Welcome to 2024! Wishing you a successful and curiosity-driven new year!
Here’s my annual list of 50 curated predictions for the year. They are loosely technology-based, some as expected (AI, AI and also generative AI) but you’ll also find "kidulting", an immersive edtech shift, budget bougie travel, little treat culture, family 2.0 and relearning humanity - with links to all the reports. Much to look out for, digest and traverse! The 50 trends that I have curated will have quick summaries, but you’ll also find links to 200+ reports, and if you’re finance-focused, there are all the finance predictions.
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Stay Curious!
Rahim
Here are the 50 Emerging Trends of 2024.
Generative AI becomes Culturally aware
Machine Customers
The Gen AI Juggernaut continues
Authenticity vs AI
Mixed Reality goes Mainstream
Family 2.0
Mindfulness Camps
Beaut-AI
AI Edtech comes of age
Little Treat Culture
Rise Of The Meta City
AI App stores
Finfluencing crackdown
Digital Dopplegangers
Dual Reality Fashion
Relearning being human
Budget Bougie Travel
Hybrid Work Models remain the norm
Shuttlecocks ahoy
Vanity Commerce goes even larger
Creator Brands build influence
Texodus
AI News Anchors become a thing
An authentication Smartphone super app
Embracing AI Colleagues
Autonomous Agent Startups
Smaller Larger Language Models
Influencers push social shopping further
The Rise of the Non-Influencer Influencer
Hyper Local Geomapping
A shift from Degrees to Skills
Tech Infused Drinks
A shift from Generative AI to Predictive AI
Longer Live streams
Crypto kickstart
The Year of the Deep Deep Fake
Anti-Burnout and Well-Being Workflows
The Rise Of Intelligent Assistants
Meddled Elections
Bring your own AI to work
Computer Augmented Telemedicine
Kidulting becomes cool
A shift in the C-Suite
AI-Augmented Coding Assistants
Immersive Education
Femtech Takes off
Hardware may halt growth
Individualised AI Consumption
Battery Tech becomes sexy
Augmented Reality Adverts
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