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Trends for 2009
Future Exploration Network’s Chief Futurist Richard Watson has just released his new trend map for 2009. Click the thumbnail below to see full size.
To pick out just a few noteworthy elements of the trend map:
CORE THEMES include:
Uncertainy
Ageing
Global Connectivity
Anxiety
Power Shift Eastwards
SUBJECT THEMES include:
SOCIETY: Search for control, enoughism
TECHNOLOGY: Simplicity, Telepresence, Gesture based computing
ECONOMY: De-leveraging, 2-speed economies, Shorter product lifecycles
ENVIRONMENT: Bio fuel backlash, Negawatts, Nuclear power
POLITICS: Virtual protests, Globalisation in retreat, Immigration backlash
BUSINESS: Networked risk, Transparency, Asset price uncertainty
FAMILY: Debt stress, Allowable luxuries, Middle class unrest
MEDIA: Flight to quality, Facebook fatigue, Skimming, Micro boredom
POSSIBLE RED HERRINGS include:
Climate change crisis
Fall of US Empire
Nuclear power
Device convergence
GLOBAL RISKS include:
Major Internet failure
Influenza pandemic
Major earthquake in economic centre
Obesity
Electricity shortages
People taking trend maps too seriously
To pick out just a few noteworthy elements of the trend map:
CORE THEMES include:
Uncertainy
Ageing
Global Connectivity
Anxiety
Power Shift Eastwards
SUBJECT THEMES include:
SOCIETY: Search for control, enoughism
TECHNOLOGY: Simplicity, Telepresence, Gesture based computing
ECONOMY: De-leveraging, 2-speed economies, Shorter product lifecycles
ENVIRONMENT: Bio fuel backlash, Negawatts, Nuclear power
POLITICS: Virtual protests, Globalisation in retreat, Immigration backlash
BUSINESS: Networked risk, Transparency, Asset price uncertainty
FAMILY: Debt stress, Allowable luxuries, Middle class unrest
MEDIA: Flight to quality, Facebook fatigue, Skimming, Micro boredom
POSSIBLE RED HERRINGS include:
Climate change crisis
Fall of US Empire
Nuclear power
Device convergence
GLOBAL RISKS include:
Major Internet failure
Influenza pandemic
Major earthquake in economic centre
Obesity
Electricity shortages
People taking trend maps too seriously
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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i'm not too happy about the 'global risk' emblems with the simple captions IRAN and PAKISTAN. how would YOU feel ?
this richard watson, i see his clients have included coca cola and mcdonalds.
also 'retail banking review australia'. he did not spot the banks collapse did he ?
diagram suspiciously like certain artists work (see grayson perry etc)
global risks : people taking trend maps seriously ha ha thats ok then.
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just had a look at richard watsons 'future of media' report.
are we sure chris morris (spoof news programmer) has not something to do with it ?
see: future of media "life cycle" in link below
http://www.futureexploration.net/images/Future_of_Media_Report2008.pdf
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http://www.wilmott.com/blogs/paul/index.cfm/2008/3/10/This-is-No-Lo...
check paul wilmotts blog. this one published MARCH 2008
when it comes to finance, we should all listen to him.
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