1. New media is breaking down traditional big media, giving voice to millions of individuals and unleashing new talent and creativity. Related to this, viral video and new media channels such as blogs offer businesses a radical new way to bring their messages to the market, changing distribution just as profoundly as the Internet redefined the brochure.
2. Virtual and physical reality are blending to form a new reality. In this augmented reality, work will seem more like a game, workplace experimentation will increase, and super-collaborative skills will become paramount in the workforce.
3. Social power is enabling businesses to solve problems faster and more effectively using corporate social networks to find people and expertise quickly.
4. Information transparency is unleashing new applications and innovations that break down information stovepipes and bring deeper visibility to transactions, processes, people and assets. Such transparency, though not without privacy concerns, yields a more enlightened view from being able to gather, integrate and analyze information from disparate, previously “locked up” sources.
5. The Internet is making traditional TV and AM/FM radio obsolete. Software defined- and cognitive radio will enable new devices that can negotiate the air waves on-the-fly as needed.
6. 3D printing will enable anyone to print out toys, parts, designs and more from the Web.
7. Molecular computing will lead to breakthroughs in biomedicine: researchers have already developed a molecular computer that uses enzymes to perform calculations from within the human body.
8. Cloud computing is replacing the world’s data centers.
9. Semantics will make information more meaningful (digitally), make applications more interoperable, and offer innovative ways for businesses to expand their services to the world.
10. The Web will evolve towards a reasoning engine, making decisions for us as well as predictions and recommendations that enhance our own decision-making.
