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Futurists are not big on making “predictions.” That said, looking over all the ideas that other people have across the landscape of the economic/social/government landscape is a valuable exercise. Many of these won’t come true, or may not come true in the ways we think they will, and some will happen. Surely other things will happen that we didn’t see coming. More to the point…what is around the corner from these predictions?
I like looking at them…but I take them all with a grain of salt and a degree of skepticism. As stated earlier in this blog…they are more valuable as a collection…and I think they communicate as much or more collectively as they do individually.
These are amusing, interesting, disturbing and complex. I’ve tried to gather up a few I thought were particularly of note…but this list isn’t exhaustive at all. Offered just to begin getting our brains wrapped around the idea that 2020 is here…and new things will keep coming! (I’ll keep adding to this list in the early months of 2020 as I’m sure more will be coming!!)
Let’s learn together and use all this (and more information) that we discover and gather to build the future we want. But first – a couple of bonus pieces that stretch our creativity and reflection skills!
- Here’s a fun piece that is about creating your own best future from Psychology Today – How to make the most of the time between the years (2019)
- This one is also interesting – it’s an article about what we previously predicted for the year 2020 – and how well futurists did imagining what would be happening! (2019)
Predictions and Forecasts for 2020
Tech predictions for the decade ahead: What will happen by 2030? (2019)
5G is coming – what does it mean? (2019)
How AI and automation will change the way we use technology in 2020 (2019)
4 ways work will change in 2020
Trends in digital mental health 2020
2020 Strategic trends glossary for higher education
Top trends in higher education
State of mental health in America 2020
The U.S.’s top jobs in 2020 according to LinkedIn
Another interesting piece reflecting some history – it’s about how the social science research from 2010 to 2019 foresaw some important contemporary developments. Love a good shout out to the role of history in futures work! The 2010s featured a lot of great social science. Here are my 12 favorite studies. (2019).
This is from last year – geopolitical forecast
Social Work Futures 