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See our latest Trend Map! What to expect in 2008 and beyond….

Ross Dawson, January 21, 2008 2:06 AM US PT

Nowandnext.com and Future Exploration Network have once again collaborated to create a trend map for 2008 and beyond.

Our Trend Map for 2007+ had a major impact, with over 40,000 downloads, fantastic feedback (“The World’s Best Trend Map. Ever.” “I got shivers” “Amazing” “Fascinating” “Magnifique” etc. etc.), and inspired several other trend maps including Information Architects’ first map of web trends.

While last year’s map was based on the London tube map, the 2008 map is derived from Shanghai’s underground routes. Limited to just five lines, the map uncovers key trends across Society, Politics, Demographics, Economy, and Technology.

Click on the map below to get the full pdf.

Trends mentioned in the map include:

Simplicity
Reality mining
3-D printers
Virtual protest
Female chauvinism
Geospatial web
Celebrity worship
Karma capitalism
Networked risk
Data visualisation
Same sex couples (with kids)
Constant partial attention
(For more detail on these and far more, see Richard Watson’s new book Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years).

Remember that our trend maps are generally for stimulation rather than being taken too seriously… :-)

And as usual, the trend map is released on a Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons license, so if you disagree with the trends we’ve chosen or think you can improve on the map, feel free to play with it!

For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter!

1 Comments

Tech For Novices said:

great read

January 21, 2008 2:48 AM

Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, and bestselling author. He is Founding Chairman of four companies: professional services and venture firm Advanced Human Technologies, future and strategy consulting group Future Exploration Network, leading events firm The Insight Exchange, and influence ratings start-up Repyoot.

Ross is author most recently of Implementing Enterprise 2.0, the prescient Living Networks, which anticipated the social network revolution, and the Amazon.com bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships (click on the links for free chapter downloads). He is based in Sydney and San Francisco with his wife jewellery designer Victoria Buckley and two beautiful young daughters.