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July 20, 2010, 7:06 pm

Sneak Peeks Into the Future

Being new to trendspotting, I felt a little out of place at this year’s WorldFuture 2010 conference, put on by the World Future Society—as if I was the only person not developing some type of artificially intelligent machine in my basement. But I soon realized that there is a lot to learn and understand now [...]

April 14, 2010, 3:16 pm

Why Purple Will Be the New Blue

Originally posted on the Huffington Post.

Ten years ago, I predicted that blue would be the new green. When I released my annual trends forecast for 2000, I pointed to the power of Millennium Blue. I meant it figuratively—our concern with all things environmental would morph into heightened awareness about the world’s water supply (and, sure [...]

March 1, 2010, 3:30 pm

The Future of Fashion

Photo from http://www.forumforthefuture.org/projects/fashion-animations

I recently contributed to Fashion Futures 2025, a forward-thinking project that I’m excited about. The initiative, which launched last week, was a call to arms for companies across the global fashion industry to plan for a sustainable future, taking into account the environment and the living conditions of their customers, suppliers and employees. [...]

February 11, 2010, 3:41 pm

Social Media Emerges as Community Glue

Originally posted on the Huffington Post.

The inaugural One Young World summit that concluded on Wednesday in London wasn’t just a gathering of hundreds of tomorrow’s world leaders. Don’t get me wrong: The energy of the more than 600 delegates from 100-plus countries, the passion of their debates and the progress that their resolutions made toward finding [...]

February 10, 2010, 3:41 pm

Lessons from Legends at One Young World

Originally posted on the Huffington Post.

The inaugural One Young World summit under way this week in London is a next-generation Davos: a gathering of hundreds of future leaders from the world’s 192 countries. All under age 30, they’re bringing youthful energy, passion, optimism and creativity to the most challenging issues facing people around the globe today. [...]