20 predictions that, like all predictions, should be taken with a grain of salt.
Trend forecaster Emily Segal. Image via Brooklyn Magazine
At the start of every year, trend forecasters create reports that predict what the near-term future will bring. As a trend forecaster herself, Emily Segal, has read tons of them "so that you don’t have to". So, what do these professional speculators of the future think the next few years will hold?
"Many of the themes are predictable: automation, artificial intelligence, climate crisis and climate-related migration, virtual reality and augmented reality, China’s rising power, cryptocurrencies, Zoom, remote work and people agitating for their rights.
"Here is a sampling of the big and compelling trends that forecasters seem convinced will come to pass, if not in 2021 then over the next five to 10 years."
Article: What Will the Next Decade Bring? Here are 20 Predictions from Trend Forecasters