Trends Identified
Learning isn’t enough; professionals will focus on doing.
After the explosion of the online learning sector, our heads are full of all those classes we’ve been taking. But what we are doing with this newfound knowledge? Whitney Johnson, author of "Build and A Team" and "Disrupt Yourself," says the next trend is to focus on improving our behavior, not just our expertise, in order to apply these lessons to our work and personal lives. She points to the success of books like "Atomic Habits" by James Clear and "Willpower Doesn’t Work" by Benjamin Hardy, along with perennial bestseller "The Power of Habits" by Charles Duhigg. “Perhaps because of the political environment, people want to take action, take control,” Johnson says. “And the only thing you can control is what you do.”
2018
50 Big Ideas for 2019: What to watch in the year ahead
LinkedIn
Enduring loss and damage from extreme weather
After the unprecedented climate events of 2017, vulnerable cities, countries and people will face yet more extreme and disruptive weather events, with the potential to impact business though value chain disruption and stranded assets, and contribute to social unrest.
2018
8 sustainability trends that will define 2018
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Growing individual empowerment
Against the background of the economic and financial crisis, it is more urgent than ever to fundamentally review the manner in which society functions and to empower people to contribute actively in their communities to live as independently as long as possible
2014
Challenges at the horizon 2025
European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS)
Regulation and legislation
Ageing and environmental laws are likely to shape much future regulation and legislation at least within the European Union.
2012
The future
Steria
Keeping the wealthy healthy
Aging populations in the advanced economies, more and better medical treatments, and changes in payment systems to make healthcare spending more efficient will spur innovation and reform. Estimated contribution to global GDP by 2020: $4 trillion.
2011
The great eight: Trillion-dollar growth trends to 2020
Bain and Company
Aging
Aging the changes in values, cultures, and priorities across generations. Intra-generational fairness: Striking the balance between the present and future has always had its challenges, but as demographics, political structures, and technological advances collide, the intra-generational equity issues are gaining a front and center seat. Demographic trends suggest that our population is aging dramatically and at a faster pace than the regular population. Digital rift: The rapid flux of technology and digitalization of the world have fundamentally shifted the ways in which we operate. For example, as mobile technology has grown exponentially in the past decade, it has given a distinct advantage to the millennials and generations X, Y, and Z who more quickly adopt the change. For example, a Pew Research Study found that seniors continued to lag behind all Americans when it came to cell phone ownership, broadband access, and even using the Internet at all. Resource footprint: While not wholly attributable to an aging population, the behaviors and tendencies of this demographic may point to indirect effects on the environment and our planet. For example, data has suggested that as older people retire, particularly in developed and Western countries, their level of leisure consumption and travel rises creating impacts on CO2 and greenhouse emissions. Silver agers: As the Baby Boomer generation prepares to retire, economists are predicting “a silver tsunami” in the workforce, a massive simultaneous exiting in the workforce of the population aged 65 and older. This creates a fundamental change in the way our labor market will operate as employers compete for talent and seek to replace the loyalty, skillsets, and networks lost. Gerontocracy: As societies age, so too does the age of our electorates. Coupled with political apathy and under-representation of the younger generation in governing bodies, this points to an interesting future for our political systems as the value structures and desires of the young and the old diverge.
2017
Beyond the Noise- The Megatrends of Tomorrow’s World
Deloitte
Agriculture science
Agricultural sciences reflect the diversity of production systems and conditions and build upon a multi- and interdisciplinary curriculum encompassing disciplines from within natural, political and environmental sciences, engineering, socio-economy and humanities. Research has helped to establish a highly productive but also resource intensive sector. In the wake of emerging resource scarcity and effects of climatic variation attention is shifting from mere productivity considerations towards increasing resilience of agriculture vis-a-vis more variable climate and decoupling production increases from resource and energy use. Solutions to these challenges are likely to come from a better understanding of complex agro-ecosystems and the integration of ecological principles into traditional agricultural disciplines. Research into knowledge and innovation systems is seen as crucial to support translation of the proposed solutions into practice.
2015
Preparing the Commission for future opportunities - Foresight network fiches 2030
European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS)
Machine Learning
AI and machine learning (ML) were born in the ’80s, but the hardware was never fast enough to deliver the expected promise. Now, ML libraries are readily available, and the cloud provides all the computing you need. Thanks to AI and ML, marketers can improve revenue growth, support reps can deliver better answers, service professionals can deliver insights and customers can connect all their data.
2018
2019 Tech Forecast: 11 Experts Predict The Next Wave Of Breakout Technologies
Forbes
Artificial intelligence
AI is about machines with human attributes - speaking, reading, seeing and even recognising emotion - completing tasks while also "learning" from repeated interactions. Using algorithms that adapt to location, speech or user-history machines can perform tasks that are dangerous or tedious, more accurately or much faster than humans. Within a few years, analysts predict that all software will use AI at some level, according to US research and advisory firm Gartner. Importantly AI offers the opportunity to continuously tailor products and services providing a competitive advantage over rivals that is not easily copied. The question to ask is 'how can AI help my organisation?
2019
Five tech trends for 2019
University of Technology Sydney
Embodied AI
AI is everywhere. Along with IoT sensors, it’s integrated in many products, from simple cameras to sophisticated drones. Embedded sensors collect data, which is fed to algorithms that give that object the illusion of intelligence. This enables drones to follow a moving object like a truck or a person autonomously. It enables a 3-D printer to automatically modify a design as it is being printed to have a stronger structure, become lighter, or be more cost effective to print. It enables AR glasses to overlay data on an anchored endpoint or allow you to communicate via voice with a robot or conversational agent.
2017
The Essential Eight - Your guide to the emerging technologies revolutionizing business now
PWC