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Trends for 2026

Trends for 2026: The Age of Amplified Intelligence

“The future belongs to those who can connect the dots before everyone else sees the picture.” — JD Meier Building Blocks for Understanding What’s Next The future is rarely created by a single trend. It’s created when multiple trends converge. The goal of this report is simple: To give innovators, founders, and leaders a practical …

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Trends for 2025

2025 Trends That Will Shape Our World: The Definitive Guide to Innovation, AI, and Beyond

“The companies that win are those that make their customers feel seen, heard, and understood—at scale.” – Inspired by Jeff Bezos 2025 is not just another year. It’s the dawn of a new era.  An era defined by a technological renaissance—one that will shape how we live, work, and innovate for decades to come. Breakout brands, …

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What is Strategic Foresight

What is Strategic Foresight?

“Foresight is anything we do prior to strategic planning.” — Peter Bishop, professional futurist (futurologist) Strategic foresight is a systematic approach to anticipating and planning for the future, combining analysis of probable, possible, and preferable futures. Strategic foresight is a disciplined approach to exploring and anticipating the future, enabling individuals and organizations to better navigate …

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The Top 5 Disruptive Technologies Shaping the Future in 2023

There is a ton of tech advancement, but I like to first focus on the broad strokes where I will likely find the most bang for the buck. I find it takes a while to familiarize myself with the kinds of capabilities that will create business breakthroughs and create new business value and enable disruptive …

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Trends 2023

How I Use Trends & Insights to Create and Shape the Future

“What we already know frames what we see, and what we see frames what we understand.” — Paul Hawken I learned to use trends and insights early on at Microsoft as a way to see around the corner and to be or create what’s next. I find this mental mantra helpful to remind me to think about how …

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