150 future trends by Board of Innovation

1. About this tool
This “future scan” ideation chart was designed to help you to imagine
relevant products and services for the world as it might be in the
future. Use it for inspiration and ask yourself: “How would we tackle
our specific challenge in this future scenario?”
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#040
employees are company shareholders #041
productivty data records replace CVs #042
extinct animals tourism #043
countries create tourism-free areas #044holidays to another planet #045
holidays to tech-free zones #046post-death ritual to archive data #047
global fake DNAtrade #048
health warning signs on social media #049
friend rating #050
everyone one unique ID on the web #051
classes on having a conversation #052
living in +100 places over your lifetime #053
change your identity over your lifetime #054
children sue parents over given education #055
one
billion
clim
ate
m
igrants #056
fines for being
sexist #057
bio
rights debate
on
m
anagem
ent of ow
n
D
N
A
#058
Facebook
is em
pty
#059
personalizaition
leadsto
deepersocialdevide
#060
adoption
loop
decreasesexponentially
#061
ban
on
babyproduction
facilities#062
gender-neutralchildren#063
lab-grownbabies#064
in-bellytoysforunbornchildren#065
leasingofchildrenforashortperiod#066
buytherighttohavechildren#067
highspeedcrossAtlantictunnel#068
car-freecities#069
hyperloopbecomesmainconnector#070
2-hourglobaltraveltime#071
flyingcarsareathing#072
loworbitalcargotransport&logistics#073
fullprivate/publicmobilityintegration#074
fullyautomatedcargotrucksatnight#075
nomorehumandrivencarsonhighways#076
#119 personal happiness barometer
#118 api for your own body
#117 rent body extensions or enhancments
#116 adulthood based on "IQ" not age
#115 nanobots plug our brains straight into the cloud
#114 able to learn new language in 1 month
#113 automatic emotion tracking over lifetime
#112 normal to friend a robot/avatar
#111 brain-to-brain communication
#110 choose your own death
#109 enhanced eyes with lie detection
#108 legalhood for robots and avatars
#107 humans can live to 150
#106 perfomance cards & KPI's for babies
#105 10y-old child is smarter than avarge adult
#104
suicide prevention insurance
#103
crowdsourced
insurances with peer control
#102
all insurances based
on
behavior
#101
end
of prisons rather 'sleep' for 5
years
#100
first country
ruled
by
AI system
#099
robotpolice
&
m
ilitary
#098
governm
entincentivesforearly
death
#097
tech
com
paniessued
overdependency
#096
“rightto
disconnect”becom
eslaw
#095
taxonrobots&
algorithm
s
#094
regionscompeteforpositivemigration
#093globalregisterofallpersonalwealth
#092IQ
testtodeterminerighttovote
#091algorithmicbiasbecomesacrime
#090plant-baseddietcompulsory
#089pre-emptivearrestsarethenorm
#088datinginvolvesexchangeofmedicalrecords
#087abletomarryanobject
#086microvisitstofriends&family
#085suggestiontodivorcebasedondataanalysis
#084marriagehasanexpirationdate#083notabooonsharingallsexuelpreferences
#082genomebaseddating
#081carbrandscreateroadinfrastructure
#080gettingpaidnottousecompetitorproducts
#079brandingsupportforindividuals
#078adsforathletesreplacedbyvirtualads
#077paytolivead-free
#120 blockchain medical records
#121 medical records are stored inbody
#122 non medical reset of the brains
#123 swallow nanobots cell repair
#124 tracking chip in newborn babies
#125 full body scans to detect future diseases
#126 able to pause aging for 2-5 years
#127 trade in orgasm pills
#128 all pharmacies online
#129 synthetic enhanced blood
#130 medical lifestyle treatments
#131 shop for body parts
#132 breathable vitamins to recharge body
#133 personalized unique drug dose
#134 anti-conception on/off switch
#135 men can be pregnant
#136
one m
eal per week due to
synthetic food
#137
indoor fruit growing
appliance
#138
test tube
m
eat &
insect food
becom
e
m
ainstream
#139
able
to
3D
print food
at hom
e
#140
functional food
categories in
shops
#141
sunlight-free
indoorvegetables
#142
cow
-free
cow
m
ilk
#143
digitalseedsdatabase
#144
foolyourbrain
aboutwhatyou're
actualyeating
#145
oceanswillbefarm
ed
#146
nutritionalvalueofvegetablesdoubled
#147harvestoceansforresourcesinoldwaste
#148cannabis-basedproductsgomainstream
#149stock&sharesinthelivesofothers
#150culturalcapitaltheonlytruevaluecurrency
#151no-moremoneyprinted
#152AIcontrolsfiancialmarkets&transactions
#153paymentsviadirectmessages
#154abletochangeskincolor#155realtimevirtualvideomake-uptutorials
#156bio-couturelivingfashion
#157self-cleaningsmartclothing
one day startups gets acquired for 1$ billion #039
Antarctica & Arctic open for business #038digital preservation services to live on in the virtual world #037
subterranean apartment units #036
cities on ocean floors #035
crowdsourced urban planning #034
50% of population lives in cities #033
handwriting is just an artform #032
books are auto-written by software #031
music fully composed by algorithms #030
self destruct online footprint #029
qualitative data worth more than quantitative #028
mining of old pictures for new
insights #027
personalized cybersecurity companies #026
university degrees &
certificates are
worthless #025
upload
new
skills to
your brain
#024
coding
integrated
in
every
education
#023
com
panies pay
for STEM
students #022
education
startsin
the
w
om
b
#021
100%
renewable
energy#021
beam
electricityfrom
space
#020
harvestenergyfrom
yourownbody#019
highalititudedronesharvestenergy#018
talktovirtualversionsofyourancestors#017
riseofmindfultechnology#016
re-liverecordedexperiences#015
realitytvcommercialspacetravel#014
augmentedrealityholidays,porn,etc#013
alcoholwithoutnegativeeffects#012
communicationwithyourpets#011
searchfor'peoplelikeme'inanycontext#010
insectrobotsreplacebees,insects#009
tourismcarbonfootprinttax#008
jailsentenceforfoodwaste#007
worldwidebanondisposablepackaging#006
resourcesusedoverlifetimearecapped#005
geo-engineeredmicro-climateondemand#004
riseofnewspeciesfromscratch#003
parksintgratedintallskyscrapers#002
taxontrashbykgproduced#001
150+
Future trends
Considered normal in:
INSURANCE
CITIES
SOCIETY
MARKETING
MOBILITY
PARENTHOOD
TOURISM
WORK
LOVE
LAW
&
GOVERNM
ENT
HUMAN2.0HEALTH
FO
O
D
FINANCE
FASHION
ENVIRONMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
ENERGY
ED
U
CATIO
N
DATA
CULTURE
BUSINESS
2025 - 2045
2045 - 2065
2065 onward
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STEP ONE
Pick a number from any sector and
brainstorm about that future
scenario.
STEP TWO
Go deeper. Pick two or more
numbers and combine them. Then
stir (or shake up) conversation about
where the world — and the future
market — is headed.