that they might offer. The energy and transportation provides the perfect example : a world […]

19 Trends for 2019: #1 – The Acceleration of BioMaterial Science

There is a furious rate of scientific advance with the science of bio-materials – and the use of living tissue for medical implants and procedures will be here sooner than you think! Some experts within the industry think it is only a matter of years, not decades, before we can grow living arms and legs […]