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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 autonomy, and doesn’t get any respect. But in this era in which everyone is paying attention to the self-driving vehicle trend, few are watching […]

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 mystified. Another take – one executive that booked me told the story of their 3 year […]

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 opportunity. As I will often joke, I can’t go in front of a 1,000 people and start out by saying, “Guess what! Your future sucks!” […]

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 the first adult generation weaned on the Internet. We’re witnessing the impact right now in US politics. I don’t know about you, but I’m with the 28 year […]

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 acceleration is real. So here’s the thing: despite the current moment of political idiocy around us involving 19th coal, there is one […]

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 addition, another one invited me for a similar talk in Dallas and Chicago for their major clients – a […]

Article: Artificial Intelligence& Robotics In Construction: ‘Massively Transformative’

When I spoke in Oman last November, I spent a little bit of my time on stage talking about artificial intelligence. It caught the attention of the folks from Gulf Construction, the most prestigious publication in the Middle East when it comes to the construction industry. They asked if I might put down my thoughts […]

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, […]