Tag Archive for: trends

The Trends of 2024: What to Expect

By: Mark McCrindle

While it may not feel like it sometimes, the future is not an inevitable destination, but something that is shaped by trends – and these can be influenced if understood and responded to. Read more

The Year That Was: What Trended in 2023

By: Mark McCrindle

The year 2023 saw an array of trends and events occur. From social trends to consumer shifts and developments in technology, we take a look at some of the trends that shaped the year and how Australians responded. Read more

Planning a Trip? Here’s How Your Travel Plans May Change in the Next Few Years

By: Michael McQueen

While the world of travel has been the industry perhaps most disrupted in the last couple of years, it is set for more disruption in the years to come – but in some of the most striking and novel ways. Read more

Trust-Doom and ‘Intrapreneurs’: The Top Trends of 2023

By: McCrindle

As futurists, we study trends and factors that impact the future Read more

3 Key Powers of 3D Printing

By: Michael McQueen

With abilities that seem to have come straight from the future, 3D printing is gaining traction across all industries. While 3D printing has been a fringe technology for decades, the numbers give some indication of how quickly it is moving towards the mainstream. Read more

The Influences Shaping Gen Alpha, and Why Their Future Is Bright

By: McCrindle

Generation Alpha describes the generation born between the years of 2010 and 2024. While the times affect us all, the impacts are greater when experienced in our formative years.   Read more

Back to the Future – Sales of Vinyl Overtake the CD

By: Justin Rouillon

The Australian recorded music industry hit a 15-year high in 2021 according to a recent report from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
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4 Ways We Will Wear Tomorrow’s Wearable Tech

By: Michael McQueen

As innovations continue to proliferate, technology is being increasingly integrated with the human body.  Read more

The History and Future of Leadership: How Times Have Changed

By: McCrindle

When you think of great leaders, who do you envision? Martin Luther King? Mother Theresa? Greta Thunberg? In life, leaders take many forms. From those who influence us daily to sporting coaches, mentors and political leaders.  Read more

Melbourne set to become Australia’s largest city – McCrindle

By: McCrindle

Such has been Melbourne’s growth, it was just three years ago its population reached 5 million, two years after Sydney hit the milestone, yet it will close out this decade at 6 million, getting there ahead of Sydney. Read more