65 Megatrend Fact Sheets

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•  The trends discussed in this document are not predictions, but developments that are currently deploying and of which the full extend and long-term impact are relatively unknown.

•  The categorization in ‘themes’ is not a scientific exercise. Some of the trends discussed under a specific theme could have been included in other themes.

•  The ‘Major industries impacted’ and ‘Impact timing’ on each of the fact sheets are based on judgment from i4fi. They are meant as ‘eye-opener’ and do not result from any scientific process.

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Step 1: discuss megatrends

Step 2: Whiteboard selection & discussion of trends with highest impact

Step 3: Idea generation on how to prepare for threats or benefit from opportunities, discussion an selection of best idea

Works best with: •  2 teams of 5-6 people per theme; •  people from different background and seniority level; •  send fact sheets prior to workshop.

Conduct a preliminary survey to generate insights and discussion points

Step 1: select 20-25 trends

Step 2: send the survey

4 questions for each trend (score 1-5): •  Disruptive impact on your industry •  Threat level on your company •  Opportunity level for your company •  How prepared is your company for

these threats & opportunities?

Step 3: analyze results

Step 4: Discuss the findings •  What does it mean for us? •  How can we prepare for future threats? •  How to catch new opportunities? •  How do competitors prepare?

We can help you with designing the survey and producing a world-class document of the findings! Contact frederic@i4fi.com for more information

When discussing with your colleagues or partners, ask these 4 questions for each trend : •  Does the trend have a disruptive impact on your

industry? •  What is the threat level on your company? •  What is the (hidden) opportunity for your company? •  How prepared is your company for these threats &

opportunities?

Institutions-organizations •  Asian Development Bank •  Conference Board •  Eurostat •  The Heritage Foundation •  London Management School •  MIT •  NASA •  OECD •  Schwab Foundation •  UNEP-GRID •  UNFPO •  United Nations •  Vlerick Management School •  World Bank •  World Economic Forum •  World Futurist Society •  World Health Organization •  World Resources Forum •  World Resource Institute •  World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Blogs: •  Alaklett •  Brandon Gaille •  Business Insider •  Crowdsourcing.org •  I4fi •  Inhabitat •  Mashable •  Nextnature •  Quartz •  Renewable Energy •  Social Media Today •  Techcrunch •  Trendhunter •  Urban Mining •  Venturebeat

Consultancies: •  Accenture •  AT Kearney •  Board of Innovation •  Boston Consultancy

Group •  Eurominotor •  E&Y •  Forrester •  Gallup •  Gartner •  IDC •  JWT Intelligence •  KPMG •  McKinsey •  McKinsey Global

Institute •  Nielsen •  PEW Research •  PWC

News and media: •  BBC •  Business Week •  CIO Magazine •  The Economist •  Energy Bulletin •  Entrepreneur Magazine •  The Fast Company •  Forbes Magazine •  The Guardian •  Huffington Post •  Inc. Magazine •  Information Week •  MSNBC •  PR Newswire •  Scientific American •  Thomson Reuters •  Wall Street Journal •  Washington Post •  Wired

Corporations: •  Alcatel-Lucent •  Cisco •  Credit Suisse •  Ericsson

•  Intel •  Microsoft •  Saatchi •  SAP •  Symantec

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•  Demographic trends –  Growing world population –  Ageing population –  Migration patterns –  Urbanization –  Gap rich-poor –  Generation Y –  Generation Z –  War for talent

•  Environment and sustainability

–  Climate change –  Scarce resources –  Peak oil –  Water shortage –  Food stress –  Clean energy –  Smart cities –  Bio materials –  New materials –  Cradle-to-cradle –  Biomimicry –  Urban farming –  Eco activism –  New urban models

•  Geopolitical trends –  Power shift –  Globalization 3.0 –  Rising middle class –  Energy dependence –  The Market State

•  Consumer & societal trends

–  Mass customization –  Ethical buying –  ‘Buy local’ –  Social & Group buying –  Personalization –  Sharing economy –  Radical transparency –  Massive Open Online Courses

(MOOCs) –  Personal Health –  Digital divide –  Virtual Currencies –  Blockchain technology –  New jobs

•  Technology trends –  Big Data/ data science –  Internet of Things (IoT) –  Augmented Reality –  Consumerization of IT (BYOD) –  Technology ‘as a Service’ –  Home 3D printing –  Business 3D printing –  Drones for business –  Bioprinting –  Enhanced Humans –  Wearable Technologies

•  Business trends –  Life Cycle Assessment –  Disintermediation –  Crowdsourcing & funding –  Open innovation –  Gamification –  Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) –  Cause Marketing –  Social Business Innovation –  Social entrepreneurs –  Intrapreneurship –  Businesses get social –  Holacracy –  Business as a platform –  Virtualization of the corporation

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Impact:

50.5% of humans now live in cities. By 2050 this will have grown to 82% in Northern America, 70% in Europe and 65% in Asia and Africa

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One billion people do not have access to safe sources of drinking water and 2.5 billion people live without improved sanitation

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More than half the world’s middle class could be in Asia and Asian consumers could account for over 40 per cent of global middle class consumption. (OECD)

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Plenty of other virtual currencies have been forged along with bitcoin — at last count, more than 500 in all (ATM Marketplace)

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The worldwide 3D printer market will experience growth from 2012 to 2017, with compound annual growth rates of 59% and 29%, respectively (IDC)

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• 300+ organizations are already running with Holacracy

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