Trend Blend 2009

Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com Severe water shortages Trend Blend 2009+ Severe heatwaves Global supply chain disruption People taking trend maps too seriously Nano-solar Alternative energy bubble Eco-Cynics Vertical agriculture a map of ti me and tide Wind power Electricity shortagės s ul Clean coal Return of SARS W Rehiring of retirees Bio-fuel backlash Networked risk Declining water quality Space weather W Asset price uncertainty Income inequality Peak landfill Major earthquake in economic centre Increased regulation Negawatts Iran Energy dashboards Pakistan Skills shortages Skimming Nuclear power Facebook fatigue Oil /gas price spikes Resource shortages Short formats Influenza pandemic Green cities Flight to quality Low cost competition Online video Collapse of nuclear non-proliferation treaty Urbanisation Seriousness Green taxes Storytelling Outsourcing backlash e-books Virtual protests Protectionism Too much information Transparency Digital privacy Immigration backlash Fantasy &t escape Web 2.0 campaigning CSR Climate change crisis Micro-boredom Energy insecurity Fall of US Empire Digitalisation Digital diets Search for We not me control Globalisation in retreat Collapse of US dollar W Sustainability Global Connectivity Pensions funding Growth of autocracy Anxiety Old skool Rising protectionism Slowdown in growth Merchantilism Prediction markets Enoughism Volatility Shorter product lifecycles Industry consolidation Uncertainty Religious and ethnic tension Power Shift Eastwards Utility Re-regulation De-leveraging Debt Authenticity Deflation GRIN tech Obesity Ageing Trust Food shortages Sovereign wealth funds Islands of Tranquility Web 2.0 Debt stress 2-speed economies Green IT Inflation Virtualisation Allowable luxuries Increased societal appetite for risk o Simplicity Data security Single person households Credit default swaps W Energy storage LEGEND IMBYS Telepresence Major internet failure @creative commons What'sNext FUTURE EXPL RAȚI N NETW RK Device convergence Extended financial families www.nowandnext.com Cloud computing Robotics Renting things * Global Risk Society O Politics Critical Gesture based computing infrastructure attack Home cooked meals s W Dangerous currents Technology Business Rapid growth of transnational crime Mobile computing Unplugging Economy Family EMF radiation Possible red herring Geo-fencing OEnvironment O Media Middie class unrest Back to basics Gated communities * Size of circle denotes likely impact of trend (hey, it's just an educated guess). Nicole Kidman wins another Oscar This map is published under a Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License. Map by Richard Watson with help from Ben. More at www.nowandnext.com