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The Maker Economy

The Grassroots Economics video shows trends that lead to The Maker Economy in the 2020 Forecast

What our economy could look like over the next decade or more, a change from economies of scale to economies of groups. It values collaboration more than negotiation, and bottom-up rather than top-down processes. In the Maker Economy, these principles combine with new tools to democratize fabrication and design, and the production of goods becomes more local and customized.
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Platforms for Resilience

The Volatile Communities video shows trends that lead to Platforms for Resilience in the 2020 Forecast. Flexibility, readiness, and resilience are important skills for coping with a volatile world.

Urban locales that face compromised environmental conditions, declining measures of health, uncharted social challenges, and few shared norms to guide action will be looking for ways to pioneer security, safety and sustainability.
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A New Civic Discourse

The Smart Networking video shows trends that lead to A New Civic Discourse in the 2020 Forecast. Networking and participatory media culture change identity, community, and public life.

Explore possibilities for how you may be able to connect and communicate with other people, and how we interact in physical places with digital devices.
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Pattern Recognition

The Deep Diversity Video Shows Trends that lead to Pattern Recognition in the 2020 Forecast. Visible data about everyone requires new methods for understanding differences.

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Amplified Organizations

The Animated Worlds Video Shows Trends that Lead to Amplified Organizations. Organizations Are Re-made by Digital Natives Using Technologies of Connection and Cooperation.

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Altered Bodies

The Sick Herd Video Shows Trends that Lead to Altered Bodies in the 2018 Forecast. Health challenges caused by disability and bio-distress spark innovations that everyone can use.

This video forecasts how our health could change over the coming decade, moving from steadily improving quality of life to increasing signs of distress.
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