Topic: trends
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20 forecasts for 2011–2025
Friday, November 11, 2011 · Topics: futurism, trends
From World Future Society: Trends and breakthroughs likely to affect your work, your investments and your family · Go to 20 forecasts for 2011–2025 →
Demographics are not destiny
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 · Topics: aging, demographics, population-growth, trends
From strategy+business: Even as the world’s population reaches 7 billion, the rate of growth is slowing and workforces are aging. Companies and countries can prosper by preparing for the changes to come. · Go to Demographics are not destiny →
The global innovation 1000: Why culture is key
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 · Topics: brand-strategy, creativity, innovation, strategic-planning, trends
From strategy+business: Booz & Company’s annual study shows that spending more on R&D won’t drive results. The most crucial factors are strategic alignment and a culture that supports innovation. · Go to The global innovation 1000: Why culture is key →
New evidence for changing the nature of the global economy
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 · Topics: change, change-global, trends
From Culture Change: Billion-dollar weather catastrophes this year, along with the latest figures on Chinese consumption, emphasize the urgency of a shift in economic thinking. · Go to New evidence for changing the nature of the global economy →
A strategist’s guide to digital fabrication
Sunday, September 4, 2011 · Topics: creativity, customer-experience, innovation, trends
From strategy+business: Rapid advances in manufacturing technology point the way toward a decentralized, more customer-centric “maker” culture. Here are the changes to consider before this innovation takes hold. · Go to A strategist’s guide to digital fabrication →
Email Is (still) important and here is why
Monday, August 15, 2011 · Topics: email, social-media, trends
From Felicity Evans in Smashing Magazine: Social media is more than a buzzword. It’s now a lifestyle decision for a lot of companies. Many individuals and organizations have abandoned a traditional Web presence (which used to mean a website and email address) in favor of a Facebook page coupled with a Twitter account. So, where does this leave email? Has the @ symbol lost its meaning as an address, and instead become the signifier of a Twitter name? I think that we need to radically reconsider our approach to email in this changing landscape and understand that it can be a powerful tool when leveraged correctly. · Go to Email Is (still) important and here is why →
iPad Share
Thursday, August 4, 2011 · Topics: ipad, trends
From LukeW: Here’s an overview of the iPad’s current market and browser share. · Go to iPad Share →
The history of networks
Monday, June 6, 2011 · Topics: history, infographics, social-networks, trends
From Get Satisfaction: As a telecommunications concept, networks have long been associated with the connection of one entity to another, spreading and linking together like the veins in a body. It is the infrastructure from which we have built modern communication and the means by which society advances. From the early railroads to today’s intricate social network, let’s explore the history of the network. · Go to The history of networks →
