Trend of Trends - Are Any Disruptive?

It seems like every year more and more people, organizations, cognescenti, and others either provide or are asked to provide their predictions of the hot new trends to expect in the new year.  This year is no exception.  Just google "Trends for 2013" and you will get 833,000,000, yes million, results.  Trends in technology, fashion, social media - you name it and some is predicting the hot new trends for that domain.

Here are just a few pointers to some of the more interesting technology trends:
1. The Top 5 Tech Startup Trends of 2013
2. Experts Predict Top Trends for 2013
3. Broadcom Predicts Top 10 Technology Trends in 2013
4. 7 Top Information Security Trends For 2013
5. Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2013
6. Top 10 Technology Trends for 2013
7. Daniel Burrus’ Top Twenty Technology-Driven Trends for 2013
8. 20 Tech Trends for 2013 
9. 11 Big Tech Trends You'll See in 2013
10. Tech Trends 2013 Preview
11. Top Trends for 2013


As you read through these and other predictions, certain trends appear to be common to all of them.  The other thing you will notices is that all of them focus on incremental extensions to existing trends or the beginning of what the writer believes will be a new trend for the future.  Almost all of these predictions are predictable by those who follow technology.

But none of the predictions are suggested to be game changers.  No disruptive technology predicted.  The challenge for entrepreneurs is to understand these trends and think outside the box and think about how the interactions of some of these trends might provide some insight into totally new ways of doing something that people only dream about.