Predictions & Trends

Global Trends Service

With a subscription to our global trends service, you will be alerted to trends and developments (political, economic,
cultural, scientific and more) from around the world, tailored to the needs of your company. We have predicted the high
risk potential and the explosive nature of the current strife filled countries. With a changing climate, increasing
population numbers, coming shortages in food, water and fuel, this is only a sampling of the coming future: imperative
knowledge for any company to have!

Using computer modeling and the increased ability to gather information, the ability to predict movements within
societies grew exponentially. Contact us for our future forecast for the US and the world. Below are some of the non-
proprietary predictions starting in 1970s to present day for mainly the US. We did call the current economic downturn,
the rise of China and India as economic forces and the increase in value of metals and mining stock for gold, silver and
rare earth elements. We see a strong need for the US to focus on education, innovate new manufacturing techniques
and bring jobs back into the country.

Below is a selection of ideas and trends we called.

Goods and people move easily across the planet

Watches and clocks become digital, hands replaced by numbers, children don't learn how to tell time with clock hands

Hippie movement would reverse itself - people move into more self-centered activities, status conscious, conspicuous
consumption, investment in stock market

Malls become larger, more prolific, ease of shopping in one place

Stores become larger in size and carry more variety to keep consumers shopping on one place

People will stay home more with the children - ride trend of electronic advancements for computers and entertainment

Rise of recorded movies for home viewing, ability to record television programs at home

Rise of video games played on dedicated gaming machines plus home computers

Computers become smaller and to start integration into daily lives - cars, appliances, electronics and personal
computers

Attempt to move warfare mechanisms into space, laser weapon platforms

Computers worldwide will be accessed from universities and even from homes with ease of information access -
Programs will let one search through this massive amount of data

Changes in the economic structure will force Soviet Union to ease restrictive governance or possibly disband

US educational system will change in response to the child-centered family - Praise for all, focus on teamwork versus
individual achievement - Possible social promotion - Leading to disciplinary breakdowns, severe in some areas

Phones can be used without cords in the home

Growth of huge churches with televised programming - membership in huge churches also a status symbol

Status symbols integrate into every aspect of society: cars, clothing, purses, homes, schools, even pre-schools

Demand for vehicles to carry children in comfort, growth of minivan generation

Demand for vehicles to carry children with more performance, growth of SUVs

Child focus creates abundance of activities for children, sports especially - mostly mothers tasked to shuttle children

Schools assign larger amounts of homework, pressure to overachieve on children by parents

Due to higher anxiety, drug companies create "mind numbing" medicine for adults and children (SSRIs and ADD drugs)

Movie trends move from the edgy anti-heroic movies of the late 60s and 70s to more feel-good or action-packed films

With investment growth comes purchases of vacation/second homes

Digital media accepted readily even if loss of quality occurs, ease of use is paramount

Media items, recorded movies and music fight copying, especially as music goes digital

Miniaturization continues in electronics industry - computers, music devices, video, telephones

Cell phone breakthroughs create surge to bring service to areas across the US and worl

Trend of women in workplace - lifestyles adjust to double income earnings - people buy to limit of ability

More women go to college, go into careers instead of marriage and domestic life

Childcare facilities grow rapidly due to demand for child caretakers

Means to communicate globally with computers becomes second nature

Email begins to replace letters

Pursuit of youthful looks gains through acceptance of plastic surgery, hair dye

Okay for women to have some muscle, seen as sexy to be toned and thin

Growth of medical tourism due to soaring high costs of domestic medical care

Pharmaceutical companies develop lifestyle drugs and begin advertising in print media, move to video media

Abundance of "objects" from conspicuous consumption overflows into food industry, people get heavier, even children

Americans set up lifestyle of rushing kids to activities and personally focusing on kids and status, time is premium

Sleep deprivation abounds, anxiety grows

Rising pollution springboard for growth of Organics

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