The globalized world generates global trends. Groundbreaking inventions, discoveries, and personalities are drivers of disruptive change. Some of these are transformational, as they are poised to change entire industries.
Imagine our planet as a vast network of interconnected brains—some 8 billion of them. It’s fascinating to observe how collective wisdom “votes up” some ideas while giving others a “thumbs down.” Those billions of thumbs form “megatrends” that will inevitably shape our future.
Megatrends have the potential to either destroy or create industries, render professions indispensable or obsolete, and profoundly impact the lives of many, if not all, of us.
An awareness of these trends is essential to effective decision-making for management executives, startup owners, politicians, scientists, and—last but not least—parents.
In subsequent posts, I will discuss the chief trend-inducing game-changers that will most likely have a dramatic impact in the next ten to twenty years. Some of them—such as the English language trend—are already evident, while others—such as the trend toward cheap, clean energy—are still in their infancy.
The following trends will be examined in this article series:
- The English Language
- Freelance Workers
- Pocket Workplaces
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Ubiquitous Connectivity
- Open Source Economy
- Projectized Organizations
- Cheap Clean Energy
- Post-Freemium Economy
Subsequent additions:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Quantum Computers
As I continually research various industries and media for trends and disruptors, this list is subject to change.
I am also interested in readers’ further suggestions about trends to identify and examine, and I will gladly consider these in my future analysis!
Let’s start a conversation on LinkedIn or X.com (formerly Twitter).
I am a project manager (Project Manager Professional, PMP), a Project Coach, a management consultant, and a book author. I have worked in the software industry since 1992 and as a manager consultant since 1998. Please visit my United Mentors home page for more details. Contact me on LinkedIn for direct feedback on my articles.
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