Trends For 2011!

For those of you old enough to remember the book Megatrends, published in the early 1980s, the concept of trend forecasting has become almost pass, what with the ever-increasing speed of change. Back in the 80s, it was so new and futuristic; an almost eerie look at what could be the Ghost of Christmas future. Most of us just figured wed let it happen when it happened.

I was fascinated by this segmentfrom ABC News and its companion web article by Karen Compton but, admittedly, I had to look up a lot of the websites and terms as I am not living on the edge or in the know about each new thang that grabs the masses. The segment featured Jane Buckinghams tidy summary of her firms research on whats big in 2011. If youre like me and need a little definition of these new-fangled terms, phrases and social behaviors and dont want to go hunting through the web, heres my review complete with some explanations yet edited, categorized, and with a little personal commentary:

Social Culture

Food

Literature

Fashion

Technology

Philanthropyand technology

Pop Culture

So now you can say you are in the know, riding the cusp of culture adjustments for the New Year. We are, after all, beginning a new decade

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